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THURSDAY, FRIDAY Ui SATURDAY Pair SUNDAY ? Rata Igmiltft DEDICATED TO PROMOTING CHEROKEE COUNTY iflpMlf ~ Murahl Murphy Library VOLUME 17 NUMBER? S MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1M8 TEN PAGES T1HS WEEK Local Group Seeks Missile Plant Glenn W. Brown Seeking Solicitor Post Glenn W. Brown, 32 year-old so licitor of Haywood's Recorder Court, will seek the Democratic nomination as Solicitor of the 20th Solicitorial District. As a native of Clyde he attended school there, later finishing at , Mars Hill College. He then entered the service and served for two years in the Air Force. After his honorable discharge from service, he entered Wake Forest College where he received his law degree. Thereafter, he came to Waynes ville and became a member of what is now the law firm of Mor gan, Ward & Brown. Mr. Brown has always been active in political, civic and church affairs- He served two terms as President of the Young Democrat ic Clubs of Haywood and has been Chairman of the Haywood Board of Elections. , He is former superintendent of Sunday School, First Baptist Church and is presently chairman of the Board of Deacons. Brown is a Mason, member of the Lions Club, and has served in the capac ity of president and secretary of Murphy Teams Split Double - Header With Andrews Here Tuesday Night i The Murphy Sextet fell to And rews 74-44 m the second clash of the season; Murphy boys took a 57-45 victory in the game played here Tuesday night. The Murphy lasses scored first but could not hold their slight lead. Andrews pulled ahead 18-15 in the first quarter. By the half the mighty Andrews' six led 37-29. They plowed to 58-40 in the third and surged ahead in the fourth to finish 74-44. Scoring for Murphy was as fol lows: Joan English 23, Shirley Stiles 18, Betty Postell 2, and Alice Jean Palmer 1. Starting guards were Betty Kate Wilson, Gloria Bowman and Jane Cook. Subs were Helen Stiles. Betty Postell, Jane Van Horn, Girlene Taylor, and Neta Kimbrough. High scorer for Andrews was Madge Barton with 32 points - Katherine Sur savage made 27 and Gail Anderson 13. Starting guards were Mattie Angel, Vicki Dare berry, and Ruthie Almond. Subs were Sherrill who made 2 points, Slagle, Evans, and West The Murphy boys led 17-5 at the end of the first quarter: Halftime score was 28-18. Murphy ?was lead ing 37-30 in the third. Andrews closed the gap to three points then Murphy surged ahead to a 57-45 victory. Scoring for Murphy was as fol lows. Emanuel McDonald 9, Roy Dockery 7, Jimmy Carringer 4, Burt Birchfield 11, Billy Carring er 8, and John Morris 18. Andrews' scoring was Allen 8, Anderson 18, Gernert 3, Curtis 2,. and Nichols 14. HIWASSEE DAM GAME Murphy met Hiwassee Dam at Hiwassee Dam Friday, . Feb. 7. The Murphy girls racked up a 56-50 victory and the boys won 63-48. Scoring lor the girls was: Mur phy?Shirley Stiles 40, Betty Pos tell 3, and Joan English 13. Hiwas see Dam? Raper 16, White 8, and Beavers 26. Scoring for the Murphy boys was Emanuel McDonald 11, Don Amos 8, Jimmy Carringer, 10, Frank Mc Swain 2, Burt Birchfield 18, Billy Carringer 12, and Bobby Morris 2. Hiwassee Dam scored as fol lows: Murphy 14, Wallace 8, Price 5, Payne 1, and Henry 20. Subs were: Murphy? Kilpatrick, Ashe, McSwain, Carringer an( Hoover. Hiwassee Dam? Price and Kil patrick. Elmer Kilgore and Richard How ell spent Sunday in Carrollton, Ga. with Mr- Kilgore's brother, B. B. Kilgore who has been ill for some time. HOMEMAKER OF TOMORROW NAMED AT HIWASSEE DAM HIGH SCHOOL The Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tonorrow in Hiwassee Dam High School is Betty Radford Pat terson btf She received the highest score ** in a written examination on home aaking knowledge and attitudes, administered Dec. 3, to senior girls to the graduating class- Her exam ination paper will be entered in competition to name tfcb state's candidate for the title <of All-Amer ican Homemaker of Tomorrow and will ajao be considered for the run ner up award in the state. For her I achievement, she will receive an award pin designed by Trifari of V New York. The national winner in the fourth j annual Betty Crocker Search con ducted among 327,000 young wo men in 11.800 of the nation's pub lic, private and parochial high schools will be named April 17 at - banquet in the Waldorf-Astoria yM* in New York CUy. General Mills is sponsor of the program designed to assist schools in education for home and family living. This year's huge entry brings the four year participation over the million mark. A total of 1,071,000 girls has enrolled in this national homemaking project since it was launched in 1955- A total of $106,000 in scholarships will be awarded this year. Each State Betty Crocker Home maker of Tomorrow will receive a $1,5000 scholarship and an educa tional trip with her school advisor to Washington, D. C-, colonial Wil liamsmurg, Va., and New York City. A $500 scholarship will be a warded the second ranking girl in each state- Hie school at the state winner will receive a sal of the Encyclopedia Britannica. The scholarship of the young wo man named AO-American Home maker of Tomorrow will be in creased to $5,000- Girls, who rank second, third and fourth in the na tion will receive $4,000, $$*? and $>,000 scholarships, respectively. ?in SQUARE DANCE TO BE HELD HERE SATURDAY NIGHT IN OLD GYM MR. BROWN .... candidate the Haywood County Bar Associa tion At present be is president of the United Fund, and in 1953 was giv en the honor of "The Man of The Year." Mr. and Mrs. Biown have two sons. Mrs. Brown is the former Evelyn Davis of Webster. Murphy's Heart Fund Campaign will get underway here Saturday night with a dance at the Murphy gymnasium in the ball park Beginning at 8, the event will feature both round and square dancing with music by Glenn Ellis and his Band This will be the first in a series of special events planned by the Heart Fund leadership to highlight the annual drive which will contin ue through Feb. 28. "Highlights of the dance will be the Children's Square Dance Team from the Murphy elementary school, cake walks, and other in teresting dances," said Mrs. Kath leen Haggard, Murphy Campaign Chairman The campaign will reach a peak Heart Sunday, Feb- 23, with a door-to-door collection by an army of Heart Fund volunteers. Each volunteer will collect from the homes of his or her neighbors. The proceeds from these Heart Fund activities will be used first to support the scientific research ' needed to discover the unknown causes of heart and circulatory disease, and to develop new means of treatment and prevention, Mrs Moore and Dr. Hill said in an nouncing details of the drive. Some of this research is being carried on in our community, Dr. Hill pointed out. Murphy Dentists Awarded Hinman Diplomas l Dr. Harry Dickey and Dr. J. N. Hill, local dentists, have been a warded the Thoi.tas P. Hinman Post Graduate Diploma after at-, tending sessions of the annual clinic held in Atlanta each spring. The Hinman Clinic, established 45 years ago by the late Thom as P. Hinman, one of the South's most progressive dentist and edu cators, is known as one of the na tion's most outstanding dental science clinics. The diplomas points out that Dr. Dickey and Dr- Hiit participated in the meetings of the Hinman Den tal Clinic, and by such participa tion, joined with their colleagues in advancing the dental health and well-being of the region, and in developing professional knowledge and skills necessary to that end. They were among more than 2, 000 dentists from all over the Unit ed States who have attended these clinics which have brought to At lanta as Clincians some of the na tion's foremost dental authorities. Chicken Supper To Be Held Soon At Brasstown A chicken supper will be held Saturday night Feb. 22 from 7 to 9:30 at the new Rock Hound Build ing at Brasstown. Proceeds from the supper wil go to the Hickory Stand Methodist Church for the parsonage fund. Everyone is invited. DO IT THIS WAT ? Glenn Patton, left, Vocational Agriculture teacher at Murphy High School, demonstrates the proper way to plant a pine seedling. Students looking on are, left to right, Glenn Tanner, Ray Hogan, David Stiles and Buddy Millsaps. REFORESTATION STRESSED BY VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE DEPT. Working as a team and individ ually the 97 students enrolled in the Vocational Agriculture Course here are playing a big role in pro tecting this county's greatest farm income ? forestry. These young men are getting the know how of reforestation and at the same time leam how to control soil erosion by planting steep lands in trees In the past two years, since the school acquired 215 aer?i, Voca tional Agriculture students have set out approximately 15,000 pine seedlings- All trees were planted on school property. Most are white, short-leaf pines but approximately one acre of balsam firs and red cedar was planted for the Christmas Tree Project Group projects center mostly a round tree planting- However, classroom work also includes ani mal study and crops but particu lar emphasis is placed on forestry. Classes are conducted in a room in the gymnasium. Seven Places Hit By Intruders Over Week - End Seven break-ins in this area Sun day night or early Monday morn ing are under investigation by Sheriff Claude Anderson's De partment. The sheriff said most of the places entered were only ransack ed Dockery's Texaco station was robbed of about $150 in pennies, 1 two boxes of candy and a pistol. | The intruders helped themselves to ice cream and cokes at White's Esso Station in East Murphy. Nothing was reported missing from the following places entered : Sheryl's Restaurant, Murphy High School and Library, Miami Restau rant and a Sinclair Station in E. Murphy, the sheriff said. Rev. Robert Potter Announces Church Services The Rev- Robert A. Pottoer has announced services at1 the Presby terian Church preceding Lent as follows: The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be observed next Sunday at the 11 o'clock service. Prepartory for the Communion Service, the Session will meet at 7:30 p. m. Friday to receive mem bers and promote other spiritual interests of the church Hie study of Japan will be re sumed at the mid-week service Wednesday night ? Wednesday nigbt Feb- 19, a family night pot-luck supper will be held to discuss the theme at World Missions. Two film stripe, "Japan" and Manlxchen and Kqji" will be shown. Mack R Howell is Chairman of WorW Mis sions for the men and Mr* Hoi (CoatlaMd ea back page) Like the Home Economics De partment in the same building, the Vocational Agriculture De partment is handicapped for lack of separate facilities. Glenn Patton. vocational agricul ture teacher, says an ideal pro gram would include metal working ! facilities to teach the boys welding to repair farm machinery. Of the 97 boys enrolled, all ex cept two live outside the city lim its on* farms. The forestry course also teaches the young men proper thinning of woods land to secure maximum growth of better trees. Twenty-three students the past winter secured pine seedlings from Champion Fiber Co. and set out the trees on their respective home farms- Champion Fiber furnishes a maximum 1,500 seedling per student to any boy who will par ticipate in the FFA program. The course taught at the high school here is available for four years Mr. Patton is employed locally and by the State of N- C. Depart ment of Public Instructions- He is a graduate of N. C- State College and holds a BS Degree in Voca tional Agriculture. Mr. Patton is a native of Macon County. He has held his present position for 10 years. He did work with the FHA before accepting his present job. Adams' Condition Reported Improved Idris Adams, 52, of Murphy was I reported in good condition Wed : nesday morning at District Mem orial Hospital in Andrews - He was believed to have suffer ed a heart ailment the morning of Feb. 5 while driving a Gulf Oil Co. truck on his route between Topton and Robbinsville on U. S Highway 129. State Highway Patrolman Ray Heffner said the truck skidded on ice about 11 a. m. that morning causing less than $100 damages to the vehicle. Mr. Adams' brother, Buel Adams of Bedford, O., was called home because of the illness of his broth er. rat Ada mai rauirnT" Jjarnm,] wa*&z Three -County Delegation Sets Talk With Washington Officials A delegation from this area next week will discuss with Washington officials the possibilities of locat ing in this vicinity an Intercontin ental Ballistic Missiles plant The delegation will be made up of approximately 20 men from Cherokee, Graham and Clay coun ties. Delegation members will leave Sunday and Monday. They will meet in the office of Sen- Ervin in Washington Tuesday morning. To meet with the local group are Con. George A- Shu ford. Sen- Kerr Scott and Sen. Ervin. No spokesman for the group had been named Wednesday morning but W. Frank Forsyth of Murphy is heading the delegation- The Washington meeting was set up by Con. Shuford with Mr. Forsyth handling the local arrangements Con. Shuford has been working I for industry and other promotional progress in Western North Caro lina, Mr- Forsyth said. Mr- Forsyth, executive vice-pres- ; ident of Citizens Bank and Trust Co., said: "At the time when the | government is spending billions of dollars on different projects we feel this area is strategically lo cated for a plant of the Intercon- j tinent&l Ballistic Missiles Project." j He pointed out that the govern ment is decentralizing these types of pUnts- - ' "We certainly would be worthy and desirous of having such an industry located in the 3-county area," Mr- Forsyth added. The local delegation will also Annual World Day Of Prayer To Be Held Here Feb. 21 The annual World Day of Prayer services will be held at 3:30 p. m Friday, Feb. 21, in the Presbyter ian Church here. Church women of all denomin ations are invited to attend Regular Singing To Be Held At Fairview Church The regular third Sunday singing will be held at Fairview Methodist Church at 2 p. m Everyone is cordially invited to attend. Bev. J. A. Morris Announces Sermons The Rev- J. Alton Morris, pastor of the First Baptist Church has announced his sermon topics for Sunday services. He will deliver a sermon "Preach Christ" at the morning service and "Never" will be the topic of his evening sermon. The studies in Hosea will be con tinued Wednesday night. touch on federal spending for roads, additional government or ders for existing plants, federal buildings such as post offices and Federal Housing Projects. "This area has been virtual eliminated in the Federal Housing Project because of its population" Mr- For syth asserted. The Washington meeting will come on the heels of an announce ment this week by the President that two-billion dollars will be sought to modernize the physical plant of the postal service. The White House has described it as a (Continued On Back Page) C of C To Give Courtesy Tickets To Tourists Tourist visiting Murphy will soon be extended the courtesy of free parking while in the town Murphy Chamber of Commerce, in an effort to stimulate tourist trade, will soon begin issuing to out-of-state visitors a windshield card for their autos. They will be allowed to park free for the day. Neal Barnes, executive secre tary of the local Chamber, said this will apply tfi thaee visi tors that come to the Chamber of fice seeking information. Mr. Barnes appealed to everyone to make special efforts to be cour teous to visitors that display the cards. He said, "It beboovesafl of us to try and encourage visitors to come back to see us- A great many times the first impression is lasting." Free parking visitors' cards will read as follows: "VISITORS IF YOU SEEK INFORMATION . . if we don't have what you want, we will get it for you IF YOU SEEK SERVICE our sole reason for existence is to be of service, to make this area a better place in which to live and earn a living. IF YOU HAVE A SUGGESTION .... we are glad to have It? the beginning of progress is ideas. OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS . ? ? - because you have been traveling and are from another city, we ex pect to learn something from you so your are welcome USE A TELEPHONE here, if you want to, and if you need a desk and a typewriter for awhile to make notes on this calL and others, we'll arrange it thank you for visiting ?s - .... and if there's any other way we can help make your day more - pleasant and more product***, let us know MURPHY CHAMBER of COM MERCE, MURPHY, N- C Miss Ada Mae Pruette Named Teacher Of The Year At Andrews By MBS. A. B. CHANDLER Sr. ANDREWS-M i s s Ada Mae Pruette of Andrews was unopposed in the selection of Teacher of the Year? add honor to honor? em phasizing the esteem with which she is held by leaders in this com munity. Miss Pfuette, a charming, bright eyed woman, with a soft sweet voice has taught the third grade in the Andrews Primary School continuously for the past forty years. Since coming to Andrews in 1917, Miss Pruette 's story has been marked by progress and growth fa every phase of Andrews School life. From two school buildings att a faculty of fifteen to the PTfaeaB six building wife a faculty at 37. She ha* watched \rith pride "her cMMran" Mattered att j Rutberfordton County, the is a graduate of Round .Hill Academy and Oxford College which later merged with Meredith Raleigh. She did Asheville vffler ers lege mans College of North Carolina
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