Backward Glances JO YEARS AGO DECEMBER 19, 1930 The Cowry Board at Com rr.liikmen, the cm* M^ier vt*or, and lb* lax llim mat Id dtt courthouse on Monday of (hit weak and dlacussed the various problem* and duds* of (ha listen and assessors for [he beat interest of all contained. Mlaa Kathryn Thompson re turned home last Friday from a visit to friends and relatives In Philadelphia. Miss Sallle Kate Baker spent the week-end with her sister. Miss BUI Baker, at Duct town. Term. Mrs . J . W. Thompson spent several days the first of the week with her daughter, Mrs. R. E. Barclay at Copperhlll. Mr. R. A. Dewar and Rev. E. L. Troutman were busi ness visitors In Murphy on Monday of this week. 20 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 19, 1940 More than 750 mattresses have turned out In the county mattress factory to date and the total number needed to meet the requirements of the 941 applicadons Is expected to be finished In time to start work on the new applications the first of the year. Ail schools In the County Unit and Murphy will close from December 20 until Jan uary 2 for Christmas Holi days, Lloyd Hendrlx and H. Bueck, superintendents have announced. Joe Mfller Elkins, student at University of North Carolina, will arrive Satur day to spend the holidays here with his parents, Mr.andMrs. H.G. Elkins. Mr. and Mr*. HarryCooper and Master Harry Mattox spent two days Oils week in Adanta. Miss Rosalind Chandler, student at WCUNC will arrive Saturday to spend the holi days here with her parents. Mrs. T.W.Kindley and Miss Mary Cathron Hensley were visitors In Asheville on Wednesday. 10 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 21, 1950 The choir of the First Met hodist Church will present a carol cantata In the sanctuary of First Methodist Church at .7:30 p.m. in the evening. A lease has been taken by the Van Raalte Co., Inc., of New York, on the F aln hosiery mill hillding and the Trailways Ga rage. ASC News By L.L.KltMihirg County Office Manager The first meeting of the new - ly elected community ASC Committeemen met with the county oommltteee Tuesday, December 6, In the conference room of the Murphy Power Building. Commimity Com mitteemen itter ding the mee - Qng were: Collie Wells, Rev. Fred Stiles, S, L. Hatches, H. C. Johnson. Paul Lance, Guy McNabb, John McMillan Sr.. John Dockery, Farrls Bryson, George Wood, Lloyd Newman, Laws on West, John Bradley, and Giles Luther. The purpose of the meedng was to orlntate these men and remind [hem of their duties as community committeemen. Mr. Bunch Nugent, U. S. For rester. John Smith, Work Unit Conservationist of theSCS and R. D. Bruce, Supervisor of FHA, Informed the group of the part their respective a gencles do for conservation of our country's natural resour ces. It was pointed out in the dis cussions the population Is In creasing so fast that what we do In the next 10 or 20 years will determine whether we will have enough food and fiber to enable our children and their children to enjoy the abun dance that we ourselves now know. Mr. Claude Patterson, Chm. of the County Committee pre sided over the meeting. Mr. T. L. Martin gave the Invo cation and Mr. A. J. Barton explained the purpose of the meeting. Mr. J. H. Enloe, ASC Field man who is a representative of the State ASC Committee and Is in charge of ASC in the ten western counties in N. C. told us what farm pro grams are and how they work. He also discussed briefly a look at the future farm pro grams. The county office manager explained why It is necessary that we have a farm program. Mrs. J. W. Dyer isplanning to spend Christmas in Alabama. Mrs. Nettie Axley is spend ing Christmas in Chattanooga. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Chand ler are in Florida for the holidays. Mrs. D. L. Wells and son of Wallace and Mrs. Delia Mae Townson of Alamedia, Calif., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Townson. Piblic Rtcordi LAND TRANBFERS C. C. and Rmk Prince tc J. C. and Emma Prince, pro perty in Shoal Creek Townalup. Elbert R. and Does it Green to Frederick and Mary Ruth Dairymple, property In No da Town* hip. N. L. and Jo M. Ro?? id Pauline A. Thomaa. property in Beaverdam Tovfnship. Town of Andrews to Mrs. Edmond West, property la Valley town Township. Gr^iy and Maude Nix, to Atlas and Maude Nix, proper ty In Noda Township. Pearle ColeGregory to Wil liam T. andHelenGregory Rit chie, property In Hot House Township. H. E, and Roberta Dickey to G, B. and Pernie Brltt, property in MurphyTownship. Ever Best Flour Mills to James W. and MlldredGolden, property In Murphy Township. Muree Veneer Company to Earl and Florence Mundy, property In Murphy Township. Social Security By Grady Grubbs Field Representative (This is the fourth in a series of articles by Grady Grubbs, field representative of the Asheville social sec urity office, covering the high lights of the 1960 Amendments to the Social Security Act, signed Into law by President Elsenhower on September 13, 1960J Effective with January 1. 1961, a change In the law ?will now permit parents to work for their sons or dau ghters and receive social se curity credit. The work, how ever, must be done In the course of a regular trade or business and the parent's ?work relationship must be a bona fide one. Work done by a parent for a son or dau ghter in a private household is still not covered by the law and should NOT be re ported. Another change gives min isters iq> until April 15, 1962 to elect social security cover age for themselves as self employed persons. Thus, a minister who failed to take action before now has an op portunity to file a certificate with the Internal Revenue Ser vice, indicating his desire to be covered if he nets as much as $400 a year from his min isterial duties. Still anoOier change In the law now permits the wife or husband of an old-age or dis .ability beneficiary to receive benefits If married to the worker for at least one year. Congressman's Office A Lively Place Twelfth DU trier Rep. Roy A. Taylor Us discovered the afli.ee of 1 congressmen Is s lively piece. The vertecy of problems with which he deels Is never ending. - The telephone seldom cease*. The mell beg grows faoer every dey. Since he assumed office five months ago, Taylor's office has answered hundreds of Inquiries about veterans problems. Social Security ap plications. military academy appointments. He has studied and replied to countless letters asking his support for or opposition to various legislation expected to come before the new Con gress. There have been a few un usual requests. Twice Tay lor's office has sought Infor mation about survivors of plane crashes In remote parts of the world. Another request sought Taylor's Influence in abolish ing what the writer termed a general supression of news about flying saucers. The per son contended that since there has been nothing to Indicate flying saucers are hostile, they must therefore be friendly and the news about them should be told. "Our district office In Asheville has been busier than the Washington office," says the 12th districtcongressman. Taylor expects to leave for Washington about J anuary 1 In order to be present for the opening of Congress January 3. Mrs. Taylorwill accompany him. A stepchild may also qualify now for payments if the mar riage creating the stepchild relationship took place atleast one year before the application was filed. Formerly the wai ting period in these cases was 3 years. A stepchild may now re ceive payments on his de ceased father's record even though he was living with and being supported by his step father at time of his father's death. Under the old law, the father had to be contributing at least one-half his child's support for him to qualify for monthly payments. For a free pamphlet giving more details about the I960 Amendments to the Social Se curity Act, write Social Se curity Administration, 40 North French Broad, Ashe ville, N. C? and ask for pam phlet OASI 1960-61. Marble N?ws By Mamie Rich Mix Phyllis Santas sod her brother, Johnny at Mar ch, spent the weekend with relatives in Franklin. Several people from Mar ble Church attended church services at McCldlan Cove last Saturday night. Mrs. Mamie Rich spentlast week with friends and rela tives in Blue Ridge, Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. J ames Bryant of Marble had as thler guest last weekend, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Roland, Miss Wanda Bry ant of Gastonla and Linda Bryant of Charlotte and Mrs. Alice Bryant, his mother, from Ashevllle. Mr. and Mrs. Edison And erson and family of Belvlew Section was recent guest of Mr. and Mrs. WUburnGriggs. Several from Hyatts Creek Church attended Church ser vice atBearCreekChurchlast Friday night. Rev. and Mrs. Hudspath of Hayesvllle were vlsldng with Rev. and Mrs. Arvll Swafford Sunday alternoon. Sorry to report Mr. Frank Walsh and Uncle Jack Barton In Andrews Hospital. Mr. Verdun Davis of Mar lon, Ohio spent the weekend with his mother Mrs. Lily Davis in Marble. Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Gibby and family and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Glbby and family of Cleveland, Tenn. were Sunday guest of relatives here. Mrs. J icksonEpps and chil dren of Athens, Ga. are visi ting with her parents here Mr. and Mrs. Worth Palmer. Sorry to report Mr. Ted Garren not improving much. Mr. and Mrs. Silas Wilson had as their guest over the weekend her sister and bro ther-in-law from Andrews. Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Toth erow and family of Murphy were visiting relatives In Marble Sunday afternoon. Miss Mildred Griggs was Sunday afternoonguestofMrs. Mamie Rich.' Mrs. MarthaGriggs is spen ding some days with tier son Ernest on Hyatts Creek. Card Of Thanks We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for the beauti ful flowers, and for their kindness and help during the Illness and death of our mo ther, Mrs. Rebecca Newman. The Newman Family We first make our habits, and then our habits make us. - J ohn Dryden T wo F rom Murphy To Receive Diplomat The graduation of the Mm s?y College extension school In McCrySYllle, Georgia will be held on Thursday, Decem ber 15, 1960 In the Copper hill Elementary School Aud itorium beginning at 8 p.m. Glen A. Hyatt and Abble Charlene Thomas of Murphy will be among those grad uating. A reception will be held Immediately following to which the families and friends of the graduates are invited. The welcome address will be given by Mrs. Lee Wardlaw, who has served as Instructor during the past five months. The Invocation and benedic tion will be given by the Rev. Arthur Ballew. pastor of the O'Zion and Macedonia Bap tist Churches, whose daugh ter. Maxlne McNally Is one of the graduates. The principal speaker of the evening will be Mr. R. E. Barclay, Sr., Chief Clerk with the Tennessee Copper Com pany. Miss Brenda Flowers will act as usher and co-hos tess. Mrs. Helen Moore will represent The Atlanta School with a few well-chosen words. The diplomas will be awarded by Mrs. Wardlaw. Among The Sick Patients admitted to Pro vidence Hospital: JasonBis hop, Murphy: George Shields, Rt. 2, Culberson; Mildred Shirley Tanner, Murphy;Mrs. Tilmon Phillips, Andrews. Rt. 1; Alvin Moore, Unaka; Mrs. J ack Miller, Hayesville; Mrs. Tom Palmer, Murphy;George Sewell, Hayesville; CodyCIay ton, Murphy.andMissBeveriy Sanders, Murphy. Patients admitted to Murphy General Hospital: Miss Nancy Crisp, Murphy; Mrs. Bertha Bryant, Rt. 4, Murphy; Miss Mona Kissel burg, Murphy; R. L. Moore, Rt. 1, Murphy;Geo rge Postell, Rt. 2, Murphy, Patients dismissed from Providence Hospital: William MoClure; Mrs. Estella J. Crowder, Linda Diana Craw ford, J. RobertPenland, Mich ael and Gregory Kinney, Baby Paul Lochaby, Mrs. Georgia Cheney, Mary Maxlne Smith, James Arthur Penland; Glenn Patton, Grayson Everett, Bar bara Murrin, Fred Murphy, Mrs. Carrie Wilson, Mrs. Fate Frankum and Sam Hughes. 4-H'er? Attend Leadership Conference Cherokee County had 12 4-H'ers to attend the Tri Cotmcy 4-H week-end Leader ship Conference held at the Hlnron Memorial Rural Life Center In Hayes*ille on Dec ember 3-4. The main purpose of this conference Is the develop ment of their leadership ab ility. The theme for this year's conference was "Resources and You." ^ Nell Battle, president from Cherokee County, presided over the conference. Some of the highlights of the conference were: Rev. Claude Young. Hayesville, with a speech on "Resources and You;" tour of the Blue Ridge Electric Corporation In Young Harris; banquet: Sunday School taught by Mr. Earl Van Horn of Murphy; and worship service conducted by Rev. Jack Waldrep, Educat ional Director for Farmers Federation. Officers elected for the .oming year are: president. John Van Horn, Cherokee County; vice president, Lucy Rozier, Clay County; secre tary - treasurer, Deborah Anderson, Cherokee County; reporter, Randall Raxter, Craham County: song leader, Virginia Ann Chastain, Clay County, and Eddie Tipton, Clay County. TTiose attending from this Lener to Santa . ?ear Sana Glaus. I'm sure you will "? my letter In the paper. Please bring me a tractor, rifle, Htctaen ?et. punching bag. a cow Day hat. Please bring all the lick people something. Hope you will be at church this year. Your Hale friend, Rickey Ramsey P.S.I am 4 years old and I live at Daloon, Gi. Dear Santa, 1 would like to have a farm set. a pair of house-shoes; a shirt; some books: andsome more toys. My little sister would like to have a dolly chat cries; a doll carriage; a pair of house-shoes; some books; and some more toys. There will be coffee and cake for you under the Christ mas tree. Your little friends, Danny Joe and Jane Henson P. S. Don't forget to bring Lynne (that's my niece) a stuffed toy. county were: John Van Horn, jerry Henson, Richard Kll patrick, Perry Wallace, Char les Henson, Neil Battle, Sue Wallace, Deborah Anderson, Joyce Waldroup, Joan Lee Crisp, Kenny Jane Davis, and Barbara Payne. Just Arrived! i Canadian Fir Christmas TREES mm u w Gillespie's Fruit Stand ^ Murphy, N. C. 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