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.
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