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Voltene 71 - Number 33
Murphy. N. C.. Thursday. March 16. 196. ^
8 Pages This Week
Pifcllshed Weekly
MURPHY NEEDS BLOOD
Buys First Crippled Children's Seals
Cherokee County Representative Herman H. West is shown buying the first Crippled
Children's seals sold In Murphy during the 1961 Crippled Children's Campaign. The current
drive, which started Monday, March 13, has a goal of $2,500. Homer G. Robinson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Robinson of Murphy, is shown at right handing Mr. West his seals and
In turn receiving a generous check. (Scout Photo by Bagley.)
Murphy Lions Buy 143 Pairs
Of Glasses During Past Year
DR. M. WAYNE WOODARD is shown examining the eyes of Mrs. Betty Sue Ware at a
recent Lion* Club Clinic held at the District Health Center. Left to right are Merle Davis,
Chairman of the Lions Club's Sight Conservation Committee, Dr. Woodard, Mrs. Ware,
and Elba S. Kearney, medical worker. '
OPTICAL TECHNICIAN WILLIAM SIMS li shown fitting ?
pair of glasses for Mary Sua Gladaon. One hundred and forty -
diraa pair* of glaaeea vara bought by the Llona Club last
year for patients la this area.
West Cherokee
Heart Fund Drive
Net* $1049.42
Mr*. Cloe Moore and J . L*
Smp, co-chairman of The
Heart Fund Drive la Watt
Cherokee County, are happy
to report that 8049.42 ha*
been raited (or die Heart
Fwl
The Boy Scout Troop* of
Moat Roger* aad Sony 011
laepte collected $131.21 for
Heart Sunday door to door;
Buelaaea *305.00, Memorial
I lfM IUJO; Coin Coetala
?r* H2M-, School* and ft*
i laiiiiin-- collected ike
fen.
Primary
Election Set
For April 11
Aadrwwa - April 11 is die
dan Mt for primary election
for a mayor aad board of four
aldermen. Candidates have
ibkU April ? to (lie.
Town election la Mt (or
May J,
Raglatraflon book* will open
oa March II, aad will remain
open (ram f a>m. Wll S p.m.
each week day Mil eecoad
Saturday prior to the primary
election. Challenge day (or the
?aaaral election will ha
April S.
The Murphy Lions Club has
for 20 years sponsored the
eye clinic held every month
at the District Health Center.
The eye clinic offers a free
eye examination designed to
detect diseases as well as
visual defects.
The clinic is staffed by Dr.
M. Wayne Woodard, Ophthal
mologist, Mrs. Elba S. Kear
ney, medical worker, and
William Sims, optical tech
nician. Lion Merle Davis is
the chairman of the clinic
Sight Conservation Commit
tee.
The clinic, open to all people
in Cherokee, Clay, and
Graham Coundes, is held once
? month. Examinations are
scheduled by appointment 1
only. Most of the appointments
are made by the Health De
partment nurses, who are in
contact with children and
adults of area who are In
need of visual aid.
After examination, glasses
are fitted to those whs need
them. Repairs are also made
in some cases to damaged
glasses.
In surgery cases, the pat
lent is taken to the clinic in
Ashevllle, operated by the
North Carolina Commission
for the Blind.
All of these examlnatlona,
glasses, seme medical sad
surgical ureases are paid
by the Murphy Lions Club as
a part of their aid for the
blind program.
Last year, 171 eye exami
nations were given and MS
ri of glasses ware bought
needy patlaacs at a coat
rf^tUUJO. Three swtfcal
peld for by the local dab.
The previous year, a (lass
srs -was purchased far a
patient.
Crippled Children's
Sale Of Easter
Seals Now Underway
The 1961 Crippled Child
ren's Campaign for funds Is
now under way.* according to
W. D. W hi taker, Cherokee
Coiihty Chairman, and Virgil
0*Dell, County Assistant
Chairman. This year's goal
is $2,500.
The Crippled Children's So
ciety sponsors the clinic held
on the first Friday in every
month at Andrews. At the
March clinic, 77 crippled
children and adults were ex
amined or treated. During the
past year, over $700 was spent
at this clinic for braces and
shoes for crippled children
and adults fromGraham, Clay,
and Cherokee Counties.
Rotary Clubs of Andrews
and Murphy have taken their
drive as a joint club project.
Events consisting of bake
sales, Easter Lily sales, en
tertainment programs, ball
games, and bend concerts have
been planned and scheduled.
According to Virgil CDell,
all committees have been as
signed and organization of the
drive is complete.
The breakdown of fund dis
tribution is as follows: 60%
stays in trtts county, 30% goes
to the state organization, and
10% goes to national. '
Murphy
Calendar
THURSDAY, MARCH 16
1:30 p.m. - The Grape Creek
Home Demonstration Club
will meet at die home of
Mrs. Lloyd Black.
3:30 p.m. - Junior Choir
practice at First Metho
dist Church.
Concord Choir practice
at First Baptist Church.
7:30 p.m. - Lenten Service
at Episcopal Church.
Community Prayer Ser
vice at Free MethocUs:
Church.
FRIDAY, MARCH 17
7:30 p.m. - Martha Chapter
No. 246 Order of Eastern
Star will meet In the
Masonic Hall at Ranger.
SUNDAY, MARCH 19
5:30 p.m. - Pioneer Senior
and Youth Fellowship of
First Methodist Church will
meet at the Presbyterian
Church.
6:30 p.m. - Training Union
at First Baptist Church.
MONDAY, MARCH 20
3:30 p.m. - Agricultural work
ers Council will meet in the
Courtroom at Courthouse.
6:30 p.m. - The Clvitans will
meet at the New Regal Hotel.
7:30 p.m. - ThePTA will meet
will meet in the rock build
ing of the Murphy Elemen
tary School.
The Ruth Bagwell Circle of
First Baptist Church will
meet at the home of Mrs.
Marvin Hampton.
Men's Choir Practice at the
First Baottsf Church.
7:30 p.m. - F rankle Martin
Circle of First Baptist
Church will meet with
Mrs. Ruby' Hill.
Ruth Bagwell Circle will
meet with Mrs. Marvin
Hampton.
TUESDAY, MARCH 21
':30 p.m. -The Bellvlew Home
Demonstration Club will
meet at the home of Mrs. '
T. B. Anderson.
2:30 p.m. - Circle No. Three
of First Methodist Church
will meet in the Men's Blhle
class room of the Church.
Mrs. Kate Evans will be the
hostess.
3:15 p.m. - Pre-Easter Com
munltlve Class will be held
?t Presbyterian Church.
3:30 p.m. - Carol Choir will !
meet at First Baptist.
' Youth Choir will meet at
First Methodist Church.
4:15 p.m. - Cherub Choir will
meet at the First Baptist
Church.
Celestial Choir practice at
First Baptist Church.
fcSO p.m. - Elizabeth Hale
Circle will have a pot luck
supper at the home of Mrs.
L. R. Harding.
7:30 p.m. - Circle No. 2 of ,
First Methodist Church will I
meet In the Men's Bible <
Class Room of the church.
Mrs. Norma Baker and
Mrs. Reba Johnson will be
hostesses.
8:00 p.m. - Alcoholic Anony
mous will meet at the new
Regal Hotel.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22
2:00 pjn. - Valley town Home
Demonstration Club will
meet. Hostess to be aa
3:30 pjn. - Chapel Choir at
First Baptist Church.
7:30 p.m. - Hour of Powar
at First Baptist Church.
Midweek ssrvtcss at First
Methodist Church.
Lee? Services st Church
of Messiah. .
8:15 pjn. - Choir rehearsal
st Presbyterlaa Church.
8:30 pjn. - Choir rehearsal
st First Baptist Church.
Choir rehearsal at First
Arnold Dalrymple
Arnold Dalrymple, Wildlife
Protector , Dies Suddenly
Mr. Arnold Russell Dal
rymple, 51, died suddenly at
his home Tuesday night.
A native of Cherokee Coun
ty, he was the son of Ben
jamin Dalrymple of Murphy
and the late Mrs. Alice
Lance Dalrymple. He was a
member of the First Baptist
Church and of Cherokee
County Lodge 146 AF & AM.
Mr . Dalrymple was Cher
okee County wildlife protec
tor and for a number of years
served with the Murphy Police
Department.
Surviving in addition to the
father is the widow, Mrs.
Hern * Clark Dalrymple; three
half-brothers, Fred and Jeff
Dalrymple of Murphy and Ed
gar Price of Concord; and two
PTA Talent Show
This Friday
At High School Gym
Murphy Parent - Teacher
Association will hold its an
nual Spring Talent Show Fri
day night, March 17, in the
Murphy High School Gym. The
show starts at 8:00 p.m.
Proceeds will go t for
various PTA projects which
Include the shoe fund, and
replacement of the Instruct
ional aids lost In the recent
fire.
There will be a variety
of talent and everyone Is in
vited to attend. Tickets are
50f for adults and 25< for
children. There will be a nur
sery for small children. Also
the concession stand will be
open.
Cancer Unit PIots
Reorganization
A meeting was held Friday
at 7:30 p.m. at the Murphy
Power Board Building to re
organize the Cancer Unit for
Cherokee County. This Unit
would also serve Clay and
Graham Counties.
In order to s import the work
of the Cancer Detection Cen
ter and use present amount of
funds, locally, a unity must
be formed.
One hundred and twenty -one
persons have had examina
tions tr date at Cancer De
tection Center.
A total of $464.02 Is In the
treasure and will revert to
State if Unit is not active by
April.
Rev'. Tom Houts is presi
dent, Mrs. Joe Ray. secretary,
ud Mrs. Fannie Pulllum,
treasurer. Nominating Com
mittee is Mrs. Dot Mason,
chairman, Joe El Khouri, Sam
Davidson, Ruth Chency.Mrs.
01 an Stratum. Those on the
Executive Committee will be
announced.
larch SalitiH
To Itccto kwmh
J. N. Bollng and Jasper
Townaon of Burch Motors,
Murphy, will be presented
Ford Motor Compaay's 300
500 Club Award at a banquet
honoring outstanding Ford
Dealership car aad truck
i ales men of 19<0 la the Atlanta
Ford sale* district.
The awards dinner will be
held Monday, March 13, at
As Dinkier PUxa Hotel In
Adaata.
BUY
half - sisters. Miss Marie
Price and Mrs. A. Hatchett
of Murphy.
The body will remain at
Murphy I vie Funeral Home
until 30 minutes prior to die
service.
tvie Funeral Home Is in
charge of arrangements.
Funeral services will be
held today (Thursday) at the
First Baptist Church of
Murphy at 2:00 p.m. with the
Rev. W.J. Thompson and Rev.
A. Hanson, Rev. Thomas Houts
and Rev. Alfred Smith offlcl
atlng.
Bishop Names County
Chairman For
Slaughter Referendum
Mr. Harry Bishop has been
named chairman of theChero
kee County Cattle for Slaugh
ter Referendum Committee.
The statewide cattle for
slaughter refrendum will be
held March 25.
Serving with Mr. Bishop
on the Cherokee County Com
mittee will be Gene Clayton.
Murphy, N. C., and Pearl
Johnson, Murphy, N. C.
Chairman Bishop says his
committee has the responsi
bility of informing all cattle
producers on the purpose of
the referendum, and how the
money collected will be used.
The committee will also urge
all eligible persons to vote in
the referendum.
This Is the second asses
sment referendum to be held
by North Carolina cattle pro
ducers. The question at stake
is whether they wish to con
tinue their present assess
ment program for pi imoting
the North Carolina beef
industry.
Under the present program,
the producers contribute 10
cents per head for all cattle
sold for slaughter In the state,
which brings $20 or more per
head. This applies to cat
tie sold through aucdon mar
kets, handlers or processors.
The program was started
three years ago. Some $70,000
has been collected and put Into
promoting the production,
marketing and conswnptlon of
beef.
A two-thirds favorable vote
of all voting la required for
the referendum to carry. All
persons who share In the pro
ceeds from the sale of cattle
for slaughter are eligible to
vote. Polling 'places will be
set up In one or more Pla
ces in each of the state's
100 counties.
Polling places forCherohee
County are;
Murphy - Courthouse,
County Agent's Office, Farm
ers Federation Store, and
Stiles Produce Company.
Peachtree - J. C. KU
Patrick's Store.
Marble - Gain Coffey's
Store.
Andrews - Watklns Score,
Woods Siqiennarket, and
Franklin's Cash Stare.
Martin's Creek - Dub Mar
do's Store and Bob King's
Smt.
Noda - F. H. Byers Store
and RadcIlfTa Store.
. Hot Howe - McGills Store
and Slmmoods Store.
Beaverdam - Mrs. Crowe's
Store.
^ Hanglngdog - Gene Pair's
Bom Creek -Clyde Dock -
ery's Store.
Srft - Woods Store.
Stool Creek ? Donley k
Suit Store.
Toptoa - Hebert Holloways
Sare.
Wehutty - Alloa Brake's
Store.
B ton tear - Kspharfs Store.
Oak Park-Doctory*oStoc?.
Braaetown ? HeraphUl's
Swn.
249 Pints Short
Of Annual Quota
Yes, Murphy I* in desperate need of BLOOD id meet Its
quota for the current year. With only one more scheduled
visit of the Red Cross Bloodmoblle here on Thursday,
April 11, Murphy Is 249 pints of BLOOD short of Its annual
auota.
An all out drive, headed by
Attorney Hobart McKeever,
and committee members num
bering nearly 100, Is underway
to get the 249 pints of blood
needed to keep the Red Cross
blood program In Murphy.
To date, only 101 pints of'
blood have been donated In
three visits of the Blood
mobile to Murphy for an
average of less than 34 pints
per visit. The Murphy area
must maintain an average of
not less than 75 pints to meet
Its annual quota of 300 pints
and keep the Red Cross
blood program.
During a recent meeting
of Red Cross personnel and
workers, it was pointed out
that the people of the Murphy
area must support the blood
program with blood donations
or else lose this life-saving
program.
It was pointed out at this
meeting that persons requi
ring blood do not have to be
a blood credit card holder id
receive Mood from the Red
Cross at hospitals away from
Murphy. All It takes Is to let
the Red Cross know by con
tacting Hobart McKeever, and
the necessary blood supply
will be arranged. The Red
Cross In the town or city of
the hospital will contact the
hospital officials and stand by
the patient on all blood
requirements, a Red Cross
official said. The only
requirement Is that the
hospital accept Red Cross
blood.
There are those who need
your Wood. Someday you may
need It too. Be a Blood Donor
Thursday, April 11.
Bill Calls For
Radio In Sheriff's
Car, Deputy Salaries
Raleigh - Rep. Herman West
of Marble has Introduced a bill
to place Cherokee County
deputies on salaries and re
pealing a 1959 act that paid
them try fees.
West's bill also gives the
sheriff authority to appoint
his two deputies and makes
them subject to dismissal at
his discretion. Their salaries
are fixed at $300 monthly
each under the bill.
In addition, the bUl directs
the county commissioner to
provide funds to equip three
vehicles for the sheriff's de
partment with two-way radios
and to establish a base radio
transmitting and receiving
station.
The bill was referred to
the Committee on Salaries
and Fees.
Plan Services
For Holy Week
Services are being con
ducted Holy Week at Murphy
Presbyterian Church, with the
Rev. W. T. King, of near
Johnson City, Tenn., bringing
the messages In the Presby
terian Mission to the Nadon
series.
On Palm Sunday evening,
March 26, the services will
begin, and will be held each
evening through Holy Thurs
day, March 30. when the
anniversary observance of the
Lord's Supper will be con
ducted.
PTA To Elect
New Officers
At Next Meeting
Music Is the order again
for the Murphy PTA meeting
next Monday night with the
eighth grade girls' chorus,
directed by Mrs. J. W.David
son, as the providers.
Tne chorus, composed 01
about 40 girls of Murphy and
Cherokee County, will give
sacred numbers relating id
Holy Week and Easter, along
with other selections.
The meeting will be held in
the elementary school audi
torium, with President A. D.
Bruce presiding. New officers
are to be elected for the 1961
62 term and other business
matters will be dlscuksed.
Selections by the chorus
Include: Evening Time (Rice);
Drink To Me Only With Thine
Eyes (Old English Melody);
Duec Where My Caravan Has
Rested (Arthur ) by Sheila
Gossett and Jane Whitley:
The Palms (Faure); The Holy
City (Adam); Calvary (Rod
ney): Open The Gates of The
Temple (Knapp); and The Hea
vens Are Telling (Haydn.)
Paper Sale
Not every boy and girt you
might see walking on the
?trees with ? stack of news
papera will be regular paper
carrier* - Ihey will be col
lecting old newspapers for
a paper sale.
Under die sponsorship of
the Murphy PTA the drive
will continue until the week
after Baster
1961
onu. icopT
MARCH 12-18
WEATHER
and rainfall below Unrecord
ed la Murphy byTVAHyfrallc
Data Branch, Chester Laweon,
Area Engineer.
Readings for cenyeralaies
are for the M hour period,
ending at 4 p.m. on the day
llstsd.
The tonperaotree listed at
24 hoar period aadtag at 7
ajn. oa the day listed.
MURPHY
High Lew Rata
Tm.- 7 69 57 .54
Wad. 70 59 US
Thur. 66-30 .04
Prt. 54 19 M
Sat. .65 M 0
Sun. 71 SO .T
Mo*. 66 44 0
Tee. 44 .71
Andrews Seniors
To Present Ploy
Andrews - TheSenlor Class
Andrews High School wll'
present "Fog Island," ? three
act suspense drama Friday,
March 24, at 7:30 p.m. The
public Is Invited.
Characters are: Mrs. Wil
liams, a forbidding stern wo
man of fifty ? Ph tills
Standi adge; Williams a tall
and sinister man - Richard
Conley; J erry Martin, a young
scientist -- William Holland;
Sheriff Doollttle, the local
blacksmith and sheriff ? Joe
Tatham; Brock, a suave and
polished crook who rarely
loses his smile - Rudell Pal
mer; Margy O'Laughlln, a
talkative girl of eighteen -
Paulette Day; Hazel Sommers.
a matter-of-fact and always
hungry - Dottle Jordan; Ann
Wlckcllffe, who has ht i fever
- Judy May; Mauri neQ jdner,
romantic and with a story book
mind - Sue Waldro 14); Johanna
Green, soft-spoken and uncer
tain - Ann Pultlum; P ricilla
Ralston, a teacher of
dramatics - Carolyn Thomp
son.
Sound effects by Roy Davli.
Two Marpby Girls
Ratri EictlUat
la Piaaa Coattst
Nine young pianists entered
Saturday In the Cullowhei Dis
trict Piano Contest sponsored
by the N. C. Music Edncadon
Conference, received ration
of excellent or sqpertor for
their pls'tag.
Jane Whitley of Murphy was
rated excellent; aad MerrUee
Bryson aad Joyce Healy of
Franklin aad Sheila Goeeectof
Murphy ware rand excellent
minus.
Other Jniar pianists all
from Franklin, aad Suzy Hyde,
good; aad Braada Seafle aad
C as ale Cochran, good ralaaa.
Betty Rowland, coraetlst,
who has played for six years
wllh WayneevUle High School
Band, was asm rt the oms lead
ing young mustclaa at Ihe
baad clinic oa Saturday night.
AUNT HET