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THE LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WESTERN NORTH CAR OLINA, COVERING A LAP.GE AND POTENTIALLY RICH TERRITORY
VOL. 53 ? Xo. i? Mt'RPHV. NORTH CAROLINA Thursday. Jub t, IMS
5< < oi'Y ? si r.u r? it ykai:
Murphy Celebrates
Fourth Of July With
Varied Attractions
Rev. E. F. Baker Pleads
For Equitable Peace In
Murphy stasari an all-day cele
u.ation Indep- i doner Day thai hold
thf attention of throngs of p-.-ople
fiom the mcusiing street parade
through t ii i' afternoon's sport*
events at the hi'.! park anil including
the evening square dance contest.
The parade m.de a colorful pro
ct&jicii as it sr.archeu up V all ey
River Avenue from the high sihool
to the square and then to the post
office. Returning to the siuare the
marchers disbanded. Music was
furnished by reiords played by K.
C. Wright on the public address sys
tem ViHTiished by the high school.
i::e {.aratie, in it- era! divisions, was
.ed by state patrolman Pritcljard
Smith. Jr., followed fcy Chief ot
Police Fred Johnnm. color bearers,
members of the Ameriran Legion
posts of Andrews and Murphy, the
Red Cross under Mis. T. A. Case,
wbr relief. Boy Scouts, and city and
county auxiliary police and the
Lions Club car. Then followed decor
ated care and bicycles. Miss Mar
garet Aiken's bicycle, decoratefi with
red, white and blue paper, made a
striking appearance, and won first
prize for her division. In the Red
Cross section Bobby Alexander and
Paul Hill were realistic stretcher
bearers.
Captain Prank Swan, of Andrews.
J*ift district commander of the
American Legion, acted as master of
ceremonies for the morning pro
gram. The colors were advanced by
Clyde Jarrett, of the Leslie Stillman
Post of Andrews and judge advocate
of the N. C. Legion, and John Odell,
of the Joe Miller Elk ins Post of
Murphy. Rev. A. B. Cash, pastor of
the Murphy Baptist church, gave
the invocation. H. Bueck spoke
briefly in behalf of civilian defense.
Impressive ceremonies were held
at an improvised tomb in honor of
the Unknown Soldier. Bill Swan, of
Andrews, member of the 6ons of the
Legion, sounded taps. Mrs. George
Stillman, of Andrews, gold star
mother, placed a wreath on the
tomb. Capt. Swan introduced Clyde
Jarrett, who spoke in the interest of
war bonds and stamp sales.
Fred Christopher, new command
er of the Joe Miller Elkins Legion
Post, introduced Rev. E. F. Baker,
pastor of the Andrews Baptist
church, who delivered a thought
provoking patriotic address. The
speaker said that this nation never
faced a more crucial hour than the
present. "Serious questions are be
ing probed deeply," he pointed out.
"That is a hopeful sign. If we con
tinue such thinking .we must of
necessity arrive at a solution of our
problems."
Speaking of the peace to come,
the Rev. Mr. Baker said: "We must
learn that the -natural resources of t
this world were put here for all |
people. Many people in the lands we
consider our enemies are innocent.
We must deal with them later. We
have seen that we were too harsh in
our peace terms in the last war. We
were too snouty in our isolationism.
We have been doing some thinking
stoic* then and are going to deal
with our enemy as a real gallant
Victor should. Nothing is settled
right unless settled for the best in
terests of toll concerned."
Rev. Grant Polmsbee, rector of
the Episcopal Church of the Mes
siah, pronounced the benediction.
Afternoon sports events were held
*t the baseball pork in charge of A.
Q. Kitner, Carl Whiteside and Ralph
Buiee. Winners were announced as
follows:
Swimming events: men over 15
Tears of age: first. Ben Warner;
(OnUnm< ?n back pace)
Local Post Office
War Bond Sales For
June Total $9,450
Fcstmusler Howard Moodv tated
Tuesday that war b ind sale* at the
Murphy Post Office for tin mont i
of June totaled $9,450. Cierokei
ounty's quota for June was 545. 000
! '.hili No- iti C-aroluu. - Jur.? quota
| was $8.1*0.500. William W) it taker.
I of Andrews, Is In chaw of the wai j
I bond sales in this county.
Oxford Orphanage To
Give Concert At High I
School On July 14th
The sriginc class of the Oxford
| Orphanage will present a ccncert ?r>
. the Murphy high school au'litorlum
next Tti ? <!.;y eveninf , July 14. it
1 'isht o'clock. The loeal committee :
sponsoring the ronn i nicludcs R.
t<. B... >? D. Ijovinp^od ar.d P. C.
( ientry.
History of tin Masonic Orpliari
^gc- daii?. bSvk ui 1517.1 ? I it ii i.ir
training school and home wai open
ed with an enrollment of 135 Since
that time more than six thousand
children iiave banefnted vy tbe
OTph.inage and are now in all parts
of the world
For at least 50 jeare the singing
class of the Oxford Orphanage have
made annual tours of the state, ?-?ach
year bringing a new class wito a
new program. The little visiwrrs
present an enjoyable program with
the skill and ease of veteran troup
ers.
Miss Mildred Akin
Accepts O. Q. Position
With Draft Board
Miss Mildred Aikin began her
duties at the Cherokee County Draft
Board as occupational questionnaire
clerk last Monday, according to an
nouncement by Wayne Walker, sec
retary.
Anthony Passerine
Attends Mother's
Funeral In North
Anthony Passerine received word
Monday of the passing of his mother
in New Haven, Conn. Mr. and Mrs.
Passerine have made their home in
Murphy for the past several years.
Mr. Passerine left early Tuesday
morning for New Haven to attend
his mother's funeral.
Gas Registration At
Hiwassee Dam'
The gas and sugar for canning
registration scheduled for Thursday.
Friday and Saturday of this week
will be held at the Recreation Cen
ter at Hiwassee Dam if the materials
are received in time. Otherwise a
registration will be held later. Dates
for the registration will be posted.
War Stamps And Bonds
Drive Stepped Up On
American Heroes Day ;
William Whittaker, of Andrews,
county chairman of the committee
handling sales of war bonds and
stamps in Cherokee county, has
been instructed at national head
quarters to make an effort to stimu
late sales of bonds and stamps on
Friday, July 17, which has been
designated as Ameircan Heroes Day.
On that day local merchants will be
urged to join with the newspapers,
city officials and service organiza
tions In honoring Cherokee county
heroes of the present and past wars
by staging the greatest one -day sale
of war bonds and stamps ever
known.
Expenses for the war are mount
ing. and funds are needed to finanoe
operations. A hearty response from j
the community is anticipated.
Buncombe, Murphy
Teams Win July 4th
Square Dance Event
Program Directed By B.
L. Lunsford De'ighti.
1,500 People
Ori ol the larv i crowds to
-atliir for a Holiday nlebiation es
:ima?d ? a be it J.! 00 piople. wit
- i" (i mn tianc' KCite.
-lag'd a- part of II Cherokee Vic
tor? Day Celenraticvi iasl Saturday
nigr r T..- afftlr \v. , hulc on Valley
Ri'rr A\< nu? near tin- squa re under
direction of Bascom Lamar lains
IuU: national null ivy on ir.oun
;am lolk ; an I dances. Music
wa.- furnished b.\ Fuitah Hu;knes.
ficid:evs.
The cosite? i w (!.*(* supplemented
by individual vocal, Inst nunental
ano dar.c numbers M. . Ramon..
Gi?>, ttjJMW sang two :s;imbers
Ilia; mad* a hit wilh ;m crowd.
Ru.'s :. Voylss danccd an old mrihlmi
c<! b ick and wine T. A Nicholson,
cf ffiawa-sste. Ga.. and Ar'hut Cole
clog danced.
Tilt Hanion Mountain team from
Buncombe county, with FYcd Rogers
as caller. won firsi honors, -with
Tom Taylor's Murphy team second.
A team from Peachtrce participated
with NeaJ Sne<'d calling the num
ters. Martin's Creek was represent
ed with Cloyd Keener as caller. The
Cherokee square dance teams show
ed real promise, but were outdis
tanced by the Buncombe county
team of 1G. The various numbers
were executed with a dexterity and
grace that has resulted from years
of hard work in rehearsing
Decision in the square dance
awards was made by a committee of
judges comprising John Donley. W.
A. Sherrill and Walter C. Witt, Pre
ceding the square dance numbers,
instrumental records were played
over the public address system by K.
C. Wright.
Large Crowd Attends
Singing Convention
At Court House Here
The Cherokee Singing Convention
gave a Victory Day program at the
court house Sunday afternoon be
fore a crowd that about filled the
court room. A variety of the old
favorites were sung as solos, quar
tets and by the audience. The sing
ing was presided over by C. C.
Crain. of Andrews, president of the
Cherokee County Singing Conven
tion. E. S. Burnett is vice-president
of the organization.
Directing in the concert singing
were Professor Sharp, of Robbins
ville; Frank Coleman. C. I. Calhoun,
Shelby Franks. Roy Helton. Von
Hughes. E. S. Burnett. John Deck
er. Bill Hembree. Ernest Trantham
and Miss Irene Barton.
Also on the progTam were the
Murphy Melody Quartet, including
Roy Helton. Bill Hembree. Shelby
Frankc and John W TVmlev; anri
the Murphy Female Quartet includ
ing Blanche Barton Davis, Irene
Barton. Mcnnice Payne and Mary
Lou Roberts .Glenn Ellis was pianist !
for both quartets.
H. Bueck. school principal, loaned ,
the singers the use of a piano.
The singing program was arrang
ed as a Victory Day affair and was
not the regular singing convention,
it was explained. At least 700 people
attended the program. Mr. Calhoun
said.
Hiwassee Construction
Supervisor Moves
Tom Brown, superintendent of
construction at Hiwassee Dam. and ;
his family left recently for Houston, |
Texas, where Mr. Brown has ob- .
tained a position with a ahipbuild- |
iai plant.
Gas, Sugar Canning
Registration At Schools
Friday and Saturday
ration for a>. and for sugar J
121 ins. . - being held at alii
school . The registration.
b? ;ran T lu.'-sday. and wijli
ie : irouuh Saturday, |n
of registrars appointed b\ 1
inty ::r?t( r?d- of aol j
Cherokee 4-H Boys
And Girls Enjoy Week
At Swannanoa
Mrs w. D. King, honn demon* :
j.svation a-civ. and Carl Whiteside,
'asistant coui t" farm agent, are in
j charge of 15 4-H Club boys and ;
Hirls v. o are enjoying a week's out-!
itu" a ?..< dSv ict t amp ai Swan- j
nanoa. The camp \\ :1I break up aii
noon on Friday. Delegations art
via ting he c :np from Cherokee.
Sw-.iin, Madison. Clu Graham and
ii coui iies. -i'nis will be the
las: year that the Wei* em North
Car ilina 4-H clubs will intrei in
Swa/uianoa, bet.ause he site is part
of the amy hospital project.
The Cherokee delegation at camp
includes Sonny Stalcup, Jerry Hall.
Max Swain, Ev* NelJ KeiiJer. Iris
Poriei. Maudie D. B. Witt. Elireda
Price, Muiray Joe Moore, Edna
Sules, Haze; Suit OpaJ Best. Cath
erine Wood, and r>oris McConnell.
Rev. A. B. Cash Will
Return Today From
Ellijay, Ga., Revival
Rev. A. B. Cash, who left last
6unday afternoon for Ellijay. Ga..
plans to return to Murphy today.
The local Baptist minister has been
speaking at revival meetings at the
First Baptist church of Ellijay.
Miss Thehna Hall It
Recovering From
Appendectomy
Thelma Hall, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Lawrence Hall, was entered
as a patient in Murphy General
Hospital Friday night suffering from
an attack of acute appendicitis. She
was operated on by Bryan Whitfield
and her condition is reported to be
good. Miss Hall will be taken home
in a few days.
iRev. Grant Folmsbee
I Announces Parish House
; Is Nearing Completion
Rev. Grant Folmsbee. deacon-in
? charge of the Church of the Mes
siah, announced yesterday that the
new parish house located at the rear
I of the church property Is nearing
j completion.
? Tho parish house will be adapted
] for use as a Sunday school room and
' as a meeting place for church or
' sanitations and community proj
j rets. The rector hopes that the
i structure will fill the need for
' wholesome recreation and environ
j ment.
There will be equipment for picnic
1 parties -with an raiMoor fireplace for
cooking meats and heating coffee.
The general public will be Invited to
make use of the facilities offered.
The grounds will be landscaped.
The parish house was authorized
at the May diocese convention at
Baltimore, where funds weTe grant
ed tor its construction. Additional
funds have been contributed by the
local congregation. The building is |
arranged so that the minister may
reside there.
"rial Blackout In
>lurpy July 24. To
Bring War Home
Warden Christopher
W arn* Public To
Comply With
Rules
Th? W( ] (1 Wat v :!1 come nearr:
iiomt- to Murpt v Friday, July 24.
wN-n trial bi'kau! will b: held
,i mdiii : . .limn ii' i mem mud< on
Tuesday of this \w?k by E. O
Chrtu tophi ; chl< : an ntM warder.
ll:s no'vic* of the blackout calls up
on the pt neral public to pay strict
attention to all regulations govern
u -ui'k . rusioii.-. Ill- announce
ment follows:
We will have our first trial black
i < iut in Murphy on tin evening of
? till.' 24 Kvcrynnp in Murphy is ask
| . d to cooperate A signal for turnini1.
I off all lights will be a series of short
bla-sts of the regular fire siren last
ing for a period of two or three
minutes. The all clear signal will bo
a series of long blasts of the same
siren In order to avoid confusion,
the regular fire signal Is as follows:
one long blast, main part ol town:
two long blasts. East Murphy; three
lone blasts. Factory town: and four
long blasts. Bealtown.
"When the blackout signal sounds
you arc asked to turn off all lights
in your home or place of business
and keep them off until the all clear
signHi is sounded. Should you find
It absolutely necessary to have a
light burning, you are asked to so
darken your windows and doors that
no light may be seen from the out
side. This can be done by means of
shutters, black curtains, quilts, or
blankets tacked over the winodws.
Consult your air raid warden.
"If you are driving when you hear
the blackout signal, pull over to
your side of the road and extinguish
your lights. Be sure that you do not
block the street and do not park be
side a fire plug. You are asked to
stay indoors during the period
blackout. If you are on the street
when the signal sounds, step in the
nearest building and remain there
until the all clear.
Please report to the chief air raid
warden any one who does not com
ply with the above requests.
E. O. Christopher,
Chief Air Raid Warden. Cherokee
County.
Information is desired from all
citizens irj the Civilian Defense Or
gani7ation on the following particu
lars:
Number of people living in your
home . . . . ; number of children un
| der 1 0 years old . . . : invalids or ill
| who cannot, help themselves. . . . :
I fire fighting apparatus: Number of
! ladders. . . . : length ; amount of
i garden hose . . . . : outside hose con
j nection. . . . ; buckets of sand....:
| water buckets and dippers....;
| axes
, Inspection Of Sites
I For W. N. C. Test Farm
| Will Start July 19
State Secretary of Agriculture W.
Kerr Scott will bejtfn inspecting
sites for the new Mountain Test
Farm on July 19. according to A. Q.
Ketaer, county farm agent. The
present site at Swannanoa was sold
to the government for the new Army
hospital. Cultowhee in Jackson
county is being considered for the
new location, although Henderson
and Haywood counties are also bid
ding for the project.
Dance At Hiwassee Dam
A dance will be held Saturday
evening at the Hiwagsee Dam
Recreation Center Admission will
be free.
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FAT DAT
WAR
BOND DAY
STOP SHHD:tl6 ? $AVl DOUAtS