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VOLUME 54 ? NO. 39
MIRP1IV. NORTH CAROLINA TIU RSIIAY. APRIL ?. |9?
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Easter Services
Planned For All
Murphy Churches
Special Easter services are being '?
planned in all the chruches of j
Murphy for Sunday. A sunrise
service will be held by the Free
Methodist church at the home j
of Clyde Patton at 6 a.m. Easter
messages will be preached in all
churches at 11 o'clock, and sev
eral evening services will be held.
An Easter story cantata, entitled
"The First Easter" will be pre
sented at First Baptist church by
a 24-voice choir at 7:45 p.m.
"Hie Rev. Wm. Biker, pastor of
the Church of the Messiah. Epis
copal. announces the following
services at his church: Holy com
munion. 8 a.m.: holy communion
and sermon 11 a.m.: subject of
sermon to be. The Resurrection
of the Church, which is the Body
of Christ."
The Rev. Ralph Taylor will
preach at the First Methodist
church at 11 o'clock a.m. on the
subject. "Easter and Our World".
It was voted at prayer service
Wednesday evening that the con
gregation will worship with the
Baptists on Sunday evening.
The subject of the Rev. A. B.
Cash for the Sunday morning
service at the First Baptist church
will be "Now is Christ Risen".
The Rev. H. L. Paisley will
preach on "The Ever-Living
Christ" at the morning service at
the Presbyterian' church, afld <3n
"The Burning Heart" at the
evening service.
An Easter message will be
brought by Miss Eld a Himebaugh.
pastor of Free Methodist church.
Sunday after Bible study at 5
p.m.. will be held at 109 Hill St.
Teachers Get
$4955 Bonus At
Close of School
A war bonus, totaling $4955;
was distributed last week to
Cherokee County teachers, along ;
with their regular salary pay- j
ment. said Lloyd W. Hendrix.'
county superintendent of educa- j
tion.
This payment of the bonus, au-j
thorized by the General Assem- J
bly. covered the period until May ?
1. and comes as a supplement to \
the regular salary. Mr. Hendrix I
explained that the bonus is basrd i
on a half-year of six months for |
regular state employees, including
teachers. janitors. superinten
dents. principles, but does not
include bus drivers.
The schedule on a school month
basis is as follows:
Salaries up to $400 a year. $30
for the half year: salaries from
$401 to $859. $60 for the half
year: salaries from $900 to $1.800.,
$90 for the half year: salaries j
from $1.801 to $2.100. $96 for the ,
half year, and up.
WILL INTERVIEW
APPLICANTS
Sgt. John W. Giddins. represen
tative of the Aviation Cadet Ex
amining Board, will be in Murphy 1
next Wednesday to talk to any
prospective applicants for Army1
Aviation Cadet Training. He will;
accompany the WAACs recruiting j
paity here.
Funeral Service
For Mrs. George
C. Mauney Held
Peachtree Sunday
Mrs. Grace Sudderth Mauney. |
44. wife of George C. Mauney.
died at her home at Peachtree
April 17. Funeral services were
held at the home at 2 o'clock
Sunday afternoon, with the Rev.
Alfred Smith officiating. Inter
ment was in Baptist cemetery at
Peachtree.
Mrs. Mauney is survived by her |
husband; three sons, Bruce, Way
ne, and Luke; her mother. Mrs.
A. E. Sudderth; five sisters, Mrs.
Cyruss Witt of Peachtree, Mrs.
J. C. /\li bright, Raleigh, Mrs. W.
D. Humphreys, Tulsa, Okla., Mrs.
Fannie Davis, Miami, Fla., and
Mrs. Edna Hasty of Fort Lauder
dale, Fla.; two brothers. Carl of
Miami. Fla., and Wayne of Okla
homa City, Okla.
Active pallbearers were: Paul
Sudderth. Dock Sudderth. Willard
Sudderth. Aud Sudderth, and
Troy Sudderth. Honorary pall
bearers were Ralph Adams. John
Odeli, R. G. Alexandria. Walter
Witt. Homer Ricks. Charlie Cal
houn. Howard Moody, John Don
ley. Fred Christopher, and Fred
Moore. Ivie funeral home was in
charge.
L. H. Taylor
Is Missing
In Action
Word has been received here
that Lewis Hampton Taylor. 17.
who has been in the U. S. Navy
since the sinking on March 10 of
esinc the sinking on March 10 of
the merchant ship on which he
was doing duty. He was with the
armed guard attached to the mer
chant ship.
R. F. Taylor of Murphy. R. 3.
his fathere. was notifiede by wire
on April 3 that the son was miss
ing. This was followed by a letter
from the War Department, to the
same effect.
The last correspondence Taylor
had from his son was on February
16.
WAAC Lieutenant To Be In Murphy
April 28 To Interview Applicants
Lt. Ruth J. Merrylees. recruiting
officer for the WAACS will be in \
Murphy on Wednesday. April 28.
at the WAAC information booth |
in Candler's Department Store
during the afternoon to tell the j
women of this area how they can'
best serve their country.
There is a job in the WAACS .
for every qualified woman.
In order to Join the WAACS. j
you must be an American citizen!
between the ages of 21 and 44
years, present a birth certificate
or a birth affldfcrtt thereof, have
no children under the age of 14 ,
years unless presenting a court j
order showing that the child is In.
tlfc custody of someone other
than the natural mother. j
The quota for the WAACS has!
been raised from 25.000 to 150.000
at the request of Gen. George C.
Marshall. This means that there
are unlimited opportunities for
advancement for those who en
roll now. There are no specific
educational requirements for an
officer or an auxiliary but you
must be able to pas?? menb 1
a Item ess test.
The WAACS need school tea
chers. clerks, sales clerks, typists,
clerical workers, and workers for
every type. The list of duties for
a woman in the WAACS Is ex
tensive and Lt. Merrylees can tell
you in what, capacity you could
best serve. Information pamphlets
and application blanks can be!
obtained at the WAAC inform a-1
tion booth for the next few weeks
NEW ANDREWS PASTOR AND WIFE?Above are the Rev. and
Mrs. L. P. Smith, new pastor of Andrews Baptist Church and his wife.
M;. Smith succeeded the Rev. E. P. Baker, who recently entered the
army as a chaplain.
Rev. L. L. Smith Assumes Duties As
Pastor Of Andrews Baptist Church
The Rev. L. P. Smith has ac-1
cepted a call to becomc pastor of
Andrews Baptist church. He ar
rived there last week to begin his
work. Mrs. Smith will join him
in a few weeks.
Mr. Smith was a former pas
tor of the Andrews church,
having served there when the
present church was built. He left
18 years ago to become pastor of
East Fourth Street Baptist church
in Winston-Salem where he serv
ed for 16 years.
Following his graduation at
Duke University, Mr. Smith start
ed his ministry at Hickory, where
he preached four years. He came
to Andrews from Hickory for his
first pastorate at that church.
When Mr. Smith went to Wins
ton-Salem in 1926 his church was
practically a new structure and
was indebted to the extent of
$70 000. Under his leadership the
indebtedness was paid off. Mean
while. the Negro population in
that section of the city increased
to such an extent that all white
churches in the area were forced
to suspend activities. On Feb. 23.
the East Fourth Street church
issued letters to all its members
in good standing and closed out
its organization in the conven
tion.
During 16 years of his active
pastoral work in Winston-Salem.
Mr. Smith was secretary of the
Pilot Mountain Baptist Associa
tion for 14 years. On two acca
sions he won prizes for the ex
I cellence of his church records in
competition with other association
| secretaries throughout the South
era Baptist Convention.
' The Smiths have two daughters
and a son. Miss Virginia Smith
j and Miss Sue Smith are on the
staff of the North Carolina. Bap
tist Hospital in Winston-Salem,
and Ned Smith is principal of
Central School in Winston-Salem.
I All will continue their work there.
New Selective
Service Rules
Are Announced
Chief effect of the recent
changes in selective service classi
fications is the elimination of
dependency deferment except
for: <1> Those who maintain
bona fide homes with children.
<2> Those whose induction would I
cause extreme hardship to a wife,
child or parent and. '3> Those j
with dependents who are neces- i
sary to and regularly engaged I
in agriculture.
Men formerly classified in III-A
and III-B who had been deferred
because of dependents will be re
considered. Class ITI-B is eli
minated entirely. A child bom
after September 4. 1942 is not
recognized as a 'dependent" in
classifying a registrant in Class
TTT-A. The new classification.
ni-D. will contain all men whose
induction, in the opinion of their
local boards, would create ex
treme hardship or privation for a
dependent wife, child, or parent.
Leads Singing In
Copperhil! Revival
The Rev. A. B Cash has been
leading the singing at a revival
meeting at Copper hill Baptist
church for the past week and a
half. The metting closed last
night < Wednesday >. Doing the
preaching was Dr. W. Lee Cutts
of Atlanta. Rev. Clinton Cutts is
pastor of the church.
Case Against
Patterson Is
Dismissed
The case against Charles P.
I Patterson for manslaughter was
i dismissed for lack of evidence
! Monday when a hearing was held
I before Justice of the Peace P. H
Leatherwood. He was held under
$1500 bond in connection with
! the death of Avery Beaver on
Monday afternoon, April 12.
I Funeral services were held for
Beaver Friday morning at the
I New Martin's Creek Baptist
I church with the Rev. J. C. Helton,
j the Rev. Columbus Martin and
I the Rev C A Mull officiating.
Elderv Lady Dies
Thursday At Violet
Mrs. Parthenia Graham. 72.
j died at the home of her son. Fred,
at Violet Thursday, following a
long illness. Funeral services were
held Friday in Unaka Baptist
church with the Rev. J. M. Moss
and the Rev Garfield Morrow of
ficating Burial was in the church
cemetery with Townson funeral
home in charge.
She is survived by two son*.'
Willard and Fred of Unaka. and j
five daughters. Mrs. Lena Pavnr ;
Mrs. Lillie Rose. Mrs. Ora Graves,
and Mrs. Nora Martin, of Unaka. j
and Mrs. Mary Allen of Patrick.
Delivers Finals
Address In Clay
Rev. A. B Cash, pastor of t ho
First Baptist church here, deliver- (
ed the comnv ncement address to j
the graduating class at Hayesville .
high school Monday evening 7:30.
Robt. B. McDonald
Is Signalman
CHICAGO 111.. April 14 ? Dots
and dashes, codes and flashes ?
that's only part of the ma7e of
integral instruction being given
Robert B. McDonald. 18. son of
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. McDonald.
419 Cherry St.. Murphy, who is
enrolled in the Naval Trainine
School for signalmen on the cam
pus of the University of Chicago
here.
Milk Receiving Station
To Serve This And Many
Of Adjoining Counties
Six Persons
Are Bitten
By Mad Dog
Six persons in the county were
bitten recently by a mad dog. ac
cording to T. Q. Ellis, sanitarian
of the Health department, who j
stated that all of the victims have
begun Anti-rabies treatment.
The mad dog was a collie puppy
owned by Paul Simms, who lives
about two miles from Murphy on
the Culberson road. The puppy
was bitten by a stray dog about
the midle of March. No trace of
the stray dog has been establish
ed.
On March 11 Edna Simms. was
bitten on the leg by the collie; on
the same day. Claude Simms was:
bitten on the hand. The follow
i ing day the following were bitten
| on their hands: Phyllis Hall Pal
I mer. Ray Simms. Cline Simms.1
i and Mrs. Paul Simms.
Mr. Ellis stated that as soon
as the case was reported to the
health department on April 14. he
investigated and found the pup
py to be slobbering and to have |
the initial stages of paralysis of
the rear legs. He killed the puppy,
and shipped the head to the state
laboratory of hygiene. The report
was returned on April 16. stating
that the dog was mod.
The following who had dogs to
be bitten by the collie have had
their two dogs each killed: Paul
Simms. Charles Hedden. and J. L.
Hall. Some whose dogs could have
been exposed have either had
their dogs killed or have them in
confinement for a same period of
time.
One-Fourth Time
Needed Is Being
Done In The Red
Cross Workroom
During the week of April 12-16,
a total of 70 hours of work was
done at the Red Cross surgical
dressings workroom by 31 dif-1
ferent people, and 1125 dressings j
were m.ide. This is less than one
fourth of the work necessary to |
be dune each week in order to'
get the chapter quota finished j
on time.
Those working five hours or
more were: Mrs. T. A. Case: four
hours or more: Mrs E J. Darnell,
and Mrs. J. C. Ammon.s: three
hours or more: Mrs. M. W. Bell,
and Mrs. R. S. Parker: two hours
of more: Mrs. Don Witherspoon.
Mrs. M. K. Baker. Miss June Mc
Coy. Miss Edna Ramey. Mrs.
Henry Hyatt. Mrs. A. B Cash.
Mrs. P. C. Hyatt. Mrs. R D
Chandler. Miss Addic Leather
wood. Mrs. C. R. Worthen. Mrs
L. E Bay less. Mrs. C. A Beatty.
Mrs Myron Jenson. Mrs. Ed Bar
net t Mrs. S. D. Akin. Mrs. J. C.
Amnions. Mrs. C. D. Mayfield.
Mrs. J. W. Bailey
Those who worked one hour or
more were: Mrs. Harry Miller.
Mrs J. H. Wilson. Mrs. J. W.
Davidson. Mrs. Evelyn Pa t ton. W
IS Williamson, and Mis. Clyde
Sneed: working less than 1 hour
was Miss Mildred Farrow.
Rev. R. L Wood
To Preach Here
The Rev. R. L Wood, pastor
of First Free Methodist church.
Atlanta, will hold a series of
meetings for the Murphy Free
Methodist church April 30 - May
. 9. announce the pastor. Miss Elda
I Himebaugh.
Have Three Sons
In Armed Service
Mrs. Carl Hancock of Peachtree
has three sons m service:
Pfc J. T. Hancock of U. S
Marines, is with South Pacific
forces.
Pvt. J. c. Hancock, of U. S.!
Army, is stationed at Camp Polk
Louisiana.
Pvt. Hayden Hancock, of U. S i
Army, is stationed at San Diego,
California.
Aeronautics
Officials Are
Expected
Here
It is expected that officals of
I the Civil Aeronautic administra
tion will visit Murphy in the near
i future to inspect a proposed site)
for an emergency airport here
At the request of Joe E. Ray, act
ing for the Murphy Chamber of I
Commrrce, that someone be sent
here for the inspection, George E.
Garanflo. district airport engin
eer,. of Charlotte, stated in a let
ter to Mr. Ray on April 14 that
a representative of the Charlotte
office will come here to meet with
him and other interested officials
to discuss the subject of an air
port. Mr. Ray will be notified in
advance as to when the proposed
visit will take place.
Two Candidates
Announce For
Mayor In City
Election May 4
Saturday. April 24. is the dead
line for filing as candidates in
the city election to be held on
May 4. It also is the deadline
for registering to vote.
Candidates who have announced ,
themselves in the race for mayor
are: J. W. Franklin and Robert'
Weaver. The following have an
nounced for aldermen: Dr. W. A
Hoover. Walter Coleman. Noah |
Lovingood. W C. Kinney. Wade j
Massey. Dr L T. Russell. Avery
Martin. Mercer Fain. Dr. B. W.
Whitfield. Arden Davis. Dave!
Townson and V.;ncc Wilson.
VISIT IN WEST VIRGINIA
Mrs. C. W. Fisch. and Mrs.
Glenn Kephart and children.
Howard and Dianne. spent last
week visiting relatives in Martins
burg. West Virginia
R. A. B:odesser. of Washington.
D. c.. president of Southern
Dairies, has announced that the
to the demand on milk from the
armed forces throughout the
South his company has decided
to locate in Murphy a receiving
station for Class C and Class A
milk.
Due to the location of a receiv
ing station here, the company
will be able to deliver this milk
to any of the Southern Dairies
Southern plants, preferably in
Florida. Georgia. Alabama. Ten
nessee and South Carolina.
Mr. Brodesser states that he
believes there are in the Murphy
area enough farmers who have
not had a sufficient market pre
viously. to develop the dairy in
dustry in this section. He said
that the possibilities, due to Mur
phy's stratetgic location, will be
very favorable.
Por some lime Cherokee county
has wanted a milk market to help
develop the dairy industry of the
area.
Milk will be drawn from three
counties in Georgia, two in Ten
nesee. and from Cherokee and
several others in North Carolina
The company has leased a
building for receiving milk until
conditions permit the building of
a milk manufacturing unit, which
will consist of milk for cheese,
ice cream, a condensery, and
C-?de A milk
1 As soon as po^sibJe modarn
equipment will be installed in the
rented building. The company will
have available for sale to farmers
equipment they will need to be
come milk producers. New power
dams in Western North Carolina
make available sufficient electric
ity to meet needs of dairy farm
ers.
Dr. Paisley Is
Commissioner To
General Assembly
Dr. H L. Paisley attended the
district Presbytery which was held
in West Asheville Presbyterian
church Tuesday. He served on a
special committee for the day.
and was appointed one of the
commissioners from the ministry
to the general assembly to be
held a: Montreat 011 May 27. One
other minister and two ruling
ciders, and alternates, were elect
ed commissioners, also.
MASS MEETINGS
TO BE HELD
Mass meetings will be held in
Andrews 011 the evening of April
27 10 nominate candidates for
the town election. The democra
tic party will meet at the munici
pal building, and the republican
party at the library building, each
meeting beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Awards For Special Merit Presented
Students At Closing Exercises
Rov. W. I Hutchins. district
superintendent of the Methodist!
I church, of Wavnesville. delivered
the address at the graduation ex
? ercises of Murphy high school
Monday evening. using as his sub
ject. "Facing the Dawning". He
was introduced by Supt. H. Bueck.
Awards were presented by H. A.
Mattox to the valedictorian. Ger
ald Beatty; the salutatorian. Miss
? Annie Laura Mulkey: Miss Eliza
j beth Ann Elkins for citizenship:
Miss Jean Dickey. Jack Crawford.
! Miss Charlenc Bowles. Miss Mar
gie Johnson Stiles. Miss Mildred
Hawkins. Miss Nellie Davis. Clar
ence Nogel. Miss June Parrish.
. Miss Mildred Hampton, and Hal
| McDonald for being outstanding
I in scholastic and school activities:
and Miss Thelma Hall and Miss
Joyce Coleman for bond sales.
J. D Mallonee and Supt. H.
Bueck presented the seventh
grade certificates and diplomas
to graduates. The musical pro
gram consisted of "Melody of
Love" by the chorus and "Sere
nade" by Misses Mary Moore and
Sue Roberts. Both the salutator
ian and valedictorian Rave short
addresses.
The baccalaureate sermon vjas
preached Sunday morning at
11:30 o'clock by the Rev. Ralph
Taylor, at First Methodist church.
I Mr. Taylor outlined four points
for life's guide: economic security.
? physical fitness, mental alertness,
and spiritual safety.