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VOLI'ME 55 ? No. 13.
S1I WHV. NORTH CAROLINA TIICRSDAY. OCT. II. 1M3
Se COPV ? $2.H PER Y KAK
Dr. Ralph McDonald
Is NCEA Speaker
The need for further progress
in North Carolina's public schools
was stressed by Dr. Ralph MsDon
a!d in an address before the local
unit of the North Carolina Edu
cation Association- in the Home
Economics building of the high
school Monday night. Teachers of
the Andrews City schools and
Cherokee County schools were
guests of the Murphy faculty at
the combination business ana so
cial meeting.
The text" used by Dr. McDon
ald in his talk was "On the plains
of hesitation bleach the bones of
millions who. at the dawn of vic
tory paused to rest. and. resting,
died". His hearers, the teachers
and their friends, were urged to
continue their efforts for further
progress in education.
Dr. McDonald cited the con
trast. between the "destructive ac
tion of the 1933 Legislature in en
acting the greatest reduction in
school suport ever experienced in
any State" and the "equally strik
ing record of progress during the
years from 1935 to the present".
Both the school reduction of 1933
and the decade of progress since
that time were declared by the !
speaker to be "without parallel in
the history of the United States."
The school reduction program
of 1933 resulted in teachers' salar
ies among the lowest in the Union,
the largest teaching load (pupils
per teacher) in the nation, and
the curtailment of the curriculum
in such subjects as music, art. |
and vocational instruction." said
McDonald. "This reduction was
the result of deliberate and effec- j
live work on the part of those who
believed that the best schools are
those which cost the least, regard
less of quality." He declared that
the leaders of that "false econ- J
omy" philosophy dominated the
legislative action of 1933.
"The progress beginning with
the legislature of 1935 has been .
the result of equally deliberate
and effective work on the part of
the real friends of schools in ,
North Carolina. The increase In j
teacher's salaries sinoe 1935 has
raised the State from a rank of
44th to a rank of 30th among the
states. We have adopted a retire
ment system: the State has as
sumed the responsibility for a
nine-months term of school for
every child; the school has been
extended to include a twelve-year
program: vocational education
has been multiplied many times.
The friends of schools have fought
hard to gain these goals, and the
tattle has been fierce and unceas
inp.
Gradually a new leadership
has gained the day. and it may
now be said truthfully that the
friends of schools have gained the
dominating position In the coun
cils of State. This victory has been
won only over the long and de
termined opposition of the old
RUard leadership which wrought:
the preat reductions of 1933," Mc- j
Donald stated.
Some of the present needs of I
the schools were outlined by the
candidate for Governor.
"We have still the most over
continued on page eight)
R. R. Beal
Rites Held
On Monday
R. R. Bcal. 79. prominent Mur
phy citizen. died at his home Sat
urday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock,
following a long lllnow
He was the son of William Beal.
a native of Whitewall. Yorkshire.
England, and Catherine Frances
Clilpman Beal. who settled in
Murphy in 1855 He was a member
of the Episcopal Church of the
Messiah, and hp.d served as Its
treasurer since its organization.
For a number of years, he taught
the Men's Bible class at the Meth
odist church.
Mr. Beal was master of the Ma
sonic lodge, and worthy patron of
the Murph chapter of the Eastern
Star at the time of his death.
Funeral services were held at
the Methodist church Monday aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock, with the Rev.
Rufus Morgan of Franklin, the
Rev. H. L. Paisley and the Rev.
A. B. Cash, officiating.
Mrs. Glenn Bates sang "Cross
ing the Bar", and the choir sang
"Abide With Me."
The body lay in state at the
church for one hour before the
funeral. Masons had charge of the
funeral, and members of the East
ern Star served as flower bearers.
Mr. Beal was never married and
lived with his maiden sister. Miss
Mary Beal, until her death three
years ago.
Surviving are five nieces. Misses
Kate and Leila Hayes. Mrs. Lottie
Stalcnp and Mrs. B. B. Comwell,
of Murphy, and Mrs. Fred L.
Scroggs of Bra&stown: five
n?phews, Hugh Hayes of Greens
boro, Willie Beal of Canton, Ohio.
Ralph Bcal of Hayesville. Oliver
Beal of Ashevllle and Charlie Beal
of Murphy.
Burial was In the family ceme
tery. with the Ivle funeral home
In charge.
Presbyterian
Services To Be
Concluded Sunday
Revival services conducted b 7
the Rev. R. E. McClure of Ashe
ville at Murphy Presbyterian
Church this week, will be conclud
ed with the Sunday evening ser
vice. Services yet to be held are:
Friday morning at 10 o'clock, Fri
day evening and Sunday evening
at 7:30, and Sunday morning at
11 o'clock. Lessons from the Gos
pel of John will be concluded on
Friday evening.
Mr. McClure spoke at chapel
exercises at Murphy high school
Friday morning. More than 400
children signed a card saying
they would read the Book of John.
This week Mr. McClure is making
a gift of the gospel to each child
who made the pledge to read it.
Park Commission
Is Ready To Work
A park commission, composed
of representatives of the town
council and civic organ btations,
**s appointed at a meeting held
Thursday evening at the clerk's
office.
Composing the committee are:
M. Pain, chairman; Noah Lov
togood and A. L. Martin, of the
council; K. C. Wright, repre
senting the schools; Doyle Burch.
club; Mrs. Thelma Dickey. :
Senior Woman's club; Mrs. How- ?.
Moody. Junior Woman's club;
B. Oray. Chamber of Commerce
t>r. M. P. Whichard. Ameri
legion.
The town council has approprt
*** *500 for work on the park.
*** th* Uona ciub $100. The com
aaked to go to work
park ready for recre
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Donate Articles
To USO Lounge
Articles recently donated to the
USO lounge Include: A copy of
the Acheville Citizen each day. by
Nick Howell.
A victrola loaned by Mrs. Olive
Campbell of the John C. Campbell
folk school .
-*r"l saucers by the Brass
town Woman's club.
Studio couch loaned by Mrs.
Ed Barnett.
Cot loaned by Mrs. Dixie Pal
mtT.
After October, no public solici
tations will be made, since the
USO is included In the United
War Fund drive. Mrs. Dole Lee.
chairman, has announced.
LIONS AND GUERNSEY THEY SOLD? Murphy Lions club recently sponsored a calf contest which
netted them $681. to be used for the blind and indigent in the county. The calf sold is shown above
The seven members of the Lions club are: left to right. Joe E. Ray. Rotert Easley. Dr. W. A. Hoover, j
Mercer Pain. Prank Ellis, Frank Forsyth, and Doyle Burch.
Burch And Ketner Head
County Salvage Drive
I Doyle Burch and A. Q. KetneH
I are co-chairmen of the present
; Cherokee county salvage cam
paign. They received their ap
pointment this week. They now
| are appointing committees to
work in every section of the coun
[ 1 7 to find every available piece of
| scrap metal, including steel, iron,
copper, brass, bronze, aluminum,
j and tin. fats, and other items
needed by war industries.
People in the county are urged
by the chairmen to cooperate in
salvaging the materials needed.
Announcement of methods of col
lecting will be anounced later.
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker,
air ace of World War 1, urges re
doubled efforts in the scrap met
al drive. He says:
"Having visited all the battle
fronts throughout the world, in
cluding Russia, it is evident to me
that the ever-increasing demand
for munitions and war weapons
will bring about a demand for
scrap iron and steel during the
balance of 1943 and 1944 unparal
leled in the history of any nation.
. . . We in America on the home
front have millions of tons of
scrap iron and steel lying around
idle and being dissipated by the
elements. . .If every man. woman
and child over ten years of age
gave only one hour of their time
to this salvage drive there would
be millions of tons available for
the protection of our fighting
men."
Junior Red Cross
Making Articles
For Hospitals
The Junior Red Cross through I
the pupils of the Home Econom
j ics. Art, and Woodworking de
1 partments of Murphy high school,
j are working on the following proj
I ects: " *
100 Christmas Menu covers for
the Navy. 100 Christmas tray fav
ors, 100 Thanksgiving nut cups.
100 New Year's nut cups, 25 util
ity bags. 6 ash stands, and 6 lap
boards.
All of these articles except the
menu covers were requested by the
W. N. C. Camp and Hospital
Council of the Red Cross, and will
be sent to the hospitals served by
the council.
Jack Crawford
Leaves For Norfolk
Jack D. Crawford. Seaman Sec- j
ond class with the Merchant Ma
rines. returned Monday morninp j
to Norfolk. Va.. after a few days'
visit with his mother, Mrs. Ellen
Crawford, and friends in Murphy.
Jack took his basic training at
Hoffman Island. New York.
Ask Ferebee's Aid
For Flight Strip
In interest of getting a flight
strip for emergency landing of air
planes built here, a committee was
appointed Thursday night by
Mayor J. W. Franklin to have a
conference with Percy B. Ferebee.
highway commissioner, requesting
the aid of the State Highway
Commission.
The committee was composed
of: Dr. B. W. Whitfield, chair
man: Mayor Franklin. H. G. Elk
ins. Joe E. Ray, Doyle Burch, H.
Bueck. H. A. Mattox. Mrs. Thelma
Dickey. Miss Addie Mae Cooke,
and Mrs. Howard Moody.
Tlf y had a meeting with Mr.
Ferebee Tuesday morning, in An
drews. but were told by the high
way commissioner that no funds
of the State commission are avail
able for building flight strips. The
commission has built two flight
strips in North Carolina, but it
was done with funds from the
War Department and at their re
quest. Mr. Fcrcbee stated that
possibly provision for such a pro
gram could be made in the next
legislature; as post-war develop
ment of air service will demand
an increased number of landing
fields throughout the state, and a
tax might be placed on gas used
in planes with which to build the 1
fields.
Woman's Club Hears
McClure and Sees Picture
"The History and Use of the |
Word Amen" was the subject of j
an address by the Uev. R. E. Mc
Clure of Ashevllle. at the mcetlne
of the Murphy Woman's club
Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Mc
Clure was Introduced by Mrs. Har
ry Miller, president of the club|
who presided over a business ses- ,
slon.
Mrs. Miller (tave a report of tlie
meeting of the Pint district of I
the North Carolina Federation of
Women's clubs held recently at
Sylva. She said that clubs in the
district are asked to sponsor train
ing of a Red Cross nurpe. The club
voted to give $5 to a fund for this
purpose.
The club was asked to Join with
the Junior Woman's club and the
Lions club in furnishing play
ground equipment for small chll
Continued 011 page four
Camp And Hospital
Council States
Christmas Needs
The Western North Carolina i
Camp and Hospital council is now
making plans for providing the
Christmas needs of service mei^at
the hospitals and rest centers
I icrvSii fcy the councfl. Among the
list of items needed by the first
week in December are: Christmas
cards for the patients to send
home, tinsel, tree lights, tree balls
and other decorations, icicles.
Christmas seals, wrapping paper
and ribbons, and presents to give
the patients, including items such
as pens, pencils, cigarettes, hand
kerchiefs. shaving kits, puzzles
and playing cards.
Those who wish to make gifts
of the above items may get in ;
touch with the camp and hospital
council of the local Red Cross
chapter.
The three centers served by this
council are Moore General hos
j pital. Swannanoa: Naval hospital,
j Ashcvllle; and Lake Lure Rest
Center. Lake Lure.
I; has been suggested that pine
cone burrs gilted or painted bright
colors would make good C'iristmas
decorations.
There still is a need for outdoor
furniture for one of the hospitals.
During the winter months the fur
niture. if suitable, can be used in
the sunparlors.
The next meeting of the coun
cil will be held on Friday. Novem
ber 19. at 2 o'clock, at Moore Gen
eral hospital.
Arrangements Are
Complete For
Getting Book 4
Arrangements have been com
pleted for registration for ration
book 4 in Cherokee county, it is
announced by Fred Johnson chair
man of the local war price and
rationing board, and will be con
ducted October 25-28. Registration
sites will be set up at the schools
and will be manned by teachers,
high school students and other
volunteers.
The public was again reminded \
that presentation of all copies of
book 3 previously issued to any
family must be presented at the
registration site to simplify iden
tity and eligibility for book 4.
One adult member of a family
can register. In person, for new
books for every member of that
family, it was explained, but in-;
dividuals living alone or in board
ing houses must apply in person.
Applicants will fill out a sim
ple form and will receive their
copies of book 4 immediately af
ter registration.
The new books will go into use
I November 1 when green stamps
'Continued on jJage four)
Asks Cooperation
In War Fund Drive
Dental Clinics
County Schools
Are Completed
Dr. D L Wells, or Wallace of
the Oral Hygiene division of the
North Carolina State Bcftrd of
Health, has just completed an
eight weeks' program in
the white schools of Cherokee
county.
Schools in which work was done
are: Andrews, Murphy, Peachtree.
Martin's Creek. Hiwassee Dam.
Friendship and Grape Creek.
The total number of children
treated in the seven schools were
456. and the total number of oper
ations were 2.333.
In these clinics children are
checked in the class room. thOoe
who need work are selected, and
as many are treated as time will
allow.
Besides actual dental work, an
education program which includes
lectures along with visual educa
tion, is carried out.
The work is done through the
county board of health, and the
office of the superintendent of
schools.
Dr. W. F. Yelton. of Shelby,
has worked in the schools of Gra
ham county for four weeks, and
Dr. A. D. Underwood of Roseboro,
has put on a four weeks' program
in Clay county.
Dr. Wells has been sent to Wal
lace where he will put on a simi
lar program.
Dr. Russell Gives
Up Dentistry
Dr. L. T. Russell, Jr., and fam
, ily will leave around the first of
November for Charlotte where he
has set up offices for the special
ized practice of oral and plastic
surgery. He returned last week
from Atlanta, where he spent a
few days taking a refresher
course in general anesthesia.
Dr. Russell says that he regrets
| to leave Murphy and hopes to re
turn often to visit with friends.
: "The people of Murphy have been
very kind to us, and we will never
| forget them," he said.
The Cherokee County United
War Fund drive is not getting the
response that leaders were expect
ing, states Frank Forsyth, county
chairman. With a quota of $3,000.
there is much work yet to be done
before the end of the month in
order to reach that figure. He asks
the county's cooperation in mak
ing the drive a success.
The Cherokee county drive is in
cooperation with the National
War Fund. Periodic meetings of
this agency are held with an ad
visory group in Waslungton which
represent Lend-Lease. State De
partment. American Red Cross.
Office of Foreign Relief and Re
habilitation, auu President's War
Relief Control Board.
The National War Fund in
stead of setting up duplicating
machinery, uses existing facilities
for relief distribution to the full
est possible extent. Much of the
United Nations' relief provided
through National War Fund chan
nels will be distributed through
the experienced staff of the Inter
national Red Cross and its mem
ber groups. Food and invalid pack
ages for prisoners of war provided
I from gifts to member agencies of
the National War Fund are pur
chased. shipped and distributed
j through the Red Cross.
Ramblin' Tommy
Scott's Show
Comes To Murphy
Friday Evening
Rawblin' Tommy Scott's big ra
dio show will come to Murphy
j Friday of this week, at 8 o'clock
p. m., for a performance at Mur
i phy high school, sponsored by the
i local Lions club.
Appearing in person will be
Clarabell, Smiling Ed, Mildred,
Little Miss Frankic, announcer,
Luke McLuke. Scotty, Horse Fly.
Cleo. and Lightnin".
Included in the show are: mu
sic, singing. America's only lady
rope escape act. clowning, black
face dance and washboard act.
ventrilocal talking doll, trick gui
tar and piano playing, escapes
and magic.
The Lions invited the public to
attend this show, to which a small
admission will be charged.
I Typhoid And Diphtheria Clinics
Throughout The County Completed
Typhoid and Diphteria clinics
have just been completed through
cut Cherokee count-. These were
held by Public Health Nurses, i
Mrs. Ola H. Williams and Miss i
Elba Sneed. Each place was vis
i ited either three or four times
in order that individuals would
have opportunity to complete the
1 third Typhoid innoculations.
Such clincs will not be sched
uled again for three years, and
those who were not able to attend
the clinics and wish to be immu
nized can come to the Health De
partment on any Wednesday or
Saturday morning.
The entire county was surveyed
I with clinics held in the following
places :
I Grape Creek. Ogreeta. Unaka.
I Bethel, Violet. Long Ridge. Ebe
nezer. Owl Creek, Grandview,
Boiling Springs. Davis Creek. Bea
verdam. Hall Store. Martins
Creek. King's Store. Moccasin
Creek. Belleview. Maggies Chapel.
Ranger. Letitia. Suit. Roberson's
Store. Oak Park. Vest,
j Pleasant Hill, Culberson,
j Shield's School. Sunny Point, Mc
Allister's Store. Wolf Creek. We
? hutty. Clark School. Hill School,
j Liberty. Patrick. Tomotla. Marble.
' Columbia Marble Company. Rho
do. Andrews. Murphy. Texanna.
Macedonia.
To Collect Produce
For The Orphanage
I November 8. 9. and 10 will be
Orphanage days for Baptists of
the Western North Carolina and
West Liberty associations. At this
time they will collect and ship
produce for the Baptist orphanage
at Thomasville. as has been the
custom for several years.
The Rev. Paul Lovlngood. mod
| erator of the W. N. C. association,
announces that a car will be plac
ed in Murphy on Monday and
I Tuesday. November 8 and 9. and
j at Andrews on Wednesday. No
j vember 10. to collect the produce
that members have to (rive.
Anything such as canned food*,
j dried fruits and vegetables, pump
kins. potatoes, com. quilts, blaak
| ets, and other Items will be aocap
table. There is a large demand for
I corn and Irish potatoes. Every
, church in the two associations is
asked to send 25 bushels of corn
! and 10 bushels of potatoes.
"A special Thanksgiving offer
ing should be taken In each
! church on Sunday. November 21,"
I states Mr. Lovlngood. "and every
I one is asked to give the e<iuivalent
! of a day's wages."
"The privilege of providing for
j our unfortunate children is a high
! one; none will want to miss it;
therefore, everybody should take
part in lt^ They are OUT children
| and we will not neglect them. Qod
1 has wonderfully blessed us tills
| year; now let's share with the
| it