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MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, APRIL 20. 1944
LIGHT PAGES THIS WLLK
PUREBRED CATTLE SALE TO BE HELD HERE MAY 18
MINING ENGINEERS INVESTGATING LOCAL IRON DEPOSITS
Bureau Of Mines
Sends Man Here
To Map Field
Jasper L. Stuckey. of Raleigh,
state geologist, and L. Eaton, i
mining engineer of Boston. Mass.. I
mho is employed by the state, i
spent several days here this week. [
looking over the iron deposits
with a view to reviving the iron I
business in Cherokee county to |
see if there is sufficient tonnage !
to establish an industry here.
They were arcompaned by A. P.
Robertson, who has been sent
here from th~ U S. Bureau of j
Mines to map the iron field and
sink pits and drill the deposits to '
ascertain the tonnage of iron ore. i
C. W. Savage, who is interest- j
ed in the development of iron min
ing. has been working for several
months to get a representative of '
the Bureau of Mines here to as- j
certain the amount of iron avail- 1
able and the expediency of min
ing it.
OVERSEAS FOUR TIMES
William Ralph Graves of New
York, who recently spent a week
here with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Graves of Murphy. Rt
3. Ralph entered service January
1943 and took his basic training
at St. Petersburg. Fla. He took
officers training at Kings Point.
N. Y.. at the U.S.M.M. Academy
and has been overseas four times. ]
Faculties Of Murphy City Unit Of
Schools Re-elected For Next Term
The school board of the Mur
phy city unit met recently and
re-elected all of the members of
the faculties of the various
schools. Supt. H. Bueck is elect
ed for a two-year period, and all
the following were re-elected for
the coming year:
Murphy Graded: Miss Clara Mc
CoTr-bF. 1st g*'i r"?> ? Misf. Frances
Dickson 1st: Mrs. Evelyn Patton
2nd; Miss Geraldine Shields 2nd;
3rd: Mrs. Dair Shields 3rd; Miss
Emily Sword 4th; Miss Kate
Hayes 4th; Mrs. Martha Adams
5th: Miss Addie Leatherwood 6th;
Mrs. J. W. Davidson 7th; Miss
Talitha Moore 7tli; Mr. Alfred j
Smith 8th: Miss Minnie Reed
8th; Miss Emma Louise Jenkins J
8th: Mrs. Mary King Spainhour
8th.
Murphy High: Miss Ruth
Emory. Home Ec: Miss Mary Lee
Pelmet History; Mrs. Anne Ward.
History. Geog.. Sociology; K. C.
Wright, principal. Bookkeeping,
Salesmanship; Miss Mildred Far
row. Librarian; Miss Mary E. Pol
ger. Science, Biology. Physics:
Mrs. Emily Miller. English. Math:
Miss Virginia Anne Morgan. Mu
sic: Mrs. Prances Ray. Typing.
Shortland; Mr. J. H. Pitzer. Math.
Aeronautics, Phy. Ed: Mrs. Pau
line Bauit, Latin, Math: Mrs.
Charlotte . TTouta. English. Phy.
Ed.: Mr. Robert S. Bault, Wood
working Trades; Miss Margaret
Curd, Art.
Grape Creek: Mrs. Porter Ax
ley. 1. 2. and 3: Mrs. Lloyd Hen
drix, 3. 4. 5 and 6.
Bates Creek: Miss Ella Mc
' Combs. 1. 2. and 3: Mrs. Mary
! Nell Stiles. 4. 5. and 6.
Tomotla: Mrs. Willie Lou
Shields. 6 and 5: Miss Lelia Hayes.
4 and 3; Miss Bertha Mayfield.
1 ana 2.
| Texana 'colored > : Miss Elma
Rai Dennis. 4-8: Miss Bertha Mae
Liverman. 1-3.
Senior Class And Faculty Feted
Friday Evening By Junior Class
The senior class and faculty of
Murphy high school and several
guests were honored by the jun
ior class Saturday evening with a
banquet in the school lunchroom.
The room was decorated in red,
white, and blue, red roses, senior
class flower, and white carna
tions, junior class flower, being
used for the centerpiece of the
guest table. The other four
tables were decorated with tulips,
and the dinner was served in
candlelight by the eighth grade
girls who served as waitresses.
The welcome was given by Miss
Dorothy Plemmons, president of
I the junior class, and the response
i was by Barbara Robinson. Dur
j ing the dinner Miss Frances Capps
sang a solo. Miss Mamilee Kilpat
j rick gave a reading. Misses Mary
l Lou Hatchett and Frances Capps
sang a duet, and Miss Mary Lou
Hatchett sang a solo.
Edward Dickey introduced the
guest speaker of the evening, the
Rev. Ralph E. Taylor, who spoke
to the 170 present on "Humor".
Before dancing begun. Mr. and
? Mrs. H. Bueck led those present
in a grand march, and everyone
i was introduced.
Baptists To Hold
Conference 30th
The Fifth Sunday Baptist con- 1
fercnce will be held at Marble
Springs Baptist, church, Marble,
cn Sunday, April 30. according to
announcement by the moderator
of the association. Rev. Paul Lov- (
ingood. and moderator of the
Fifth Sunday conference. Rev.
Edza: Will x.
The program will begin at
10:30, with devotional and song
service led by Vincent Hall. "The
Meaning of Churc!"? Membership"
will be discussed by Rev. Pat El
liott. The Marble choir will rend
er special music, following which
the Rev. Lane Akins will discuss
How to Develop Leadership ir
our Churches",
The sermon will be preached
by the Rev. Paul Lovingood. fol- j
low ing which the Rev. James i
Truett will prnounce the bene
diction. Lunch will be served at
12 o'clock.
The afternoon program will
begin at 1 o'clock with devotional j
and song service led by the Rev. |
Algia West. The Rev. A. B.
Cash will speak on "Discipleship
of Jesus. His Mastery and Lord
ship". The Rev. L. P. Smith will I
speak on "How a Spiritual and
Moral Awakening May be Real
ized in Our Churches."
The Rev. Roy Garland will dis
cuss "Witnessing for Christ", fol
lowing which the Rev. T. D. Den
ny will pronounce the benedic
tion.
Deadlines
THE SCOUT asks the coop- j
oration of advertisers and those 1
who have news to report, in
petting copy to the office early, j
The deadline for accepting copy
hereaftera will be Wednesday |
at noon. Advertising in which ,
cuts are to be used should toe in
the office by Wednesday morn
ing at 9 o'clock. The deadline
for society news is Tuesday
night. Reporters in the rural
areas are asked to mail their
copy so that it will reach the
office on Mondays.
Dr. McDonald To I
Speak May 6
Dr. Ralph McDonald, candi
date for Governor of North Caro
lina, will make an address at the
courthouse in Murphy on Satur
day evening. May 6. at 7:30 o'
clock. announce his local mana
gers. J. D. Mallonee and W. S.
Dickey.
Hon. Clvde Hoev
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Is Speaker At
Hayesville Finals
Hon. Clyde R .Hoey. candidate
for U. S. Senator, delivered the
address at the closing exercises
of Hayesville high school Mon
day evening. He was introduced
by Atty. T. C. Gray.
Ex-Governor Hoey spoke on the
philosophies of life of the Greeks.
Romans and Hebrews, know thy
self. control thyself, and deny
thyself, respectively, and com
mended them to the graduates as
examples to follow as they go out
into their life work. He urged i
them to learn how to make a I
living and to make a life.
Following the processional and
invocation. Miss Joyce Cherry
gave the satutatory. After Mr.
Hoey's address. Miss Dorothy
Moore gave the valedictory. Supt.
Allen J. Bell. Principal J. Wal
ter Moore and Mr. Hoey presented
certificates and diplomas. The |
benediction was pronounced by
the Rev. R. Lane Akins.
West Liberty
Association To
Meet April 30
The West Liberty Association
will hold its fifth Sunday pro- 1
gram with the Shoal Creek Bap- '
tist church April 30. The morn- 1
ing session will be a dedication
service. At 10 o'clock the wel-|
come address and at 10:15. dedi
catory scpritural readings will be
by the pastor: 10:30. recognition
of former pastors and brief talks
by each one present: 11:00. song
and praise service: 11:15. dedica- !
tory sermon by the Rev. C. F. j
Conley: 11:45. dedicatory prayer'
by the Rev. Carl Loudermilk. |
The afternoon session will be
gin at one o'clock with sermon by
the Rev. Freed Townsend . He
will use as his subject. "The
Church Facing The Challenge In
The Present Day World Crisis."
At 1 :30. the message and mission
of the church by the Rev. P. H
Hooker; 2 o'clock, a message by
the pastor, the Rev. W. T. Truett.
At 2:30 there will be a round
table discussion of present day
church problems.
AT CABINET MEETING
A district Lions club cabinet ,
meeting was held at Jarrett
Springs Hotel. Dillsboro. Sunday,
beginning with dinner at 1:15.
Those from the local club attend
ing were: Dr. W. A. Hoover. Frank
Forsyth. K. C. Wright, and H. O
Elkins.
PREACH BACCALAUREATE SERMON ? Dr. H. T. Hunter,
president of Western Carolina Teachers college, who will preach the
baccalaurcate sermon at Andrews Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at
the Methodist church.
129 Men Leave For
Examination For
Military Service
The 129 men listed below left
Murphy Tuesday morning for
Camp Croft, S. C., for pre-induc
tion examination.
H. A. Mattox was leader of the
group, and J H. Pitzer was as
sistant leader. The number in
cluded:
Reginald David Wilson, Julius I
Ray McClure. Herman Harley
West. John Henry Webb. Laverne
Milton Foster. George Lee Hugh
es. James Kelly Bradley, A. V. I
West. Amos Moss. Boyd McDon
ald. Glenn McLean. Raymond ,
Hardin. Winfred Horace Ledford.
Norman Oscar Elliott, Kermit
Frederick Reece. Noah Dockery,
Alvin Beaver. Hosea A. Mattox.
Giles Tilman Truett, Lawton Mc
Donald. Fred Vemon Barton.
Horace Hembree. Aude Garland.
William Donald Blaylock. Raleigh
Lloyd Moore, Claude Garrett,
James Clo.vce Bandy. Lloyd Geor
ge West. John Bay less Morrow.
James Thomas Tankersley,
Oscar Blackwell. Ben William
Mintz. Dave Lewis Kimbrell, Lee
Roy Price. Virgil Harley Clonts.
Frank Lee Kephart. Fred Craw
ford. Julian Houston Pitzer. Floyd
Dock Stuart. Ed Ashe. Haden
Adams. Harold Ray Bradley.
Theron Welch Kindley. Aline
Adams Alvin. Judd Forest Stiles,
Fred Willys Nichols. Loster Lee
Love. Howard V. Martin. Horace
McKinley Hembree. C. B. New
ton. James F. Watkins, Ralph
Everett Wiggins. Garland Graves.
Edgar Roosevelt Garren, Vaughn
Eldah Hembree. Jessie Walter
Adams. Birton Benjamin Killian.
William Glenn Mann. Wilford
Coleman. Glenn Henry Beavers.
Messer Baines, Clarence Verdon
Postell. Harold J Ledford. Hoyt
Paul Mull Arthur William Cole
man. William Bunyan Fish. Jr..
Virgil Lee Decker. Howard James
Dalrymple. James Monroe Elliott.
Earl J Belt is. Alvert Robert Dill
ard. J. C. Palmer. Homer Luther
White. Claude Venson Watson.
Monroe Carl Nelson. Clyde Davis.
James Ervin Rich, Theodore Rob
ert Townscnd. Don Molton Hyatt.
John Burgen. Walden Albert Hat
chett, Arthur Cornwell. John Wes
ley Green, Clyde Bedford Davis.
Winford George Simonds. Hoyt
Jenkins, Howard Baker, Thomas
Candler King.
Harold Woodrow Jenkins. Gid !
Morgan Laney. William D. Town- ;
son. Jr.. Willie Ray McClure.
James Birtho Blaylock, Thomas
Clay Beaver. John Ernest Whit
ner. Ralph Payne. Claude Stiles. !
Claude Woody. Harold Wesley j
Green. Kimsey Harrison Hamby.
John Henry Garrett, Earl Jack- !
| son Morgan. Gaston William ,
| Clark. Beacher Morrow. Lloyd
Baker. Porter Gilbery McClure.
| Cliff Raper. Howard Albert Kil
; patrick. Russell Sims, John C
' Moore. Douglas Ralph Walker
Carl Edgar Eugene Jenkins. Earl
Murrell Payne. Edgar William
Holland. Edward William McAfee,
Robert Earl Rogers. Percival Ray i
Collins. Ernest Paul Beavers. Char
les Howard Long. John Erwin
Posey. Jr.. George Washington
Portwood. Charles Nelson Huff
man. David Lee Beaver, James
Cecil Monteith. Carl Henry Dep
uty. Edgar William Oliver. Stan j
ley Wayne Woods. Mitchell Am
mons. Clarence Charles Eigh.
The following men did not re- ,
port. Any one knowing of their
whereabouts is requested to re
port to the draft board:
Wayne Lovingood. Chester Ar
thur Green. Clyde C. Sherrill.
Harley Columbus Kephart. Ern
est Trantham. Thomas J. Ellis.
Edwin Francis Brooks. William
Elbert Hughes. Wayne Lance.
Manvers Manuel Curtis.
Pre-School Clinic
To Be Held 24th
A pre-sehool clinic will bo con
ducted by the district health de
partment on Monday. April 24
at 1 o'clock, at Andrews primary
building for the purpose of Riving
physical examinations to all chil
dren expecting to enter school
there next fall, for the first time
, All parents are urged to take their
' children that will enter the first
grade next fall to the clinic.
Fine Animals To Be
Placed On Sale
Archer To Speak
At Lions Meeting
John M. Archer of Franklin,
manager of Nantahala Light and
Power Co.. and chairman of the
Macon county post-war planning
committee, will speak at Murphy j
Lions club meeting next Tuesday j
evening at 6:30. His subject will
be "Post-War Planning For this
Area", according to announce
ment by Lion President Frank
Forsyth. I
Owenby Funeral
Held Monday At
Marietta, Ga.
Funeral services for Technical
Sergeant William George Owenby
Jr., who died at Muroc Lake Air
Field. Cal., April 7, were held
Monday at -the first Baptist
church. Marietta, Ga. The Rev.
George F. Brown and the Rev.
I. A. White officiated. The fu
neral was a military one with a
three-gun salute. His was the
first gold star to appear on the
church's service flag. Burial was
in Mountain View cemetery.
Born in Marietta, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. William George
Owenby. Sr.. he would have been
34 years of age the day he was
buried. He was graduated from
the Marietta high school and at
tended Georgia Tech three years.
He was associated with his father
in the wholesale grocery business
in Murphy for several years, and
later was employed by the Harts
field Loan Company in Atlanta.
He was a member of the First
Baptist church of Marietta, and
had been in service two years.
Survivors include his parents,
two sisters. Miss Ruby Owenby.
Marietta,, and Mrs. George Terrell
of Marion. S. C . and two broth
ers. Paul B. Owenby. Murphy and
Marietta and F. C Owenby. Mari
etta.
Among those from Murphy at
tending the funeral of Sgt. Ow
enby were: W A. Cook, Reuben
and Edwin Cook. Abe Hembree.
Gene Robinson. Mr. and Mrs. T.
A. Case. Mrs. W. M. Axley. Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Ellis and Mrs.
Wade Massey.
SERMON SUBJECTS
The Rev. Ralph Taylor, pastor
of the First Methodist church,
will use as his sermon subjects
Sunday. ' Have You Met Christ?"
at 11 a. m. and ,,The Business
Woman - Lydia" at 7:30 p. m.
IN TEXAS Burton Hubert
Graves of the U. S Army enter
ed service in January and is nov
stationed at Camp Wolters. Tex
Burton is the son of Mr. and Mis
E. Graves of Murphy .Rmte 3
i. J a graduate cf Murphy higl
school.
Considerable interest is be in?
manifested among the farmers of
this section in the forthcoming
purebred Guernsey Cattle Sale
to be held in Murphy May 18.
The cattle have been selected
from among the best breeding es
tablishments in the State. Os
borne Farm at Canton will send
two animals; Clear Springs Farm
at Concord will send two; Bel
mont View Farm at Franklin
will send five; Fanning Fields at
Arden will send two; Skytorook
Farm at Hendersonville is con
signing two; Arden Farm at
Clemmons will send two nice ani
mals and Notla Farms at Cul
berson will send five. Besides
these great breeding establish
ments. farmers in Henderson,
Buncombe, and other counties are
sending some of their best ani
mals.
A consignment of special inter
est will te the six fine animals
from Riegeldale Farm, one of the
most outstanding Guernsey breed
ing farms in the Nation, which is
located at Trion. Georgia.
The milk producers in this
milk shed are beginning to ap
preciate the value of the dairy in
dustry. it is observed. They are
realizing the advantages this
phase of agriculture has over the
many others. They also believe
that to take full advantage of this
opportunity and to make the milk
shed contribute the maximum to
ward the economic development
best bred high producing dairy
of the area, they must get the
cattle that can be had. It is
hoped that many of the good
dairy cattle that will be sold In
the Murphy sale will remain with
the farmer bleeders in the Mur
phy area.
The volume of milk coming in
to the Murphy plant is steadily
increasing. This increase is due
| in part to the seasonal condition;
however, much interest has been
shown by farmers and 4-H Club
members at meetings held in every
community of Cherokee County
the past few weeks when "Dairy
ing as an Industry" was discussed
by J. D. Elrod. Manager of the
local receiving plant for Southern
Dairies and the Farm and Home
1 Agents. "We feci that there is
more than a normal supply of
milk coming through the plant as
a result of this work". Mr. Elrod
said.
Considerable interest is being
manifested in the building of the
' small dairy barns. Southern
Dairies under the supervision of
Mr. Elrod has had a set of forms
built to loan to the farmers 'o
pour the foundation for these
barns. These forms will save
each fanner considerable time
and money.
Along with t lie interest 'hat has
been created for better dairy cat
tle. educational work will enable
them to have more of tlietr cattle
freshening in the fall and winter
months since milk is always
scarce at that time. Many pro
ducers have been caught short
financially at that season because
they have bred their cattle to all
freshen in the spring. Their
cattle are dry. therefore, at a
time when their expenses are at
a peak and their income down.
Several fine dairy bulls from
high producing stock have been
! place<J in this territory and many
I more will be placed here. If the
farmer producers will take ad
vantage of t'.osc service bulls, and
breed their cattle so as to fresh
en at different seasons, greater
progress will be accomplished,
thus leading this section of the
state into a great dairy center, it
Is thought.
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EPISCOPAL SERVICE
I The Rev. Rufus Morgan of
. | Franklin will hold services at the
1 1 Episcopal church Sunday at II
I o'clock.