Recreational Program
To Be Launched At
Youth Night May 19
Friday evening. May 19 at
T uo will be the beginning of a
n> w program called "MURPHY'S
YOUTH NIGHT", at the gym
nasium. This is a program of
recreation for the young people
of Murphy and the surrounding
community. It is being sponsor
ed by the Junior Woman's Club,
in cooperation with the City of
Murphy, the Welfare Department,
the Lions Club, and other organi
zations and individuals interested
in a well-rounded program for the
youth of the community.
The program as planned will
include a variety of entertain
ments calculated to interest every
body who wishes to attend. Among
othfr things to do will be: table
tennis, badminton. horseshore
pitching, softball. volley ball, cro
quet. shuffle board, folk games
and contests of all descriptions.
It ii hoped that a large group
will plan to attend the opening
night, and on all susequent Fri
day nights at 7:00. While this
enterprise is intended for those
of the "teen age" group, all who
wish to participate or to look on
are cordially invited to be pres
ent. Those planing to take part
in the activities inside the gym
are requested to wear composi
tion or rubber soled shoes. This
will be insisted upon, since care
of the hardwood floor is essential
if the gym is to be used to the
fullest extent.
The steering committee for this
program is made up of the follow
ing people: Miss Mary Comwell.
Miss Adella Meroney. Mrs. My
ron Jensen, Miss Elizabeth Gray.
Mrs. Pauline Kindley. and Rev.
W. T. Medlin. Jr. Any further
questions about the program or
any suggestions will be welcomed
by this group.
Ministers Hear Talk
On Problems Of The
Welfare Department
Mr Lucinda Colo, superinten
<;? nr. of public welfare in this
? was guest speaker at the
C. ? kee - Clay Ministerial asso
n meeting at First Baptist
h Monday at 10:30 a. m.
?>oke of some of the things
:>artment is doing and what
?uople of the county can do
i the department. Among
* ^ -'sbjccts discussed were: So<
ecurity program, old age as
<? aid for dependent chil
nd aid to the blind: general
other financial assistance.
i . cl ool probation work.
iard investigatons. check -
v the state institutions, con
of parolees and all on proba
nd the child welfare pro
pram.
The biegest problem of the
avd in regard to child welfare."
Mrs. Cole, "is juvenile de
:.'i lency. The people of this
( (.ur y .should consider this a ser
VISITS HERE ? Cpl. Garnet t
R- Moore, who is stationed at
Camp Forrest, Tenn., in the Mili
tary Police Detachment, and re
cently spent several days with his
mother. Mrs. Vivian Moore, of
Murphy. R. f. D. 1 and friends.
Corporal Moore has been in ser
vice for several months and has
rpceivcd a number of metals.
Committeemen
A: the Democratic convention
^ Raleigh Thursday the follow
ing Cherokee county people were
' <cted on committees: District,
p B. Ferebee; Congressional. Mrs.
G W. Cover, Sr.
*>r' M. 1 c Maude McAllister
of Uie New York Navy Yard, who
? **>en in the Waves for the
Past 15 months, has teen visiting
father. J. M. McAllister of
Suit who is ill at Petrie hospital
01 the past few days.
i
ious problem and do something
about it. If the people particul
arly the church people will get
behind i:. something will bo done.
The trouble goes back to the
home." Mrs. Cole stressed that
all the forces of law and of right
eousness must be mobilized to
meet this problem.
Due to their summer programs.
Liu* iniiiisieis voiod to suspend the
June. July and August meetings.
The association voted to call the
church people to immediate, daily
prayer in preparation for invasion
day in Europe and recommended
that all churches in the territory
embraced by the association be
open daily for those who wish to
enter for prayer and meditation.
Those present were: Rev. Ralph
Taylor president: Rev. A. B.
Cash, Rev. L. P Smith. Rev.
Clark Benson. Rev. W. T. Medlin.
Jr.. Rev. C. C. Wash am. and Rev.
R. Lane Akins.
Those Needing
Canning Sugar
Should Apply
On May 15-16
Registration for canning and
preserving sugar will be held in
, our County at most of the school
j sites on next Monday and Tues
day. May 15 and 16. Every per
; son desiring sugar for these pur
j poses must present his application
there for his entire family unit.
' Applications will be available at
all the sites. .
The person making application
must present War Ration Book
4 for each member of his family
included in the application. The
i over-all 25-pound per person limi
i tation still stands: that is, 5
pounds on stamp No 40. 10-pound
maximum to be issued during the
registration, and 10 pounds on ap
plication to the Board after June
15 upon showing that all sugar
previously obtained has been used
for canning and that an additional
amount is needed. Persons fail
ing to register on May 15 and 16
will therefore lose ten pounds of
sugar, which cannot later be is
! sued by the Board.
Dr. Harold Mver
Speaks Here
of sociology at the University of
North Carolina, and head of the
state committee on recreation,
spoke at the library Wednesday
evening on a recreational pro
gram for this area. He will re
turn Saturday and meet with the
youth committee and town coun
cil to discuss some definite plans.
Mariner's Medal
Awarded Cathey
Posthumously
ANDREWS Gordon Cathey,
who lost his life in the Gulf of
Mexico in July. 1942. with the U.
S. Merchant Marine, has been
posthumously awarded the Ma
! l iner's Medal according to a noti
fication received by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Andrews Cathey.
The parents were notified by the
Merchant Marine Cadet Corps at
New Orleans. La. The notifica
tion further stated that the medal
i would be presented to the parents
| at the time and place indicated by
them. They were asked to select
a date if possible of the week be
ginning. Monday. May 22.
The Mariner's medal is similar
to the Purple Heart Medal which
is awarded by the armed forces.
The deceased cadet is a gradu
ate of the Andrews high school,
and was a former football star
here. He enlisted in the Mer
chant Marine .shortly after his
graduation here in the spring of
1942.
Free Methodists
To Use The Old
Methodist Church
The Free Methodist Church.
Murphy, announces that it has
accepted the offer of the Metho
dist Church to use the old Metho
' dist Church, known as the Har
' haw Chapel, as its regular place
j of worship.
Services will be held there be
ginning about June 1. Definite
dates will appear in The Scout
I later on. In the meantime, re
! pairs are being made on the build
ing to put it in usable condition.
Plans for building a new church
on the .o;, owned by the Free
Methodists in East Murphy, have
' been suspended for the present.
1 in view of the Government's need
of materials for war purposes.
I & N Petitioned
Not To Change
Train Schedule
Notice was posted here recent
ly stating that the L. & N. Rail
road company was petitioning the
North Carolina Utilities commis- 1
sion for permission to change the
schedule of the L. & N. trains
from Murphy to Blue Ridge. Ga .
putting on night sen-ice to replace
the present day schedule.
This change would practically j
eliminate passenger and express
service and would mean no defi
nite schedule for Murphy.
Town and county officials, to
gether with civic clubs and indi
viduals have taken the matter
up with Stanley Winborne. utili
ties commisisoner, citing their op
post ions. and he has assured them
that he will make a thorough in
vestigation.
The Rev. F. S. Foster, D. D..
former president of Asheville Col
lege spent. Wednesday night in
Murphy. Dr. Foster is now work
ing with "Save the Children Fed
eration' which includes several
counties in western North Caro
lina. and parts of Tennessee and
Kentucky.
Many Changes In
Business Taking
Place In Murphy
A number of changes in business
and owenership of real estate
have taken place in Murphy re
cently.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lovingood
have rented from Bright Raper
the E. L. Townson department
store building and will put in a
stock of general merchandise.
B B. Cornwell has bought the
business of Imperial cleaners
from Arden Davis and Joe Hamil
ton.
W. D. Townson has purcha.sed I
from Dr. Anderson of Etowah. I
Tenn , the building occupied by
the Lay five and ten cent store.
Mr. Townson at one time owned
an interest in the building with
Dr. Anderson and sold his interest
to him a few years ago.
The Sanitary Market has been
closed. Hembree's market was
purchased by V. Johnson and
moved to his place. G E Rice,
who formerly operated the sani
tary market which he sold to Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Mashburn. now
has a market at the Hembree
store
Miss Addie Mae Cooke recently
purchased the three-unit apart- 1
ment house on Hickory street,
from Dr. and Mrs. B. W. Whit
field.
B. G. Brumby has purchased
from Mrs. Addie Brit tain the
building on Valley River Avenue,
occupied by Davidson and Mr
Tver
Noah Lovingood has bought
from P J. Henn the buildins
whit was formerly occupied by
Henn Theatre M1 Lovingood
has not announced in what way ;
hr will use the building.
Drurv Sam Davis
!s Expert B-24
Romber Mechanic
Keesler Field. Biloxi. Miss.
Pvr. Drury Sam Davis qualified
as an expert B-24 Bomber me- ;
chanic upon his graduation from '
Keesler Field airplane mechanics !
school this week
Pvt. Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs
J. B. Davis. Murphy. N C.. Rt.
3. was one of scores of soldier
students who finished the course
of approximately 17 weeks today
Ho will either be assigned to duty
servicing one of the great four
engined Liberator- sent to a fac
tory school for advanced study in
some phase of their maintenance
or sent to one of the Army Air
Forces Training Command's aer
ial gunnery schools to learn to
shoot Axis fighters out of the
skies.
In the Keesler Field mechanics
school he received instruction in
all phases of heavy bomber repair
and upkeep and then for eight
days before graduation went to
"Fort Liberator", a field test ai\a
to put into practice under mock
combat conditions what he had
learned in the previous phases in
class rooms and workshops.
The Rev. R D Bedinger. D
D.. superintendent of Negro work
of the Presbyterian church in the
southern states, was in Murphy a
short time Wednesday en route
to Holly Springs. Miss Dr. Bed
inger was formerly t ocutive sec
ret ary of Asheville Presbytery.
SGT. JOHN PALMER
Sgt. John Palmer
Is Radio Operator
At Peterson Field
Peterson Field, Colorado
Springs, Colo. ? With months of
specialized training in Army Air
Force Technical schools completed
Sgt. John R. Palmer, son of Mr.
and Mrs. M. H. Palmer, Rt. 3,
Box 23 Murphy, N. c . has recent
ly arrived at Peterson Field for
assignment to the Combat Crew
Training School as a radio opera :
tor and aerial gunner.
With others manning a Libera
tor Bomber, he will, for several
months, undergo final training be
fore leaving for one of the the
aties of war. The crew formed
here trains as a unit, putting
final polish to the techniques
learned in technical schols. and
more important still, raining the
close-knit teamwork so esesntlal
in combat.
At Peterson Field the new crew
men train and fly side by side
with men recently returned from
the fronts ? men who have been
easoned in combai and who are
Well qualified to pass on their
knowledge.
Three Doss
In Past 60 Days
Within the past approximately
fiO days, three dogs in Murphv
have been found to have rabic
as proven by tests at the State
l aboratory of Hygiene. Tlv mos:
it cent one was a dog belonging ?<>
Mi Bill Adams, and. while he
bit no one. the family Is taking
treatment.
Dr m. P Whichard. publi<
health officer, is requesting that
al' dogs be vaccinated, anji " e
has ordered serum for this to br
done Announcement of when ii
arrives and when vaccination will
be done will be made later.
Churches Observe
Mother's Dav Sun.
Murphy churches will observe
Mother's Day Sunday with spec
ial music and sermons appropri
ate to the occasion.
Tile Rev. Ralph Taylor will use
as his subject Sunday morning
Mother Ostrich", and at the
evening service, "fton Conformi
ty."
The primary department of
I the Baptist Sunday school will
present a Mother's Day program
I a: 9:45 in the auditorium. At
T:45. t lie Rev. A B. Cash will
I Pleach on the subject "A Gold
Star Mother." Spc<fieil music
I will feature both morning and
evening services.
Guernsey Sale To
Be Held May 18
21 County Men
Return To Camp
For Induction
Twenty-one Cherokee county
men who had passed their physi
cal examinations left Murphy
Tuesday morning for Port Bragg
for induction into the army.
Claude H Payne was leader. The
number includes:
Claude H Payne, leader: Henry
Clayton. Frank Vinson King.
Wade Martin. Charlie Garland
Davis. Aaron Salmon. Hollis Van
Crisp. Bascom Virgil McCIure.
Hugh Thomas Penland. Ernest
Floyd. Harvey Green Stalcup.
Samuel Homer Wilson. Robert
Jackson McMahan. Lloyd Blanco
Cochran. Grover Spear Chastain.
Emmett Randall Hedrick. Garland
David Hogan. Cecil McKinley
Ghorley. Jack J. Lemons. James
Arthur Card in, Gerald Christoph
er Ledford.
Mavor's Court
To Be Held In
Mornins; 8*00
Mayor's court will be held here
after mornings at 8 o'clock, when
anyone is in jail for trial. It will
be held in the city hall, according
to announcement by Mayor W. M.
Fain, who also states that all
bonds must be approved by him
before being iccepted.
T.ie 37 purebred Guernsey an
imals which are to be sold at auc
tion in Murphy on Thursday. May
18. are of the highest type avail
able in the Guernsey breed.
Many of these animals carry
the -ame blood lines a.s those ani
mals which sold in the recent
Quail Roost Guernsey sale that
averaged $1,216 each.
Riegeidale Farms of Trion.
Georgia, sold the top cow at this
sale for 54.000. They have con
signed six animals to the Mur
phy sale: three are heifers and
three are bulls
Arden Farms have consigned to
the Murphy sale a good bull. A
full sister of this animal sold in
the Quail Roost Sale for $900.
They are also consigning a nice
cow.
Other consignments have been
made by Not la Farm. Osborne
Farm, Clear Spring Farm. Fan
ning Field Farm. McCrary Farm.
Frank Corpening. C. Y. Tilton,
T. A. Hester. Mollie Hester. Em
ma Voss. Elbert Justice, Mrs. Sue
Enloe. W. C. Mclver. C. A. Couch.
A. B. Slagle and Bert Shield.,
Considerable interest is being
manifested by interested citizens
of Murphy who are sponsoring the
sale of tickets on calf. This heif
er carries the Maxim blood line
and will be an addition to the
Guernsey breed of this section.
Much enthusiasm has been
shown by the Guernsey breeders
of this State a.s well as through
out the South in the Murphy sale.
It promises to be one of the better
promotional sales and bids fair o
become an outstanding institu
tion.
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Recreational, Red
Cross, Blind Programs
Presented Lions Club
Totherow To
Collect Waste
Paper Tuesdays
Elbert Totherow is now collect
ing waste paper and will serve
?ho entire town in picking it up.
He announces in an advertise
ment in the paper this week that
he will collect the paper on every
Tuesday. Those who have spec
ial lots of paper and it is not con
venient, for it to be left on t .e
premises until Tuesday should call
Totherow at 188 W to have a truck
pick it up.
The Boy Scouts who conducted
a campaign a few weeks ago. to
collect, waste paper, will continue
to cooperate in the salvaging of
i ho paper.
HOME FROM TEXAS
Cpl. Allen E Tabor of Camp
Maxey. Texas, has been visiting
his mother. Mrs. Carrie Tabor, of
Murphy. R. F. D. 1.
Mrs. Tabor has another son in
service. Cpl. William Ralph Tabor,
who entered service in 1940 and
Is now stationed in Greenland.
Minister Says Paganism Springs Up
In Loathsome, Dirty, Rotten Polities
The timeliness of the sermon
preached Sunday morning at the
Methodist church by the Rev.
Ralph Taylor, pastor, has caused
a lot of comment on the part of
those who heard it. Many people
who did not attend the services
have expressed the desire to know
the contents.
Preaching on the subject. "The
Church Vs. Paganism". Mr. Tay
lor said in part: "A pagan philoso
phy of life is expressed not only
in the terror of war. but also in
i the undercurrents of our modern
political, and economic life. There
is often a tendency to ignore
righteousness, and promote sel
fish practices (hat undermine
faith and cheapen human per
sonality.
"In the economic and political
life of the world though the
pagan practices are more subtle
and less spectacular than in open
open military practices, yet. the
same pagan influence is no less
surely gouging fellow human be
ings often acting behind a
screen of benevolence, and leav
ing its victims hungry and de
vitalized and worn upon barren
fields in our commercial and
political life. Candidates who
claim to be statesmen when elect
cd and employed .often turn out
to be mere politicians until the
pa me of polit ics threatens to de
stroy democracy and encourage
dictatorship. All ol these sow
the pagan seeds of war. oppress
ion. and human wreckage.
"This same pagan philosophy
witji its godless, materialistic at
titude reaches its hideous fangs
right into our very neighborhoods
I springs up in loathsome, dirty,
rotten politics. It builds its road
houses and its vice-dens. which
our clcc;ed leaders will not at
tack because they arc more con
crmed about dollars and votes
Man about human lives. It in
sults decency and openly and
brazenly demoralizes our sons
and daughters? our only hope for
a better post-war world.
"But. there is another and far
brighter, and much more encour
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Murphy Lion club had a full
program at the meeting held
Tuesday evening The board of
directors of tlu Cherokee county
chapter of the American Red
C c.-r. me: wit ;!,e club to present
certificates received for distin
guished achievement in the recent
war fund campaign and to give a
ummary of .he work being done
by the chapter The Rev. W. T.
Medlin Jr.. spoke on plans for
providing a recreational program
i?<r the young people of Murphy.
Mrs. Edna Keeler of the State
Blind commission spoke on the
work for the blind in this area
and made suggestions on how the
lical club can help the blind pro
tram.
President Prank Forsyth pre
en rd Miss Addie Mae Cooke,
chairman of the Cherokee county
chapter of the American Red
Cross, who introduced the follow
ing members of the board who
wt j : tending' Mrs. C. W. Sav
age. Prank Forsyth, Miss Addie
Lcatherwood. Mrs. W. D. King.
Mr*. Bessie Deweese. Miss Dora
Ruth Parks Mrs. J H. Wilson.
Mr R P. Parker. Mrs. Harry
Miller. Mrs. H G Elkins. Mrs.
Willard Axley Rev. A. B. Cash,
ft W t Medlin, Jr.. w. M.
Fain. H Bueck and Rev. Ralph
Taylor. Miss Cooke called on the
following to give reports of the
work being done by the various
committees: Mrs King, home
nursing: Miss Parks, production:
Mrs. Elkins. home service: Mrs.
Wilson, surgical dressings: Mrs.
Deweese. sewing: Mrs. Harry
Miller, kits: and Mr. Cash, war
fund.
As a result of the talk by Mr.
Medlin. the club voted to co
operate a hundred percent with
the recreation program.
Following Mrs. Keeler's address,
the club voted to present Miss
Viola Titus, district supervisor of
'he blind, with a donation of $10
for guide service, and to plan to
; ward having a supervisor for a
! four-county district when one is
i available.
K. C. Wright announced that
a wheel chair was purchased by
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