Legion Post Gives j
Banquet For Veterans
Veterans of World Wars I and
II numbering almost a hundred,
heard Capt. F. W. Swan of An
cirrevv . district service officer, ex
plain the G. I. Bill of Rights and
ether ? rv.rcs to veetrans at a ban
quet mil 1'K held at Hotel Regal
Tliui d.i.v evening. Joe Miller El
kins post of the American Legion
was host.
Captain Swan told of the open
ing of an office at the courthouse
with Miss Justine Johnson as clerk,
for service to veterans, and stated
that al six counties West of the
Balsam either had opened offices
or would do so soon. He told of
the appointment of various service
committee members who were nam
ed in last week's SCOUT.
Fred John, new commander of
the Joe Miller Elkins post, welcom
ed the visiting veterans and urged
them to become members of the
post.
C. A. Bales, district commander,
of Robbinsville; John O'Dell, serv
ice office of the local post; and
J. W. Franklin made a few re
marks. Rev. A. B. Ledford of
Brasstown offered the invocation.
Captain Swan told the veterans
o: their rights for furthering their
education and securing vocational
training, and an open discussion
was held.
Welfare Dept.
Performs 118
Services In
September
The Cherokee county welfare
department held 118 interviews
relative to service cases during the
month of September, according to
report ~>f M"* J?i'~g T3 e^r.an,
welfare superintendent.
Individual interviews were rela
tive to the following services: adult
parole supervision, 10; investiga
tion of prisoner, one; vocational
rehamilitation. eight; medical and
health care, 29; service to individ
ual childr en, 55; o'her services, 15.
The agency held 157 office in
terviews; made 79 visits to homes
of clien.s; and made 144 reference
visits outside the office relative to
applicants and recipients.
Old age assistance checks were
mailed to 232 recipients, and aid
to dependent children checks were
mailed to 63 families represent
ing 173 children.
Woman's Club
To Sponsor
Choral Club
The Music department of Mur
phy Woman's club is sponsoring
a choral club. The first meeting
will be held on Thursday, October
!8. at 7:30 p. m. in the ladies' par
lor of the Methodist hcurch. All
music lovers are invited to become
raembers. Mrs. Edwina Hagaman,
chairman of the music department
o) the club, will have charge of
the club.
Mrs. Thelma Dickey attended
the Navy-Duke football game in
Durham Saturday.
GETS DISCHARGE ? T/4 Ver
lin P. Jones who received his hon
orable discharge from the Army
at Ft. Bragg last week. He served
in the army five years and seven
months, and overseas 31 months,
being in the Normandy, Northern
Prance, Rhineland, Ardennes, and
Central European campaigns. His
decorations include: Eamet cam
paign medal with five bronze serv
ice stars; good conduct medal,
and American defense service
medal. He will be located in
Murphy.
Ezra Price Is
Taken By Death
Monday Afternoon
Ezra Price, 51. who suffered a
stroke at his home here at 11:30
o'clock last Wednesday died at
Petrie hospital Monday afternoon
at 4 o'clock."
Mr. Price had served for a
number of years on the police force
of Murphy, and at the time of his
death, was deputy sheriff of Chero
kee county.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday morning at 11 o'clock at
Bellview Methodist church, with
the Rev. J. Alton Morris and the
Rev. L. E. Latham officiating.
Burial was in the family cemetery
with Ivie funeral home in charge.
Pallbearers were: Virgil John
i son. Fred Johnson. Toby Fain, L.
I L. Mason. J. W. Franklin, W. A.
I Sherrill, Abe Hembree and Neil
Sneed.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Ora Davis Price; two daughters,
Mrs. Vaughn Hemphill of Murphy
and Mrs. John Henson of Bellview:
one brother. Edgar Price of Mur
phy: a half-brother, Arnold Dal
rymple of Fontana Dam: one sis
ter. Miss Marie Price of Murphy,
and one grandchild, Carol Ann
Hemphill.
HOMECOMING DAY
There will be a homecoming day
at Fair View church, Ranger, Oct.
14 with dinner on the ground.
Everybody is invited to attend, es
pecially singers.
TOWNSEND TO SPEAK
| The Rev. Freed Townsend will
be in Murphy Saturday at 11 a. m.
j speaking on "The Modern Sin of
America".
Andrews Methodists
Elect Church Officers
ANDREWS ? At the Fourth |
Quarterly Conference which was j
held in First Methodist church |
Sunday night, the following offi- j
cers were elected for the ensuing I
year :
Board of Stewards: C. F. Wood- 1
ard, J. P. Matheson, W. A. Reece, I
J' T. Dobsin, J. F. Bristol, F. W.
Swann. J. B. Hamilton, Mrs. Cleve
Almond, Mrs. Ray Matheson, Olin !
Stratton, J. H. Christy. T. W.
A*ley, Jr., Will Luther, Grady
Gamer. T. O. Stump, Boyd B.
Robinson, Charles Huffman, Mrs.
Hoblitzell, Mrs. Bruce Fisher, and
Miss Jean Christy.
Board of Trustees: J .B. Hamil- 1
ton. J. H. Christy, J. T. Dotson, I
A .Reece, and C. F. Woodard ;
District pie ward: J. P. Mathe- 1
J00' Reserve: Mrs. J. H. Christy; i
Communion Steward. Mrs. R. P.
Piercy; Recording Steward, John
H. Christy.
Charge Lay Leader, Boyd Hamil
ton; Church School Superintend
ent, Wade A. Reece; Golden Cross
Director, Mrs. J. H. Christy;
Charge and Church School Treas
urer, Mrs. Mary Darden; President
Youth Fellowship, John Christy,
Jr.; Adult Counselors to Youth
Fellowship, Miss Vivian Moore and
Boyd B. Robinson.
The following committees have
been completed: Membership, Re
cords. Education, Finance. Audit,
Hospitals and Homes, Music. Evan
gelism, Courtesy, Decorations, Par
sonage, Temperance, Literature,
Ushers, Cleanliness, Flowers, Stew
ardship, World Peace, Personal
Relations.
Jury Drawn For
November Term
Superior Court
Following is a list of jurors
diawn by the board of county com
missioners for the November term
of Cherokee county superior court
which convenes Nov. 5, with Judge
J A. Rousseau presiding.
First week L. C. Casteel, Suit;
Henry White, Marble; B. L Fox
Murphy. Rt. 2; Charlie Wood!
Suit; Alonzo Curtis, Culberson:
Lonnie Erwin, Andrews; Oscar C.
Chastain, Culberson; J. B. Allen,
Suit; Fred Graham, Unaka; Pryor
Hamby, Unaka; J. H. Ellis, Mur
yphy, Rt. 2; J. A. Allen, Suit; W. C.
Hembree, Murphy, Rt. 3; Harley
Brockman, Ranger; D. Mickens,
Vests; J. W. Floyd, Hiwassee Dam;
W. J. Sneed, Murphy, Rt. 2; Sam
H. Stewart, Jr., Andrews; J. c.
Simonds, Culberson; Garland Mc
Han. Culberson; Emory Shields,
Culberson; Flank Ingram, Mur
Phy, Rt. 2; Jack Herbert, Andrews;
Albert Morris, Murphy, Rt. 2; Bob
Patterson, Unaka; J. D. Robinson,
Oak Park; T. J. Thomasson, An
drews; Jake Davis, Marble; J. E.
Hogsed, Suit; J. M. Payne, Cul
berson; Austin Parker, Marble; B.
M. Luther, Culberson; Frank For
syth, Murphy; W. W. Ashe, An
diews; Charlie Clonts, Ranger; C.
S. Jenkins, Culberson; A. H.
Hatchett, Murphy, Rt. 2; W. T.
Montgomery, Culberson; J. W.
Dockery, Marble; James Raper,
Ranger; W. E. Newman, Andre-ws;
Fred Martin, Unaka.
Second week: Lee Anderson,
Culberson: John W. Green, Mur
phy; J. P. Bryant, Patrick; W. A.
Puett, Marble; J. B. Gregory, An
drews; Sam Dailey, Andrews; A.
L. McAllister, Culberson; Hayes
Dockery, Murphy: Clarence E.
King. Letitia; Noah McDonald,
Mm phy , Rt. 3 ; Lawrence Dockery,
Unaka; W. E. Le fevers, Culberson;
J. M. Mason, Culberson; c. L.
Lunsford, Murphy, Rt. 2; Will Stal
cup. Marble; Will Ensley, Andrews:
Byers Truett, Culberson; Tim
Cothren, Topton; Dewey Jones,
Culberson; J. M. Gregory, An
drews; N. B. Graham, Letitia; A.
L. Martin, Murphy; Clifford Matoy,
Andrews; Ben Reece, Suit.
Native Of
Yugoslavia
To Speak At
Club Meeting
"Yugoslavia ? the Crossroads of
the East and West", will be the
subject of Arthur Heinrich, native j
of Yugoslavia, in a lecture at the
meeting of Murphy Woman's club
at the school home economics
building on Wednesday afternoon.
October 17, at 3:15 o'clock. Mr.
Heinrich, a musician, will play
some popular American selections,
and will furnish recordings of
Yugoslavian music. Miss Addie
Mae Cooke, chairman of the In
ternational Relations department
el the club, is in charge of the
program.
The club is inviting new mem
bers to join and welcomes every
one interested in hearing this pro
gram to attend.
Rev. J. A. Morris
To Speak At
Pastors' Meet
The theme of the Western
North Carolina Baptist pastors'
conference at Jackson Line Baptist
Church, Bryson City, Oct. 15, will
ba "Vision, Study and Work in
Stewardship and Enlistment."
The morning conference will op
en at 10:30 with the devotional
by the Rev. J. V. Underwood, of
Waynesville. The Rev. W. N.
Cook of Webster will speak on
"Vision in Stewardship". "Vision
iti Enlistment" will be the topic of
O. O. Dellinger of Bryson City. The
Rev. C. D. Bessinger of Asheville
will talk on "Stewardship of the
Gospel".
The afternoon conference will
begin at 1:45 with the Rev. N. E.
Holden, Franklin, conducting the
devotional. The Rev. Thomas N.
Carter of Highlands will speak on
"Work in Enlistment". The Rev.
J. Alton Morris of Murphy will de
liver the afternoon message. The
conference will adjourn at 3:30
p. m.
N. C. E. A. LEADERS ? Mrs. Annie Laurie McDonald, left, teacher
of sociology and health education, Lenoir Rhyne College, Hickory,
president of the North Carolina Education association; and I. B. Hud
son, right, superintendent City Schools, Andrews, president of Western
District of North Carolina Education association, both of whom will
have part on the program of the Western district meeting to be held in
Asheville, at Lee H. Edwards highway school on Friday, October 19.
Lt. Edwin Hyde Is
Lions Club Speaker
9
For Swimming Pool
Initiates Plans
Park Commission
Murphy City Park Commission
took action Wednesday evening at
a meeting held in the home of
Mrs. Dale Lee, to get started soon
on a swimming pool at the park.
Doyle Burch, chairman, Dr. B. W.
Whitfield, and W. M. Fain were
appointed on a committee by Chair
man R. S. Bault to get plans and
bids for a pool.
? /
The commission will ask the
Lions club to turn over the funds
received from the fair to the park
treasurer for use in constructing
the swimming pool.
Mr. Bault announced that the !
caretaker's house at the park is
practically completed and will be
leady for occupancy within a few
days. The commission voted to
rent the house for a few months,
until a caretaker is needed, and
use the funds for the improvement
of the park. H. G. Elkins, chair
man, Mrs. T. A Case, Mrs. W. A.
Hoover, Miss Addie Mae Cooke, and
L. A. Frasch were appointed on a
committee to rent the house. Fire
insurance on the house will be pur
chased this week.
Eward Brumby and Jerry David
son were elected as new members
of the commission.
Mrs. Hoover invited the mem
bers to hold the next meeting at
her home. It will be held on Tues
day evening, November 6.
; J. W.Dyer Is
| New Member Of
| Town Council
At a meeting of the Murphy
town council on Wednesday eve
ning of last week. J. W. Dyer was
eieoted to succeed Dr. B. W. Whit
field, who resigned, as a member
of the council.
Roy Cook requested the town to
extend the water and sewer lines
up Third Street, so that he can
connect to them for the new home
he is building.
It was announced by Mayor W.
M. Fain that Bill Brandon had re
signed as chief of police.
A delegation from Unaka ap
peared before the council, request
ing that a power line be built from
Grandview to Unaka, and approxi
mately 50 subscribers were prom
ised. H. G. Elkins, head of the
clectric department, stated that
he would make a survey of the
proposed line and advise the com
munity of his recommendations to
the board as soon as possible. The I
board will take action after the i
survey is made.
TO CALL PASTOR
All members of Andrews Baptist
church are asked to be present
Sunday, October. 14. at 11 a. m. for
the purpose of calling a pastor.
Lt. C. Edwin Hyde, who recent
ly returned home from Plymouth
England, where he was stationed
for several months, and has re
ceived his discharge from the
Navy, was the speaker at the meet
ing of Murphy Lions club Tues
day evening. He was presented by
R. W. Easley, Jr., who presided ir
the absence of President Harry
Bishop.
Lt. Hyde described the pre-in
vasion activities in Plymouth, dis
cussed the political system of Eng
land, described the country, and
told of municipal services. He
praised the British people highly,
stating that they adhere to a rigid
honesty in public office, the people
are accustomed to obeying laws and
orders, and that no politics is prac
ticed in the police system.
Guests at the meeting were:
Capt. and Mrs. Merle Davis, Mrs.
J. J. Hamilton, guests of J. J.
Hamilton; and Dr. A. J. Headrick,
guest of A. Q. Ketner.
Home-Coming To
Be Observed At
Church Of God
Harris Chapel. Church of God,
will have Home-Coming Service
Sunday, October 21. The public
is invited to bring baskets or boxes
of eats and enjoy the dinner spread
at noon. A guest speaker, Rev.
Prank W. Lemons, of Cleveland,
Tenn.. will deliver the principal
message at 11 o'clock a. m.
In the forenoon and afternoon
special singers and musician will
render programs. Members of this
church and its pastor, Rev. Glover
P. Ledford. contemplate the erec
tion of a new church building to
be located adjacent to U. S. High
way No. 64. in the near future and
interest in this connection will be
discussed at the home-coming ser
vice.
District NCEA
To Meet In
Asheville 19th
The twenty thlrc annual con
vention of the Western District of
the North Carolina Education As
sociation will be held in Asheville
on Friday, October 19. Now that
travel and convention restrictions
have been lifted a record crowd is
expected. The meeting will begin
a:. two o'clock in the afternoon
and continue through an evening
session.
Program highlights will be an
address by D. Hiden Ramsey, gen
eral manager. The Asheville Citi
zen, Asheville.
Officers for the district are presi
dent, I. B. Hudson, superintendent,
Andrews city schools, Andrews;
vice president Henry M. Davis,
principal, Hendersonville high
school, Hendersonville; secretary,
Geneva Paxton, Rosman school,
Rosman.
Candidates for district officers
for the coming year are: Thoma
sine Undei-wood. classroom teacher,
Asheville. and E. D. Wilson, princi
pal, Marshall school, Marshall, for
president; no candidate nominated
for vice president, and Vivian
Moore, classroom teacher, Andrews,
for secretary. Voting will be done
in local units prior to the meeting,
and the results of the election will
be announced by the canvassing
committee at the meeting.
Club Members
Win Prizes At
Cattle Show
In the first annual Western
North Carolina Junior Dairy Cat
tle show, held in Asheville last
Thursday, Dick Ketner won the
blue ribLon. or first place on his
Guernsey junior calf, also first
prize on*his Guernsey junior yearl
ing. Carroll McClure of Clay
county won first place on a Guern
sey Junior calf.
On the Guernsey senior calf
entry, James Smith and James
Myers won top prizes; Mildred '
Hendrix won first prize on her |
Guernsey four-year-old calf.
Polk county placed the largest
number of winners in the blue
ribbon class, having nine; Bun
combe county had eight blue rib
bon winners, Henderson county
had eight and Cherokee had five. |
Misses Sallye Kate Barton
Eettye Kate Crisp. Carolyn Smith,
Cheroke county 4-H clubsters, with
Mary Cornwell, home agent, at
tended the 4-H club dress revue
held in Franklin Monday. The
counties comprising this district
are; Clay, Cherokee, Graham.
Macon, Swain, Jackson and Hay
wood.
Federal Aid Subject
For Public Meeting
I. B. Hudson, president of the
Western district N. C. E. A., and
superintendent of Andrews city
schools, will speak to parents, pat
rons and friends of education on
"Federal Aid for Education" at
Murphy high school, in the home
economics building on Tuesday
evening, October 16, at 7:30
o'clock.
The Thomas-Hill-Ramspeck leg
islation now before Congress per
mits the federal government to
meet its responsibilities in educa
tion to Its future citizens.
The emergency fund proposed
provides $200,000,000 each year in
which Congress finds an emer
gency for the payment of the
salaries of teachers for any or all
of the following purposes: for
keeping schools open not less than
160 days, for the employment of
aditional teachers to relieve over
crowded classes, for raising sub
standard salaries, and for the ad
justment of salaries to meet the
increased cost of living. The emer
gency fund is apportioned to the
states on the basis of the number
of pupils in average daily attend
ance in public schools in each
state.
The equalization fund of $100,
000.000 annually would fce for
more nearly equalizing educational
opportunities among and within
the States. The poorer the state
the larger the share of aid it will
receive.
Funds are to be distributed by
regular state authority to public
elementary and public high
schools. ,
Revival At Free
Methodist Church
Cuntiflues To 21st
The revival which began last
Sunday evening at the Free Metho
dist church will continue through
Sunday, October 21. Tire Rev.
Paul O. Elder of Gainesville. Ga
ls expected Monday to lead the
singing. The Rev. L. E .Latham,
pastor, is doing the preaching.
Services are each evening at 7:30
o'clock and Sunday morning at
11 o'clock.
Mr. Latham says: "The revival
continues with good attendance
and much expectation for a profit
able campaign. Everyone is in
vited to be present at every service
possible."
Bob Brumby Is
HomeFromTokyo
Robert Mongin Brumby, war
correspondent for Mutual Broad
casting company in China, Oki
nawa. and Tokyo, returned to his
home here Wednesday of last week,
to visit his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
B. G. Brumby. Sr. He and his par
ents left Friday for a visit in
Marietta, Ga., and Clearwater,
Fla.
Veterinarian
Establishes Here
Dr. A. J .Headrick of Hender
sonville is establishing a veterinary
practice in Murphy. He has not
yet located a building in which to
locate. He is living at the home
of Mrs. J. B. Gray.
Dr. Headrick is a graduate of
the School of Veterinary Medicine.
Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Au
burn. Ala., and was rabies inspector
cf Monroe county, Ala., and assist
ant to Dr. W. H. Hines of Monroe
ville. Ala., prior to coming here.
Morris Speaks
Ministers' Meet
"Improving Our Pastorates" was
the topic of the Rev. J. Alton Mor
ris at the Baptist ministers confer
ence at the First Baptist church
Monday morning. The Rev. W. T.
Truett led the devotional.
It was voted to change the name
from W. N. C. Ministers Confer
ence to the Baptist Ministers con
ference. The Rev. Algia West led
the closing prayer.
Baptist Church Installs
Officers And Teachers
At the morning service at First
Baptist church Sunday the follow
ing officers and teachers were in
stalled :
Church offifcers: L. W. Hendrix,
clerk; C. C. Wliite, treasurer; Mrs.
J. W. Davidson, musician; Mrs.
Arden Davis, financial secretary.
Sunday School: C. C. White, gen
eral superintendent; Vinson Hall,
associate supt.; W. C. Kinney, sec
retary.
Adults: Mrs. H. Bueck. supt.;
Mrs. John Donley, sect.; L. W.
Hendrix. teacher Men's Bible class;
Mrs. L. W. Hendrix. teacher T. E.
L.: Miss Emma Louise Jenkins,
teacher young women; Mrs. J. W.
Davidson, teacher Fidelis; J. H.
Duncan, service men's class; Vin
son Hall, young men's class.
Intermediates: P. O. Ivie, supt.:
Mrs. P. O. Ivie, sect.: Mrs. J. Alton
Morris, ass't. supt.; Teachers: Mrs.
John Savage. Mrs. Vinson Hall, Al
vin Buchanan, Roy Chandler.
Juniors: Arden Davis, supt.; Mrs.
Aivin Buchanan, ass't supt.; Miss
Jayne Ricks, sect.; Teachers: Mrs.
Verlln Jones. Miss Lucy Winston,
Mrs. John Berry, Miss Gillie Mar
tin. Mrs. Cyrus White, Roger Am
nions, Mis. Allen Lovingood.
Primaries: Mrs. E. L. Shields,
supt.; Mrs. Roy Cook, ass't supt.:
Teachers: Miss Janice Hall, Mrs.
Kate McDonald, Mrs. Clyne
Woody, Mrs. Gilbert.
Beginners: Mrs. Joe Hamilton,
supt.; Mrs. W. A. Sherrill, ass't.
supt.: helpers: Mrs. John Fleming,
Miss Jean Dickey.
Cradle Roll : Mrs. Ben Palmer,
supt.: Mrs. Noah Hembree, ass't.
supt.; visitors: Mrs. C. C. Morris,
Mrs. Virginia Craig, Mrs, Clifton
Mills, Mrs. Roger Ammons, Mrs.
Loren Davis. Mrs. J. H. Duncan.
Extension: Mrs. Walter Cole
man. supt.
On Sunday evening two Chap
lains from Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., at
tended the service, and the Rev. J.
Alton Morris, pastor, called on
them to speak. They were: Chap
lain R. B. Woods of Chicago, El.,
a Baptist; and Chaplain Franklin
T. Oosser of Salem. Oregon, a Dis
ciple of CTu-Ut.