Ministers'
Conference
To Be Held
Atfullowhee
-1 : M ' r and His Com- '
r .... >??? the theme of the
i Ministeis' Confer
fr 'd at Wes.orrn Caro
, T ' C llesre. Cullowhee. i
>, c. na. N vember 19-23. |
j ? i is b; ing .spcnsore:! |
l,y : . C -I of Southern Moun
tain V .k ers and Western Caro
ls T< achers College.
The ministers of all denomina
tions fiom the eleven counties of
jeseni North Carolina west of
a Bi including Madison, Buncomte,
and Henderson are invited to at
tend ad participate in the confer
'ence. R om and board will be
j provided in the college dormitories.
Room and board will be covered by
free scholarships for the first fifty
ministers who apply. There will
be a one dollar registration fee,
payable by each minister in at
tendance. Applications for schol
arships can be made to Dean W.
R. Bird. Western Carolina Teach- 1
ers College. Cullowhee. N. C. or
Vladimir R. Hartman. Box 1861,
jlstieville. North Carolina.
The purpose of this conference
fc to study and discuss the relation
ship between the minister and his
community and the relationship of i
the human, natural and spiritual
resources. Several leaders of
agencies which minister to the
people of this area will participate
ir. the conference.
There will be a devotional each
mornins at 9:00. Dr. Aaron H.
Rapk n?- Director of Community
Development Program, Hiwassee
College. Madisonville, Tenn., will
give a series of talks on Building
the Kingd m of God in the Coun
tryside. Rev. Donald F. Pielestick
of the Home Missions Council of
North America will give five lec
tures on The Bible and Agriculture.
Other speakers and leaders will be :
Dr. H T. Hunter and Dean W. E.
Bird of Western Carolina Teachers
Collesre : W. M. Landess. Head. Pro
gram Exp sition Unit, Agriculture
Relations Department, TVA; Dr.
T. S Bttie, Regional Conservator,
Soil Conservation Service, Spar
tanburg S. C.: Dr. Dumont Clarke
and D James G K. McClure of
the Fai. Tiers Federation, Asheville;
Mr. Charles B. Weaver, Contact
Representative, Veterans Admin
istration. Asheville; Mrs. Esther C. j
Spencer. Chief Social Worker. Vet- '?
trans Administration Hospital,
Oteen: Dr. Mildred Morgan, Family
Life Council, Asheville, Mr. J. A.
Glazener. County Agent, Brevard;
Miss Velma Beam. Home Agent,
Hayesville and Dr. Harold D.
Myer, Director of N. C. Recreation
Commission. Chapel Hill, N. C.
H A. Mattox returned home i
last week, having been recently |
discharged from service. Mrs.
Mattox met him in Atlanta.
$402 Contributed To Symphony Fund;
21-Piece Orchastra To Play Andrews
A twfn y-one piece orchestra
will pi 3 y in And:ews during the
1945-46 season, which will be fc
tween now and next Apr 1. as a
result, of ".he county's contribute:
i law', of $402.56 to the N ? th
Caro.ina Symphony fund, an
nounces Mrs. Zeb C uley of An
dicw -. county chairman.
OT Lhe total $402.56 contributed,
$267.06 was Riven by citizens and
firms of Andrews and $135.50 from
Murphy.
Mrs. Conley has received the
following letter fr m Kermit H.
Hunter, business manager of the
crchestra:
"I cannot tell you the exact
ctat . that we will be in Andrews,
fc, mi ? we (anno: pc :bly set our
. ,!uie ur.' .i we lenow h .w much
: . slate .1 going t > raise, but I ,
assure you that a 21-piece or
chestra wii! p..\y in Andrews dur
ing .he sta.-.^n 1945-4G. which is
cme:.me between now and next
April.
M.. Hunter wrote Duncan Dean.
A?hevj!Ie. the cii.t let treasurer:
We are most grateful to note Mrs.
Conley's excellent work. It seems
that others throughout the state
are following her example and
.jcing well over their quotas. Mem
bership cards will be mailed out
1 within a few days."
Whichard Trial Set
For Next Week
? dhprnkpp cminb
Leaders To Meet
For Day Of Prayer !
The ministers and charge lay I
leaders of the 33 charges in the I
Waynesville district will meet at
Cull /whee Monday, November 5, !
at 10 a. m., for a season of prayer,
penitence, and re-dedication. This
is the initial step in the district's
program of evangelism which has
for its 1946 goal at least 900 new !
members. The after session will |
be fittingly closed with the ad
ministration of the Sacrament of
the Lord's Supper.
Judd F. Stiles
Sees Japan
Aboard the USS Higbee, Tokyo
Bay, Oct. 1 ? Judd F. Stiles, sea
man, first class. Marble. N. C.,
was allowed his first liberty on
the Japanese home islands during
his ship's 5 day layover in Tokyo
Bay . The recreational period fol
lowed participation with the fast
carrier task forces in the occupa
tion landings in Southern Honshu.
He has been in the Navy since
May 1944 and is on his first Pacific
cruise. His wife, Hazel, lives on
Rouse 1. Marble.
TO PREACH ON "PRAYER"
The Rev. T. G. Tate has an
nounced that he will speak on the
subject, "Prayer" at the Presby
terian church at 7:30 o'clock Sun
day evening. There will be no
morning service as Mr. Tate will
preach in Hayesville at 11 o'clock
Sunday morning.
Sunday school will meet as usual
ai 10 o'clock.
Hayesville, Murphy
Tie In Friday Game
In typical football weather, the
Blue Devils of Hayesville held the
favored Bulldogs of Murphy to
a 6 to 6 tie before a crowd of about
500 here Oct. 26. Murphy won the
toss and elected to receive. Hayes
ville held the Bulldogs in their own
territory and took over oti downs
or. the 40. After a series of line
plunges by the Blue Devils, Mur
phy took possession of the ball on
their own 15. Hayesville 's forward
'all held and Murphy kicked on
las; down. Picklesimer's kick went
almost straight up, as he was kick
ins against the wind, and Hayes
ville took the ball on Murphy's 20.
After 2 line drives, Palmer went
over on a right end sweep to
score for the Blue Devils. Hayes
ville failed to make the extra point.
Score 6-0.
In the second period Murphy
drove the ball to the Hayesville 10
V&rd line and Hampton carried the
?>*11 over tihe goal, only to fumble
Just as he stepped over and Hayes
ville recovered giving them an
automatic touchback. Hayesville
took over when the ball was put
lri P'?y on their own 20 and drove
to midfield. Hayesvllle't pass was
?*wcept?d by Bremdle who st*P
w of boundi an the Bulldog's
40 as the half ended.
Murphy kicked off to Hayesville
and after a series of plays, the
Bulldogs took over on their own
40. Hughes went off left end for
a long gian to the Hayesville 30,
A line buck netted 12 yards, Brend
1<? carried to the 7 and Davidson
plunged to the 1. Davidson went
eff tackle and crossed the goal
standing up to score for the Bull
dogs. A bad pass from center cost
Murphy the extra point and the
score stood 6-6. Neither side ser
iously threatened in the 4th quar
ter and the game ended with Mur
phy in possession of the ball on
the Hayesville 40.
Starting line up:
Murphy pos. Hayesville
O'Dell RE Wood
Millsaps . RT Moore
Warner RG Swanson
Picklesimer C Hyatt
Keener LO Cunningham
Rowland LT Nelson
Taylor LE J. Palmer
Brendle QB Worley
Davidson LH Johnson
Anderson RH H. Palmer
Alexander FB Kimsey
Subs for Murphy ? Christopher,
Meroney, Hampton, Hughes, Max
ey and Burch. ,
will convene Monday, Nov. 5, for
the trial of both civil and criminal
cases. Judge J. A. Rousseau of
Wilkesbcro will preside.
Following are the criminal cases
on docket:
Tom McLemore. driving drunk;
D. Coleman, driving drunk; Dr. M.
P. Whichard, murder: Sammie Ed
win Luther, selling consigned mer
chandise; Gilbert Carringer, aban
donment and non-support; Ralph
Heal i minor) ani Carol Woody,
larceny of chickens; Fred Clayton,
driving drunk: William P. Lail,
driving drunk : Nolan Beaver, aban
donment and non-support; Fred
Dalrymple, driving drunk; Jerold
Amos, assaul:: Winford Ashe, driv
ing drunk; Luther White, driving
drunk; Garlie Rich, seduction; Lea
mon Sutton, violation prohibition
law; Jim Olvey. vi ilation prohibi
tion law; Willard Payne, Wilma
Button, larceny; Jack Ramsey,
breaking and entering and lar
ceny; Harold Shields, breaking
and entering and larceny; David
Shields, breaking and entering and
laiceny: Otis Phillips, incest; Way
ne Fristy. driving drunk.
The civil calendar is as follows:
Thursday, November 8.
Anna Ruth Ingle vs. Preston
Ingle. Richard Pickens vs. Kittie
Mae Pickens. Estelle Stegall vs.
Otis Stegall. Willa Mae Sutton
Wise vs. Jake Wise, Dewey Ray
Lunsford vs. Dollie Mae Vassey
Lunsford. James M. Howard vs.
Frances Howard, Ira L. Stalcup vs.
Frankie Hyde Stalcup, Willie Mae
Curt's vs. Carvis Curtis, Floyd E.
Biidges vs. Elsie Raxter Bridges,
Alfred Ledford vs. Dollie Smith
Ledford. Willie Sneed vs. Willa
Mae Sneed, Hawie Gregory vs.
Joretta Gregory, Harley Joe Kin
caid vs. Loueisar Jackson Kincaid,
Veinon Gibson vs. Callie Gibson,
Djrothy Hollifield vs. Gay Holli
field, Myrtle Clark vs. Willard
Clark, Clinton Creasman vs. Linda
D. Creasman. Hetty Painter John- 1
son vs. Eugene Johnson, Edna Bal
lcw Bailey vs. Julius H. Bailey,
Lula Belle Mills Ramsey vs. Gar
land W. Ramsey, Ruby Robertson
vs. Arnold Robertson, Town of
Murphy vs. Murphy Real Estate
C' mpany, Sarah Mayfield vs.
Frank Mayfield et als. Furniture
vs. Grindstaff, Witherspoon vs.
Latt, Claud Jones et als vs. E. P.
Hawkins. G. T. Tatham vs. Boyd
Pace.
Friday, November 9.
S. A. Voyles vs. Noah W. Mintz,
Mattie K. Zimmerman vs. Fred L.
! Zimmerman. Cherokee County vs.
John E. Posey et als. Fred Moore
j & Co. vs. Maude Dickey. Fred
I Moore & Co. vs. Maude Dickey,
| Cherokee Lumber Corporation vs.
' B. S. Kolker (protested), Myrtle
D. Evans. Admrx. vs. Ruth Carroll
et als.
MOTIONS
357 ? Myers vs. Myers.
541? Graves vs. Carroll.
Hensley Receives
Navy Discharge
Frank H. Hensley, motor
machanist mate, first class, of
Murphy, has received his dis
charge under the point system
from the U. 8 Naval Separation
center, Pudjret Sound Navy
Yard, Bremerton, Wash.
HOME ON LEAVE Seaman
Firs: Class Clinton L. Mills, who
iias returned home after spending
13 months in the Sou.h Pacific
area, serving aboard the U. S. S.
Wisccns n. He is the son of Mr
and Mrs. C. C. Mills of Murphy,
fit. 3. His decorations include the
American Theatre, the Pacific
Theatre and the Philippine Libera
tion, and six bronze stars.
Jas. W. Golden
Is Promoted
With The 100th Division of
Seventh Army In Germany. ?
James W. Golden, of Route No.
2. Culberson, N. C., has been pro
moted to Tec 4 100th Division
Headquarters has announced.
His promotion followed the Cen
tury Division's campaigns In
France and Germany. Under di
vision commander Maj. Gen. With
ers A. Bui ress. the division fought
through the heretofoie militarily
impregnable Vnsgees Mountains,
cracked the Germans' strong-hold
on the Maginot Line at Bitche, and
drove the enemy from Heiltronn,
key communications on the Neckar
River in Germany.
Ed Raxter Is
Taken Bv Death
V
Funeral services were held
Sunday, October 28, for Ed Raxter
who died October 26. with the
Rev. W. T. Truett officiating.
He was 80 years, 1 month and
26 days old. He was married to
Susan Derreberry in 1885 and to
this uuion were born 13 children,
nine of which survive. They are:
Utie. Woody. Dillie and Romles
of Andrews. Dee of Canton and
David of Richmond, Calif.,; Mrs ]
A1 Adams of Andrews, Mrs, Ottie
Mann and Mrs. Harve Tabor of
C'anton, 52 grandchildren and 36
great grand children. He is also
?survived by three brothers:
Victor, David and James Raxter
of Maible.
Mr. Raxter has been a member
of the Marble Springs Baptist
church for 65 years and a member
of the Masonic ioige since early
life.
Forsyth funeral home was in
?charge of arrangements.
14 Men Leave
For Examination
Fourteen men left Murphy Mon
day morning for Fort Jackson, S.
C? for pre-induct m examination.
They were:
Burl Alexander Stalcup. leader:
Winston Andrew Loudermilk, Lon
zo Gregory, James Millard Hamby,.
Reginald David Wilson, Vaughn
Kenneth Parker. Arnold Haze Rob
erson, Jack Doyle Raxter, Robert
Wayne Mauney, Nolan Rogers, Vin
cent Derreberry, Willis Payne,
Weldon Simonds. Donald Hubert
Allen <tr.) Hurt is Kenton Arp who
was on the list failed to report.
Mrs. Atkinson
Is President
Jr. Woman's Club
A reorganization meeting of the
Junior Woman's club was held last
Thursday night at the club room
in the library building.
Mrs. George Atkinson was elect
ed president; Mrs. Cloe Moore, vice
president; and Mrs. John Canata
was elected corresponding secre
tary to fill vacancies of officers
who resigned.
Mrs. Le.m Blake is recording
secretory, and Mrs. Alden Coward,
reporter.
Scott Laney Is Murdered;
Garretts Held For Crime
Two And Three
Year Regular
Navy Enlistment
Now Authorized
Seventeen <17) year old men
may now enlist in the Regular
Navy for two '2> or three '3) years
or for their minority the Navy I
Depai tment has just announced, j
Men f eighteen to thirty years of |
age can now enlist, or reenlist for'
two, three, four, or six years under
these new Navy plans. 'Prior tho
this announcement only four or
six year enlistments had been au
thorized.)
North Carolina lead the entire
South and ranked seventh (7th> in
the Nation tcr Regular Navy enlist
ments in September the Bureau of
Naval Personnel has just released.
These figures are based on recruits
per 100,000 population and since
the North Carolina Recruiting and
Induction District ranks Seventh
(7th) in population the state pro
duced Navy Recruits in September
exactly in proportion to the popu
lation factor.
With the new two and three year
Regular Navy enlistment plans now
available Chief Signalman C. J.
Rhinehardt, Petty Officer in
Charge of Navy Reci-uiting in
Asheville. N. C.. now expects to
place even higher in October and
November. The Navy needs an un
limited number of recruits, it the
present time, to avoid large Selec
tive Service calls and to speed up
demobilization procedures. All
eligible applicants are urged to see
their nearest Navy Recruiting Sta
tion or traveling Rcruiter at once.
lueiiiuuisi
Services Are
Announced
"The Way of a Man With a
Maid" will be the sermon subject
| cf the Rev. Ralph Taylor at First |
' Methodist Church Sunday at 11 i
o'clock. All members of families
;n the church are asked to sit to- j
pother in the family pew.
At the evening service at 7:30'
there will be a fifteen minute hymn 1
sing together with special music, i
The story of one of the old hymn's !
of the Church will be related. The I
evening message will be based up
on the topic: "The Story of One.
Man's Life in Two Words".
On Wednesday evening, Nov. 7, 1
7:30 o'clock. First Methodist,
Church will hold its regular mid- 1
I week Sabbath hour. This service. '
reports the pastor. Rev. Ralph
Taylor Ls one of the most effective ,
services of the Church.
"If you are not attending a mid
week service, a most cordial wel
come is extended to everyone to
worship at this service," he says.
Jas. A. Arrant
Is Released
Drew Field. Tampa. Fla., Octo
ber 24 ? Private First Class James
A. Arrant from Murphy, N. C. was
released from service with the
Army Air Forces today at the Drew
Field Separation Station.
Pfc. Arrant is the son of Mrs.
Dora Arrant of Murphy. N. C.
In October, 1941. he was sent
overseas with the Air Forces to the
American Theatre where he re
mained until his return to the
United States in January, 1944.
Pastors To Meet
At Church Nov. 5
The Baptist Ministers confer
ence will be held Nov. 5 at 10
o'clock at the First Baptist church.
The devotional will be by the Rev.
Mr. Cochran. The Rev. L. P.
?mith will speak on "The Pastor's
Everyday Problems." A round-table
discussion will follow. The con
ference will adjourn at 11:30
o'clock.
Rev. Ralph Taylor
Speaks On Crusade
Of Evangelism
Approximately 100 Methodist
ministers and laymen mel at B: y
s n City on Monday lor the pur
pose of setting up financial goals,
and budgets for the thirty-three
charges of the Waynesville district.
The totals for the district were as
follows: Pastors' salaries $47,900: j
other ministerial support $9,580:
World Service and Conference
benevolences $8 039: sustentation
fund $831: children's home $4,920;
district work $958: general admin- j
istration fund $216; total for these
causes $72,344.
At the afternoon session, the dis
trict committee on evangelism i
brought in a report which was en- t
thusiastically discussed and adopt
ed. The Rev. Ralph Taylor of
Murphy, the district director of
evangelism, made an address, out- S
lining goals for the connection,
the conference, and the district, in
ihis the second phase of Method- J
ism's quadrennial Crusade for
Christ ? the Crusade of Evangelism
which is to be given special em
phasis during the year 1946. It
was brought out that Methodism's
E 000.000 members are committed j
to bringing into the Church
1,000.000 new members this year. !
The goal for the Waynesville Dis- I
trict is 900 new members, one for I
each 11 members of its churches. I
Dr. F. S. Love, Superintendent |
of Methodist Assembly closed the
session with an address.
Miss Wilhide
In Honor Club
Mais Hill, 'Special) ? Catherine!
Wilhide, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. i
Frank Wilhide. of Andrews, has
been elected to membership in the
Scriblerus club, the honor club in
English, at Mars Hill college. |
To be eligible for membership j
in the Scriblerus club, one must
maintain an average of B or above
on English and related subjects. 1
with no grade lower than C, and
earn 30 quality credits,
Catherine graduate as an honor
student from the Andrews high
school in 1944.
LIBRARY HOI RS
The library is now open daily 1
from 9 to 12 o'clock and from 2 to 5 ;
o'clock. It will be open on Tues
day evenings only instead of both
Tuesday and Saturday evenings. I
A: : preliminary hearing Tues
t! a v mi,: ntr.a al 9 o'clock Will Gar
and his wife. Bessie OarreW.
v,,. , charged with premeditated
mil: in connection with the
riea:.. f S j'.t Laney. trucker and
farme ar.i a:e being held in the
county ja.l. together with John
Rider, charged with being an ac
cessory withou' bond, to be tried
at the November term of court.
Oarrett confessed, at the head
ing. that he hit Laney on the head
with a piece of iron because Laney
was us.ng bad language before his
wife . He stated that they were all
three in Garrett's car and when
Laney began using bad language
he asked him to stop and Laney
picked up a piece of iron that was
in the car and hit him on the head.
He said they got out of the car
thin, and he struck Laney with his
fist, knocking him down; I^ney
cropped the iron, and he picked it
up and hit Laney three times on
the head. This happened about
7 o'clock Sunday night. The three
left Murphy about 5:30 o'clock
Sunday afternoon in Garrett's car
and went out on highway 19 toward
Garrett's home. He stated that
after the fight he and his wife sat
in their car till 4 o'clock Monday
morning because he couldn't start
the car, then went home and went
to his work, a logging job, accord
ing to Sheriff L. L. Mason.
Laney's body was found by
Loretta Ashe, Murphy high school
girl, about 8 o'clock Monday morn
ing as she was going to the high
way to meet the scnool bus. She
reported this to her father, Ernest
Ashe, who came to town and re
ported to officers who went with
Coroner Dr. Harry Miller to the
scene. The b->lv was brought to
ivib funeral h?.r.e vj'..cr& a ow-on
tr's jury rende cd a verdict that
ho 'came to his death from a head
injury inflicted by a person or per
sons unknown."
Funeral services for Laney were
held Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock at Little Brasstown Bap
tist church with the Rev. A. B.
Lovell of Hiawassee, Ga.. and the
Rev. W. P. Elliott of Murphy of
ficiating.
Surviving are: the widow; nine
children, Bessie Blanche, Jose
phine. Ralph, Junior. Pat and Vir
gil all of Murphy. Pfc. T. C. Laney
in Hawaii, and Pvt. Buster Laney
of Camp Crcwder, Mo.; four bro
thers. Frank and W. T. Laney of
Marble, Floyd of Brasstown, and
Horace of Hazelwocd; and two
sisters, Mrs. Do.cas Ann Hampton
of Gas' on i a and Mrs. Mattie
Smith of Brasstown.
Funeial arrangements were in
charge of Ivic funeral home.
Baptists To Send Car
Food To Orphanage
A produce car for the Baptist
Orphanage at Thomasville will be
loaded Monday at the Southern de
pot in Murphy, by members of the
churches in the Western North
Carolina and the West Liberty
Baptist associations. The car will
be filled with such produce as
wheat, corn, rye. potatoes, beans,
meal, flour and things of that na
ture. The cliairman of the com
mittee said "Remember that these
are our children, and give accord
ingly."
The general committee members
for the association are: Peyton G.
Ivie, chairman. Harve Mulkey, and
Fielden Garrett.
Committer chairmen for church
es in the community are: Ven
| peance Creek, Wiley King; Owl
Creek, Newt Kephart: Shooting
Creek, Shuford Scroggs; Valley
Town. J. Lor Brown; Second Bap
tist. Murphy, Prank Palmer and
Clyde Cole; Ebenezer, Ed Graves.
Jesse Humphries; Hewitts, Harley
Grant; Topton. D. B. Wright;
Rowland's Creek, C. T. Gregory;
Tuskquittee, Walter Johnson and
C H Moss; Shiloh, Joe Buckner:
Meadow Orove, L. D. Watson; Dcuw
ing's Creek, Ernest Smith; Tomot
1 la, Edgar Price; Philadelphia, Oil
I tert Eller: Mrs. Lefter Ballard;
Bethelberry, Leash Ledford; Shady
| Grove. Talmadite Massey: Fires
j Creek, Sam Rose; Mount Pleasant,
j Hub Danielson: Martin's Creek,
I Wayne Crisp. Dillard Carrinjrer;
Mount Zion. Joe Nation; Notla,
Chailie Mull. Roy Hughes; Peach
tree. Carl Stiles; Upper Peachtree,
Thomas Truett; Little Brass town,
j Marion Myers; New Hope, Luther
Swanson; Murphy First Baptist
chuich, Mis. J. C. Ammons; Hay
| esville, Rev. L. P. Smith; Andrews,
} Halve Mulkey; Valley River, Lof
I ion West. Kellis Radford; Marble,
I Algie West.
Chairman for West Liberty As
sociation. Rev. Fred Stiles.
Tile car will be in Andrews
Tuesday.
Ozment Appointed
Hiwassee Pastor
The Rev Walter B. West, super
intendent of the Waynesville dis
trict. announces the following ap
pointments :
Cher >kee, Rev. Sibbald Smith:
Hazel wood. Rev. W. M. Robin*:
Hiawaasee. Rev. Varnell Omunt;
Fines Creek, Rev. O. tf. Hlfti.