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VOLTME 57 ? M'MBER 28.
Consolidated with GRAHAM COUNTY NEWS
MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA. THl'RSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1946.
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Four Men Die As Result Of Train - Truck Collision
Workshops To Be
Held To Promote
Better Speech,
Correct English
Murphy city school is promot
ing speech and corrcct English as
its major objective this year, and
is presenting two "Workshops" as
follows:
On January 29, at 3 p. m.,
"Speech Fundamentals" will be
presented in the seventh grade
class room . Those taking part will
be Mrs Harold Wells. Mrs. Harry
Miller, Mrs. George Mauney, Mrs
Buel Adams, and Alfred Smith:
Most Common Speech Errors in
my Grade. Suggested Corrections."
"My Outstanding Speech Faults
and How I Try to Overcome
Them ". Mrs. Dair Shields, Miss
Nell Wilson. Mrs. J. W. Davidson,
Miss Catherine Morton. Miss Jane
Hill. Mr. Page.
February 6 ,3 o'clock, p. m.,
"Speech Fundamentals": Miss Ad
die Leatherwood. Miss Frances
Dickson, Miss Lucy Winston. Mrs. I
Ola Duggan, Miss Emily Sword;
"Speech Errors of My Grade"; "My j
Outstanding Speech Error.", Miss !
Mrs. Evelyn Patton. Miss Holliday.
Kate Hayes. Miss Clara McCombs.
Miss Edna Gieseking. Mrs. John
Berry; discussions. "How Can we
Improve the Speech of Murphy City
School?" Miss Margaret Curd, lead
er.
Any one interested is invited to
attend the workshops.
Study Of Hymns
Features Fidelis
Class Program
Study of hymns featured the
program of the Fidelis Sunday
School class of the First Baptist
church when the class was enter
tained Monday evening by Mrs.
Howard Moody and Mrs. Martine
Manthey, in the former's home.
Mrs. J. W. Davidson, teacher,
told the stories of the following
hymns, "God of Our Fathers", by
Kipling; "Day is Dying in the
West", by Lathbury; and "Sunset
and Evening Star", by Tennyson.
At the next meeting Mrs. Manthey
will discuss some more hymns from
the book, "Favorite Hymns", Miss
Addie Mae Cooke, president, con
ducted the devotional.
The class voted to assist in wel
coming visitors and new-comers
to the church on Sunday mornings
by having a registration desk in
each vestibule, and to promote rev
erence in the church by example
and by calling others' attention to
this effort.
Mrs. E. A Browning was elected
treasurer to succeed Miss Susan
Beck, who resigned because she is
leaving.
Mrs. John Donley, chairman.
Mrs. Lloyd Hendrix, and Mrs. Ruby
Roid were appointed a committee
tj direct the registration; and Mrs.
Ruby Reid, Mrs. Sheridan Dickey
and Mrs. J. Alton Morris, to pro
mote the idea of reverence.
Enlist In
Regular Army
The following men have enlisted
in the Regular Army on January
10: Robert Crawford, son of Mrs.
Winnie Crawford, Andrews; Ray
mond Hogsed, Andrews: Jewel R
Mintz, son of N. W. Mintz, Mur
phy: and Arnold W. Mull, son of
Lee Mull, Andrews.
Musical Program
To Be Presented
Nelson O. Schreiber, violinist; A.
M. White, pianist; and Mrs. Charles
G Gulley. vocalist, members of
the music department of Western
Carolina Teachers college, Cullo
whee, will give a concert at the
Murphy school building at 8 o'clock
P m., February 8, sponsored by
Murphy Woman's club. There is
no admission fee, ind the public is
invited.
Murphy Teams To
Play Hayesville
Murphy teams won over Xanta- (
hala in a double-header last Tues
day afternoon. The girls' score was
114-14; boys' score. 46-12
The game with Fontana will be
played Friday evening at 7 o'clock.
One of the best games of the year
v/ili be played next Tuesday eve
ning at 7:30 o'clock when the Mur
phy teams will meet Hayesville on
the local court.
Jas. M. Doss Is
Taken By Death
James Marion Doss, Sr., 45. died
at his home in Marble at 12 o'clock
(noon) Monday.
A memorial service was held at
10 o'clock Wednesday morning at
Marble Baptist church with the
Rev. Algie West officiating. Burial
will be in Sunnyside cemetery. Can
ton. Ga.. pending the arrival of his
son. S 1/C Frank Doss, who has
just returned to San Francisco
from service with the U. S. navy
in the Pacific.
Pallbearers were: W. R. Dockery,
Wilburn Griggs, Mont Rogers, Ed
win Raxter. Ernest Humphreys, and
Jack Parker.
Surviving are ?he widow, and
three sons. James Marion Doss, Jr..
Lamar, and Frank.
Mr. Doss was mill superintendent
at Columbia Marble company at
Marble.
Ivie funeral home had charge of
arrangements.
Jas. M. Reid, 80,
Dies At Bellview
Funeral services for James Madi
son Reid. 80. who died at the home
of his son, Elbert Reid, at Bell
view, were held Tuesday morning
at 11 o'clock at Bellview Methodist
church, with the Rev. R. V. Oz
ment and the Rev. John Green offi
ciating. Burial followed in the
church cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Elbert Seagles,
Buddy Johnson, Charlie Seagles.
Boyd Ledford. Efton Roberson and
Don Nichols.
Surviving are one son, Elbert
Reid. with whom he made his
home; Mrs. Nina Johnson of Gas
tonia, and Mrs. Nora Seagles of
Dallas. N. C., and a number of
grandchildren.
Ivie funeral home had charge of
arrangements.
W. M. S. Officers
Are Elected
Officers of the Woman's Miss
ionary society of Murphy First
Baptist church recently elected,
are:
Mrs. J. C. Ammons. president;
Mrs. T. S. Evans, first vice-presi
dent; Mrs. Ben Palmer, second
vice-president; Mrs. J. A. Morris,
third vice-president; Mrs. J. D.
Burch, secretary; Mrs. R. D. Chand
ler, treasurer; Mrs. Bessie Devveese,
literature chairman; Mrs. Henry
Hyatt, publicity chairman; Mrs. W.
C. Kinney, community missions
chairman; Mrs. J. V. Hall, mission
study chairman; Mrs. W. H. Mur
ray, stewardship chairman; Mrs. A
E Vestal, pianist.
Mrs. E. J. Darnell was elected
chairman of the Mae Perry circle;
Mrs. B. B. Cornwell, chairman of
the Lottie Moon circle, and Mrs.
Lloyd Hendrix, chairman .of the
Fannie E. S. Heck circle, and Mrs.
Alvin Buchanan, B. W. C. Chair
man.
Counselors for young peoples' or
ganizations follows: Mrs. Roger
Ammons. Young Woman's auxili
ary; Dr. A. J. Headrick and Howard
Adair, Royal Ambassadors; Mrs. |
John Berry and Mrs. J. V. Hall, In
termediate Girls' auxiliary; Mrs. J.
L. Savage and Mrs. Lloyd Hendrix,
Junior Girls' auxiliary; Mrs. Cline
W oody and Mrs. Creed Bates, Sun
beams. Mrs. Virginia Craig was
elected pianist of the Sunbeams.
Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Cox and
son, Bobby, left Friday for a two
peeks' vacation at Fort Myers, Fla.
BAPTIST HOUR SPEAKER? Dr.
Raker James Cauthen, Secretary of
Baptist Missions in the Orient,
brings to the broadcast of the Bap
tist Hour next Sunday morning.
February 3rd. a combination of ex
periences which will make his mes
sage most interesting and profit
able. as announced by the Radio
Committee of the Southern Baptist
Convention. S. F. Lowe. Director.
Atlanta. Georgia.
Born and educated in Texas, he
resigned the professorship of miss
ions in the Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary after five
years service and, with his family,
went to China as a foreign miss
ionary.
After serving in occupied China
until Pearl Harbor, he went to
Kweilin in Free China where he
served as Civilian Chaplain of the
Fourteenth Army Air Force and
did evangelistic preaching among
the Chinese.
He will return to the Orient in
the Spring of this year where, as
Secretary, he will lead the Baptist
forces in Christianizing China.
Japan and the Islands of the Pa
cific.
The Baptist Hour broadcast is
over an independent Southern net
work covering the area from Mary
land to the states of the far South
west and is presented in coopera
tion with the Southern Religious
Radio Conference.
The program can be heard in this
section over: WWNC. Asheville;
WPTF, Raleigh; WSJS, Winston
Salem; WSB. Atlanta: WNOX,
Knoxville; and YVRVA. Richmond
at 8:30 a. m.
To Purchase
Organ For Church
The Rev. Ilalph Taylor. Mrs.
Duke Whitley. Dale Lee and David
King, members of the organ com
mittee of First Methodist church,
went to Atlanta today (Thursday)
to confer with representatives of
organ companies relative to clos
ing a deal for the installation of an
organ in the church here.
SERMON SUBJECTS
The Rev. Ralph Taylor, minister
at First Methodist church, an
nounces the following sermon sub
jects for Sunday: 11a. m.. "Where
Do We Find Greatness?", and 7:30
p. m., "God's Closed Doors".
Bronze Star Is
Awarded To
J. B. Moore
John B. Moore. Jr.. son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Moore of Pleasant
Valley, has recently been award
ed the Bronze Star. Below is the
citation given by Edward F. Wit
sell. Major General:
"For heroic achievement in con
nection with military operations
against the enemy at Ft. Statsen
burg. Luzon. Philippine Islands, on
22 March. 1945. On this date Ser
geant Moore volunteered to go on
a patrol into a Japanese Motor
Pool. After the patrol had recon
noitered through half of the motor
pool, it was ambushed and several
desparate efforts were made to
withdraw, but only Sergeant Moore
and a few other men were success
ful in their attempts. After reach
ing an area of comparative safety.
Sergeant Moore noted that several
members of the patrol in the motor
pool were wounded and urgently in
need of assistance. Without a
moment s hesitation and no regard
for his personal safety. Sergeant
Moore moved back into the motor
pool, where enemy fire was ex
tremely heavy, to assist the wound
ed. His efforts resulted in the
speedy evacuation of several men
who were seriously wounded. Ser
geant Moore's conspicuous bravery
and unselfishness, reflect great
credit to himself and to the armed
forces."
Sunday School
Convention Held
The W. N. C. Bapi'j-t aaeociatlon
al Sunday School convention was
held at Marble Springs church
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock,
with the Rev. T. Earl Ogg preach
ing the sermon.
Vincent Hall of Murphy presided,
in the absence of Frank Walsh,
superintendent. The Rev. J. Al
ton Morris of Murphy conducted
the devotional, and H. L. Mulkey
Andrews and Cyrus C. White of
Murphy spoke on what is being
done in the Sunday Schools.
Discharge Is
Given Clouse
Pfc. Frank G Clouse has receiv- 1
cd an honorable discharge after |
serving eleven months in the Phil
ippines, and is now at home with j
his family. He is the son of Mrs.
E. E. Smith. Asheville.
"BIG BUSINESS ON
LITTLE CAPITAL"
"Big Business on Little Capital"
is the subject for the seimon at
the 5 o'clock vesper service at the
Presbyterian church Sunday eve
ning as announced by the pastor,
the Rev. T. G. Tate. The Young
Peoples' society will hold its meet
ing at 5:45.
Mr. Tate will preach at the Hay
csville Presbyterian church at 11
o'clock Sunday morning.
Mrs. Jack Spainhour returned
Friday to her home in Statesville.
after a ten-days' visit here with her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Mal
lonee.
Navy Recruiter
To Be At Court
House February 6
A Navy recruiter will be in the |
Court House at Murphy on Febru- i
ary 6. announces Chief Gunner's
Mate T. P. McLean of the Asheville
Navy Recruiting Station. Navy en
listments are now open to men be
tween the ages of 17 to 30. inclus
ive. Men with previous Army. Ma
line Corps or Coast Guard service
may be enlisted as Seaman first
class or Fireman first class
Roy C. Grant. Jr.. son of Roy
Grant of Rt. 2. Murphy. N. C. was
enlisted on 22nd of January in the
L. S. Navy for 2 years.
Doiphus J.Hayes
Taken By Death
Doiphus Joshua Hayes. 46, of
Grape Creek, died of bronehial
pneumonia at a local hospital Fri
day night.
Funeral services were held Sun
day morning at 10 o'clock at
Fbenezer Baptist church, with Rev
J O. Winkler officiating. Burial
v as in the church cemetery.
Mr. Hayes' wife passed away
three weeks ago.
Surviving are two sons. Herschel
and Leonard Hayes; two daughters.
Vera Lee and Wyvetta Hayes; four
brothers, Arthur, Sylvester. Wil
burn. and Raymond Hayes; and
three sisters. Lillie, Mrs. Ella
Womble, and Mrs. Effie Runyon of
turner, Tenn.
Ivie funeral home had charge
of arrangements.
L. C. Mull Dies
At Age Of 78
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday at Ball cemetery for Luther
Cancy Mull. 78. who died at his
home at Tusquittee at midnight on
the 22nd. The Rev. George Carver
officiated.
Pallbearers were: Johnny Mull.
Forest Moore. Dave Ellison, Pete
Cothren, Walter Johnson and Jim
Durrell.
Surviving are the widow: six
sons. Lonnie. Brvson. Dewey, Earl,
Paul and Leonard: and two daugh
ters. Mrs. Mary Mosteller and Miss
Iiattie Mull.
Attends Youth
Conference
Mrs. H. Bueck. representing Mur
phy Woman's club attended the
Youth Conference, sponsored by
the North Carolina Federation of
Women's clubs which was held in
Raleigh last week.
A seven-point program looking
to greater youth conservation in
the state was adopted, and this
program was referred to a similar
committee of the State Planning
Board for future action and possible
adoption on a state-wide basis.
INFANT DIES
Alton Roy Watkins. one-month
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wat
kins. died at the home in Marble
Tuesday. The parents are the
only survivors.
Murphy School Honored For
Part In Victory Loan Drive
The close of the Victory loan
drive in Murphy schools was
brought to a successful conclusion
with an appropriate chapel pro
gram on Wednesday of last week
when special prizes won by in
dividuals were presented.
At chapel this week a presenta
tion of a framed copy of the Bill of
Rights will be presented to the
elementary school for 90 percent
participation in the buying of war
stamps, and a special citation will
be presented the school as a whole
in recognition of the sale of bonds
in the amount of $19,100 in the
Victory loan, which will cover the I
expense of six hospital bed units
at Moore General hospital.
Panels stating that the hospital
units were furnished by Murphy I
Schools will be sent to Moore Gen- 1
eral to be placed on the beds.
Ann Taylor won first prize of $5
in stamps, given by Citizens Bank
and Trust Company, for selling the
largest number of bonds, 19. She
is a seventh grade student.
Charles Smith, member of Miss
Clara MeComb's first grade; Walter
Hall, of Mrs. Dare Shields' third
grade; Betty Jim Davis, of Mrs.
Buel Adams' fifth grade; and Ray
Sims, of Miss Addie Leathrewood's
sixth grade, were presented attrac
tive little booklets, "Pointie
Talkie", for selling as many as
three bonds each to individuals.
Mrs. J W. Davidson was chair
man of the "Schools-At-War" and
the "Schools-At-Peace" programs in
the Murphy school. H. Bueck, su
perintendent. was a member of the
state committee of these programs.
The local school will continue to
sell stamps and bonds for supplying
money for hospital units.
>
Six Other Men Are
Injured In Wreck
Andrew Walsh, 31. Murphy
Route 1, was instantly killed, three
men died later, and six others were
injured last Friday morning when
the state highway truck on which
they were riding was struck by the
Southern Railway passenger train.
No 18. en route from Murphy to
Asheville. at a grade crossing about
half a mile above Andrews.
Saturday morning. Mack Plem
mons, 53. Murphy. Route 1. died
at Petrie hospital of injuries sus
tained in the accident. At 1:30
o'clock Monday morning. M. L. Kil
patrick of Ranger passed away,
third victim of the tragedy.
At 10:30 o'clock Monday morn
ing. Nelson Leatherwood. Murphy
Route 1. died.
Others injured in the collission
were: Ferd Moore who is in Petrie
hospital, and Ralph Hughes who is
at Murphy General hospital both
with broken necks. Arnold Lcd
l'ord. Oliver Creasman, Fred Mor
gan and Fred Burrell who were ad
mitted to Petrie hospital, were
treated and dismissed.
Witnesses reported that the
truck, as it came onto the train
track with the driver. Kilpatrick.
unaware that the train approached,
was knocked a considerable dis
tance by the impact and then drag
ged down the tracks before the
train could be stopped.
The train remained at the scene
for about 30 minutes, during which
lime crewmen aided in giving first
aid to the wounded. It then con
tinu d its trip to Asheville.
Funeral services for Andrew
Walsh. 31, were held it Peachtree
Baptist church, of which he was a
member. Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock with the pastor, the Rev. L.
P. Smith, officiating. Burial fol
Pastors To Meet
On February 4
The Baptist Pastors' conference
will meet February 4 at 10 o'clock
at the First Baptist church here.
The devotional will be by the
Rev. J Alton Morris. After the
business session the Rev. Algie
West will speak on 'The Doctrine
Of Repentance." The Rev. Emory
Davidson wlil pronounce the bene
diction.
Joseph H. Ladd
Is Discharged
Joseph H. Ladd. F 1/c. son of
Mr. and Mrs. Kirh Ladd of Marble,
recently received his honorable dis
charge after 27 months of service.
21 of which were overseas.
He took part in 11 major engage
! ments and wore the American
Area, Asiatic-Pacific, with nine
stars, and Philippine Liberation
with two stars.
During his tour of duty aboard
the battleship U. S. S. New Jersey,
he saw action in the Central South
and South West Pacific and in the
South China sea. His ship also
took part in the invasion of Phil
ippines. New Guinea. Iwo Jima and
Okinawa. The New Jersey, for
many months, served as flag ship
I for Admiral Sprvancc and Halsey.
His last duty before being dis
charged was with the occupational
I fleet in Tokyo Bay.
County Council
I To Be Formed
Murphy Woman's club is spoil
soring an organization called th<
county council for social planning
and the organization meeting wil
he held at the home economic!
building Saturday afternoon at 2.3<
o'clock . Heads of clubs and or
ganized groups in the county hav<
been specially invited to attend
and everyone interested is askec
I to be present.
Pvt. William E. Rogers is visit
ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W
Rogers.
lowed in the church cemetery
Mr. Walsh had been employed
by the state highway and public
works commission for three
months.
He is survived by the widow and
four small children, Walter, Wanda,
Opaline and a five months' old
baby; his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Grover Walsh, Murphy, Route 1;
three brothers. Frank of Marble.
George and Billy, Murphy Route 1:
five sisters. Mrs. Hattie Nelson of
Aquone, Mrs. Florence Gentry.
Mrs. Ethel Ware, Mrs. Emily Mack,
and Miss Dorothy Walsh, all of
Murphy, Route 1.
Townson funeral home had
charge of arrangements.
Active pallbearers were: Neil
Sudderth, John Lunsford, Homer
Ferguson. Weldon Davis, Paul Sud
derth. and Loy Lunsford.
Mrs. Troy Sudderth, Mrs. Lofton
West, Misses Dale Sudderth, Vonah
Lunsford. Ruth. Bobbie and Pearl
Earton, Mildred Hendrix, Mary Lou
Ferguson and Nancy Lunsford serv
ed as flower bearers for the fu
nerals of both Mr. Walsh and Mr.
Plemmons.
Funeral services for Mack Plem
mons. 53. were held Monday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, at Peachtree Bap
tist church, with the Rev. L. P.
Smith oficiating. assisted by the
Rev. Robert Barker and the Rev.
Thomas Truett. Burial followed in
Shady Grove cemetery.
Mr. Plemmons was a member of
Peachtree Baptist church, and had
been employed by the state high
way and public work# commission
for 11 years.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Myrtle Plemmons; two daughters,
Misses Dorothy and Euretha Plem
mons; two sons. Marvin and Wood
row Plemmons. all of Murphy,
Route 1; his mother, Mrs. Alvie
Plemmons of Tellico Plains, Tenn.,
two brothers, George and Elisha
Plemmons of Tellico Plains, and
three sisters, Mrs. Jane Cole, of
Madisonville, Tenn., Mrs. Cordia
Frazer of Reliance. Tenn., and Mrs.
Alma Roberts of Gastonia.
Townson funeral home was in
charge of arrangements.
Active pallbearers were: Grover
Mauney. Homer Ferguson, Woody
Raxter, Boyd Hamilton, G. W. Clay
ton. and Mr. Curtis.
Honorary pallbearers were:
Grady Garner, D. D. Raxter, E. L.
Raxter. Glenn McGuire, J. B.
Sneed. J M. Collett, Ed Wakefield.
John Curtis. A. J. Conley and
Horace Ilembree, employees of the
state highway and public works
commission.
Funeral services for M. L. Kil
patrick. 52. were held Wednesday
morning at 11 o'clock at Ranger
Methodist church, with the Rev. Al
fred Smith, assisted by the Rev.
R. V. Ozment. officiating.
Surviving are the widow; one
daughter. Mrs. J. L. Hughes of
Ranger, three sons. Hoyt of Eto
) wall. Tenn.. Malbert Kilpatrick, Jr.,
and Tommy of Ranger; three bro
thers. James of Atlanta. Clifford
i 01 Knoxville. and Eugene of Mur
phy: three sisters. Mrs. Leonard
Palmer and Mrs. Fred Baity of
Ranger, and Mrs. Eugene Nichol
! son of Akron. Ohio.
Townson funeral home was in
charge of arrangements.
William Nelson Leatherwood, 43,
j died at 10:30 o'clock Monday morn
ing. the fourth victim of the train
truck collision.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
at Peachtree Baptist church, with
the Rev. L. P. Smith and the Rev.
. Rob^t Barker officiating. Burial
? followed in the church cemetery.
Employees of the state highway
I and public works commission serv
5 ed as pallbearers and Masons had
) charge of graveside rites.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
? Blanche Bates Leatherwood, one
daughter, Louise and two sons, Roy
1 and Benny.
Mr. Leatherwood was a deacon
in Peachtree Baptist church and
. was associated in business at
Peachtree with the Rev. Robert
Barker.