Consolidated with GRAHAM COUNTY NEWS BOY SCOUT WEEK FEBRUARY 8-14 "Scouts of the World ? Building Together" ^Ll ME 57 - NUMBER 30. MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1946 EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK Girls Tie While Boys Trounce Bryson City In the Bryson City-Murphy double-header here Tuesday night, the girls game was the closest of the season . It was a nip and tuck affair from beginning to end. At the end of the half the score was tied 12-12 Winesett came back for the local team to score 14 points in the last half, while Bry son City did the same to tie the game up with a score of 26 to 26 Murphy 26 Winsett 16 Taylor 4 Roberts 4 Head 2 Plemmons Lynn Johnson Beavers Bryson City 26 Smith 12 Lance 4 Watson 8 i Buchanan 2 ( Anderson I Neely i Ammons ! Gloyine Dean 1 Lee I Welch : The boys' game was more or less a slugigsh game during the first , half with neither team being able to settle down to basketball. How ever. in the second half the Mur- i phy boys came back with a determi nation and will to win and settle down to a real fast and sensational game to chalk up 28 points to their opponents' 9. When the final %'hisltc blew the score was Murphy 44. Bryson City 25. Murphy 44 McDonald 4 Carter 17 Green 18 Picklosimer 3 Hughes 2 Brendle Maxey Evans Christopher Bryson City 25 Brown 18 Sherrill Sitton Mashburn Stevenson 4 j Cooper Revis 3 W. Watson E. Watson Morrow Jas. Ware Taken Bv Death At 8b V James Ware. 86. died at his home at Culberson. Friday, Feb. P. after a few days' illness. i Funeral services were held Mon day morning at 11 o'clock, at Mount Pleasant Baptist church, with the Rev. YV. T. Truett officiating. Bur ial followed in the church ceme tery. Surviving are 11 children. Miss Hazel Ware, Mrs. Emma Lou Shields, Mrs. Kate Jenkins, and Mrs. Flossie Shields, all of Culber son. and Mrs. Effie Stiles of Suit: six sons, Everett, Sim, Will, and John Ware of Culberson, Hunter Ware of Suit, and Hennessee Ware ol Ranger; one sister, Mrs. Sarah Wooten of Woodburn, Ky. Townson funeral home was in charge of arrangements. Hybrid Corn Wins First Place W. L. Penland of Murphy. Rt. 2. has been growing for the past two years adapted hybrid seed corn. The production of the hybrid seed torn is supervised by the N. C. Crop Improvement association and all seed stock is furnished by the association. This past year Mr. Penland grew four acres of U. S. 282 hybrid corn that was classified as an outstanding crop by the in spector from the State association. On January 30-31, an annual North Carolina Seed Exposition was held at Lumberton and Mr. Penland exhibited an entry of his Seed corn and won first prize on his exhibit over all other entries from the State. Mr. Penland is very proud of the showing his corn won and he has ?*tr 100 bushels of the same Quality corn for sale to farmers in the county. SUNDAY SERMONS Sermon subpects at the First ?ethodist ehureh Sunday by the ^mister, Rev. Ralph Taylor, are: a m.. " i Belong to the Three Clock In the Afternoon Crowd,' 0 said", and 7:30 p. m.. "Are We ne God's Limitations '. Mr and Mrs. C. L. McCaslan of a cigh arrived last Thursday for v'sit with Mr. and Mrs. Frank 8n?Syth Mr and Mrs McCaslan ent several years in Murphy and Ve "^"y friends here Book Review !s To Be On 22nd The book rev'.ew scheduled to he held at Murphy Carnegie li brary. sponsored by the library and Murphy Woman's club, on Febru ary 21, has been postponed until Friday evening, February 22. at 7:30. The reason for the change is that a concert is to be given at the school on Thursday evening. 21st. The Rev. Ralph Taylor will have charge of the review, his subject being: "The Books in the Life of Abraham Lincoln '. announces Miss I Josephine Heighway, librarian. Tates To Leave For Vacation "Public Worship a Priority" is the sermon subject announced by t lie Rev. T. G. Tate for Sunday I morning at the 11 o'clock service at the Presbyterian church. At the I 5 o'clock vesper service, the sub ject will be "The Elder Son ". The Young People's service will be l*ld at 5:45. Mr. Tate will preach at Hayes ville Presbyterian church at 7:30 1 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Tate will leave Monday. Feb. 18, for a two weeks' vacation with their daughters in Miami and Tallahassee, Fla. The Rev. R. E. McClure, execu tive secretary of Asheville Presby tery will occupy the pulpit here on the morning of the 24th, for Mr. Tate. His subject as announced will be. "The Sovereignty of God and Free Agency of Man". Davis Receives His Discharge Robert E. Davis, son of E. E. Davis and the late Mrs. Davis visit ed his father- his grandmother. Mrs. Dixie Palmer; and his aunt. Miss Hattie Palmer, last week. Davis who served with the ma rines for three and one half years has recently returned to the states and received an honorable dis charge. The greater part of his time was spent overseas in Oki nawa. Saipan and other sections. After visiting his sister. Miss Mary Jo Davis, and his brother, Jimmy Davis, in Cedartown. Ga . and his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Orion J. Peevey in Sumter, S C., he will be located in Canton with the Champion Paper and Fiber company. Perry Circle Presents Program The Mae Perry circle. Mrs. E. J. Darnell, chairman, had charge of the meeting of the Baptist Wom an's Missionary society which was held at the church Tuesday after noon. Mrs. Henry Hyatt was leader of the program which was opened with song for the year "We've a Story to Tell to the Nations", fol lowed by the watchword in unison iind Bible study by Mrs. J. V. Hall and prayer by the Rev J. A. Morris. Mrs. Hyatt gave the topic, "A I Significant Meeting ", five signs of Spiritual Awakening being pres ented as follows: "An Enlarged Christ", by Mrs. C. E. Woody; ' "Wide Use of the Scriptures", by ' ?.!rs. J. C. Amnions; "Christ in the | Sinner". Mrs. Darnell; "It Has Hap ! pened Before", by Mrs. J. A. Mor I ris; "World Conditions by Mrs. ' II Bueck. The meeting closed with the hymn, "Showers of Blessing", and ptayer by Mrs. Ammons. Thirty four members were present. I\ T. A. MEETS FEB. 19 ANDREWS ? P. T. A. meeting was postponed from Tuesday, Feb ruary 12, until Tuesday, February 19. This meeting will be in the high school auditorium. Mrs. Mar jorie Freel will preside in the ab sence of the president, Mrs. Tom Hay. SPEAKS SUNDAY ? The first Southwide radio broadcast of "The Methodist Hour" will be heard j from Maryland to Texas, from Florida to the Middle West, Sun- ; day morning February 17th, as Bis lu p Clare Purcell, above, president of the college of bishops of the Southeastern Jurisdiction of the Methodist Church, speaks over an independent network of 36 stations. This program originates from WSB in Atlanta and is carried by radio stations in fifteen southern and western states. Dr. William F. Quillian. Execu tive Secretary of the Southeastern Jurisdictional Council of the Methodist Church, announces that other ' Methodist Hour" programs will be heard during May and June. This first broadcast by the Council is in cooperation with the South Central Jurisdictional Coun cil and the Upper Room. The Council is a member of the South ern Religious Radio Conference, which is composed of the radio committees of the Baptist, Pres byterian. Methodist Churches and representatives of certain radio stations. Bishop Purcell will speak on "The Church That Is To Be". He is resident bishop of the Char lotte Area of the Southeastern ; Jurisdiction, a member of the Gen eral Commission on Army and Navy Chaplains, and a member of the North Carolina Council ot Churches. "The Methodist Hour" will be heard at 8:30 EST on the following stations: WSB. Atlanta: WHAS, Louis ville; WWNC, Asheville; WPTF, Raleigh; WNOX, Knoxville; WREC, Memphis: WRVA, Richmond, and others. CALVARY SINGING There will be a 3rd Sunday sing ing at the Calvary Baptist chureh. Sunday. February 17. at 2 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Robert March of Oshkosh. Wisconsin, spent last week with Mr. and Mrs Duke Whitley at the Henry House. Mr. March and Mr. Whitley were asso ciated with each other in service. Final Rites For V. IX Hal! Held Sundav Afternoon j i V. D Hall. 51, of Marble died ! at Petrie hospital Saturday at 2:30 1 a m. following a short illness. He was employed with the state high way and publie works commission. Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon at 3 o'clock, at Brasstown Baptist church with the Rev. Henry Brown officiating. Purial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are the widow, three daughters. Mrs. Neva Vietch of Marietta. Ga.. Mrs. May Belle All rood of Marble, and Miss Evelyn Hall of Atlanta: his mother. Mrs. D. C. Hall of Hayesville, Route 1. sev en brothers. Walter R. Hall, post master at Young Harris. Ga.. Char les. Albert. Claude and Bill Hall all of Hayesville, Lee Hall of Win stom-Salem, and Dee Hall of Can ton: four sisters. Mrs. Fred Elliott of Franklin. Mrs. Grady Hawkins, Mrs. Charles Kimsey. and Miss Cordia Hall, all of Hayesville. Active pallbearers were: Sam Davidson. Grover Mauney, J. G. Garner. Boyd Hamilton, Clay Rog ers. G. W. Clayton. Honorary pallbearers were: E. D. Curtis, Sam Barnett J. M. Col lett, J. W Curtis, H. T. Ferguson. C. R. Haney, H. G. Harper, Glenn Jlendrix, H. G. Hill. Paul Lomi r.ac. Mack Patterson, D. G. Raxter, W. H. Raxter, Jesse Robertson, W. II Smith. J. B. Sneed. J. L. Truett, It. L Walton, C. B. Wells. Brown Caldwell, Glenn McGuire, Troy Hurt, Jim Slaughter. Jack Conley, Ld Wakefield. Gay Davidson. A. J Ramsey. Walter Mauney. Fred Moore. I. T. Sylvester, and Ralph Lovingood. Townson funeral home had charge of arrangements. E. M. Bryant, 84 Taken By D^th Funeral services were held Thursday at 11 a. m. at Liberty Baptist church for Elisha M. Bry ant, 84, who died at his home at Patrick. The Rev. Thomas Truett, ;.nd the Rev. Mr. Hooker officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Survivors include one son, J. P. Bryant of Patrick, two daughters Mrs. Lillie Kimsey of Oklahoma. i>nd Mrs. Elizabeth Tatum of Nashville, Tcnn. Pallbearers were: J. O. Rice. Parks West, Fair Hamby, Posey Garrett, Charlie Fox. and Sterl j ing Akin. | Ivie funeral home was in charge i ci arrangements. i i Mr. and Mrs. John Davidson ac tompanied Mrs. Alden Coward to ' Atlanta last week to meet Mr. I Coward, and spent several days. | Peyton G. Ivie and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hyde made a business trip to High Point this week. Mrs. Mulliken To Be Speaker At Free Methodist Church Mrs. Elsie Mulliken will conduct j services at Free Methodist church 1 here Thursday through Sunday at 7:30 p. m. and on Sunday morning at 1 1 o'clock, according to an- ! nouncement by the pastor, Rev. Louis E. Latham. Mr. Latham gives the following c'escription of Mrs. Mulliken: "She has become known over the coun- j try as the lady who mixes gasoline 1 and religion at The Open Bible i Service Station 'near Mebane. Ac- j counts of her unique ministry have , l.oen printed in various papers in cluding an article by Carl Goerch j in 'The State' and also several re ligious periodicals. At this high way-side station people have been converted, the sick healed and marriages performed. Mrs. Mulli ken is an interesting speaker and the public is invited to hear her, a missionary who preaches the 'highways and hedges*." Horse and Mule Clinic To Be Held A scries of work stock clinics will be held for the purpose of making available to farmers in Cherokee county: A free examina tion of all horses and mules brought to the clinic, treatment for bots and roundworms, floating teeth, and other treatments. These operations are to be performed if needed by the practicing veterin arian at the clinic. The horse and mule clinics for Cherokee county have been sched uled as follows: Saturday. Feb. 16. Andrews ? Hamilton Barn 9:30 o' clock- Marble ? Abernathy Store 10:30 o'clock. Martin's Creek school 1 30 o'clock. Bellview ? H. H. King Store 2:30 o'clock. Dalton Man To Start Bedspread Factory Here * Claude R. Hayes of Dalton. Ga.. has leased the room above Car ringer's store to be used as a bed spread factory, according to an nouncement by Mayor W. M. Fain. The building is to be ready for occupancy by March 1. There will be 1600 square feet of floor space, and from 15 to 20 operators will be employed. Mr. Fain said. Two ex I perienced operators will come here I soon to train workers Mr. and Mrs James Axley have ! leturned from Newport News. Va.. v here they have been located for some time and will be with Mr. ' Axley 's mother. Mrs. Nettie Axley I here, foi awhile. WCTC Music Staff To Give Concert Here On February 21 The Murphy Woman's club will present in concert on Thursday evening, Feb. 21, at 8 o'clock, the music staff of Western Carolina Teachers college, Cullowhec: Mrs. Inez W. Gulley, mezzo-soprano. Nelson O. Schreiber, violinist, and A. M. White, pianist and accomp anist. Before returning to Cullowhec, the group will give a half hour program for the school. Mrs. J. W. Davidson, president of the club, announces that a short business session will be held im mediately following the program as there are several items of busi ness to be attended to. Mrs. H. Bueck, program chair man, will be assisted by the follow ing committee on arrangements: Mrs. Duke Whitley, chairman; Mrs. Dale Lee, Mrs. Sara Lloyd. Miss Margaret Curd, Mrs. Harry Miller and Mrs. Edwina Hagaman. There is no admission charge and the public is invited. Mrs. Gulley has been teacher of voice at Western Carolina Teach ers college for the past 14 years. She was granted a leave of absence in 1939 in order to study public school music and A Capella Choir direction at Teachers' college, Columbia University. For a number of years Mrs. Gul ley has made outstanding contri butions to the civic and musical life of the state. She has served a i chairman of music for the North Carolina Federation of Woman's clubs, public school music chair man in North Carolina Federation of Music clubs. On two different occasions, Mrs. Gulley has won the silver cup given h> the N. C. Federation of Wom en's clubs for the best original song submitted in the state wide contest. The first song to win the cup was "Sunshine and Shadow Was She", and the second to win was "Sweet heart I Hear You Calling." Other musical compositions of Mrs. Gul ley are: "That Other Mother of Mine". "The Chicadee' , and "Hal cyon Days". Mr. Schreiber of Harvey, 111., and Mr. White of Rosman, joined the faculty of Western Carolina Teach ers college last year. Mr. Schreiber holds a bachelor of music degree from the American Conservatory of Music, Chicago, and a master's degree from Colum bia University, New York. He ha-, ? taught music in Chicago. Now York City and Austin, Texas. He is win ner of the American Conservator} medal in intermural competition for violin playing and was awarded - in graduate competition the high est award at the American Conser vator> . | During the last three years. Mr i Schreiber has ben a sergeant in the army air corps with which he saw action in the African and Euro pean theater of operations before his release. Mr. White, who for the last three years has been a member of the navy air force, is a graduate of Furman University where he held for one year a graduate fellowship. Later he studied conducting and public schol music at the Universi ty of North Carolina. At the Juil liard School of Music, Mr. White was the pupil of James Friskin. He plso studied with Rudolph Gruen. composer and concert artist. He was director of music for a year at Bethel college before entering the service. This trio of musicians will give a varied program of numbers by favorite composers. Adult Scout Drive Launched By Lions SCOUTMASTER ? Roger Am I mons, local manager of Farmers ' Federation, who recently was ap I pointed scoutmaster of Murphy I Foy Scout Troop 2. Scouts are I celebrating the 36th anniversary of | Scouting this week, February 8-14 Miss Beck Resigns Her FSA Position Miss Susan Beck, who has been home supervisor for the Farm Se curity administration here since April, 1944. has resigned her posi tion. effective February 15. She will leave Saturday for her home at Salisbury, Route 4. to spend a vaca tion with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Beck. She has not announc ed her plans for iuture work. Since coming to Murphy Miss Reck has done FSA work in Chero kee, Clay and Graham counties. She has been active in the Baptist church and in civic circles in the community. Prior to coming to Murphy she was with FSA at Tryon. Miss Beck's successor has not yet been named. Funeral Held Monday For A. J. McDonald Funeral services for Andrew Jackson McDonald. 66. who died j suddenly at his home, Murphy I Route 3. Saturday, were held Mon I day morning at 1 1 o'clock at Ilangingdog Baptist church, with 1 the Rev. Hosea Woody officiating. Burial followed in the church j cemetery. j Pallbearers were: Dewey Gar rett. Dennis Garrett. Fred Dock ! cry. Oscar Davis. Clinton Mills and Wayne Abcrnathy. Surviving are the widow. Mrs. Kilie Abernathy McDonald; four sons. Bob. Burgan. John and Clyde McDonald all of Murphy. Route No 3. five daughters. Mrs. Iona I Freeman, Mrs. Dorothy Beavers. Mrs. Nina Killian. Mrs. Mary Lou Carol in. and Mrs. Iowa Marcus. ( all of Murphy. Route No. 3. lvic funeral home had charge of < arrangements. George Floyd Is Discharged I Cpl. George W. Floyd, son of Mr. I and Mrs. John Floyd of lliwassee Dam. was honorably discharged | from the army. January 18. at F(. Bragg. He served in New Guinea. South Philippines, Okinawa. Reyukyus Cpl. Floyd has the following decorations and citations: Ameri | can Theatre service medal. Asiatic j Pacific service medal with 3 i bronze stars, Philippine Liberation modal with 1 bronze service star. Good Conduct medal and World II victory medal. Dr. and Mrs. Edward S. Miller left Tuesday for St. Augustine. Fia., where Dr. Miller will be resident physician at Flagler hospital, a po sition he held before entering ser vice. They were accompanied by Mrs. Frank Justice and children, Cecelia and Frank, who will spend a month in St. Augustine. > The Rev. J Alton Morris, pas tor of First Baptist church, Mur phy. was the principal speaker at the meeting of Murphy Lions club Tuesday evening in the basement of the Methodist church. His ad c'ress was on "Scouting", and other features of the evening's meeting were 011 the same subject. Mr. Morris used as his subject the theme for this year's anniver sary celebration of Boy Scouts, Scouts of the World ? Building Together ". He stressed the im portance of proper training of young people, emphasizing the well-rounded of training physical ly, socially, intellectually, and spiritually. He said that Scouting is a "big business" of this com munity and should receive the sup port of all local citizens. The Rev. Rufus Morgan of Franklin spoke briefly on Scouting t>nd urged the Lions to back the scoutmaster, assistant, and scout troop. The Rev. Ralph Taylor, pastor of 1 the local Methodist church, an nounced the adult membership drive which begins February 17, rnd made a motion that each Lion be responsible for securing or I contributing at least $10, which I was passed. Murphy's quota for I this year is $500. Dale Lee. district vice-chairman, who has charge of the adult cam paign. urged the Lions to support it. He presented the speakers, and also Roger Ammons, scoutmaster; and Don Allison, assistant scout master Ammons introduced the scouts attending: Whitfield Wine sett, W. A. Sherrill, Jr.. Ralph Isen hour. Buddy Palmer and Olin 1 Price. They gave the scout pledge at the beginning of Mr. Morris' talk. The following were initiated as new members. Lion Taylor being in charge: W. M. Mauney, Merle Davis. T. A. Case, C. W. Arnold and W. D. King. In connection with the adult campaign. Chairman Lee says, "Scouting is one of the most worthy cause a person can contribute to. ou wil be called upon during the week of February 17-23 to con tribute to the Boy Scout drive for funds for the camp in this area. All of the Scouts are privileged to go to camp and share all of the 1 enefits and activities of the camp and corps of instructors. Please contribute as generously as you can ; nd you will be greatly helping the Scouts of this area." Funeral Held For J. M. Henson Funeral services were held Sun day morning at 11 o'clock at Ebenezer Baptist church for James M. Henson, 71, who died Feb. 2 at Harding Montana. The Rev. Henry Brown officiated, and bur ial followed in the church ceme tcry. Mr. Henson went to Montana 40 years ago. and was employed by the McKay. Hamilton Cattle Comp any at Billings. Montana. He is survived by two brothers, Boyd and Grady Henson of Blnirs v ilk . Ga . R. F D. No. o. and three sisters. Mrs. Foley Chapman, Mrs. Mollie Brown of Blairsville. It. F. i \o. 3. and Mrs. Ad la Moose of Chattanooga, Tenn. l\ ie funeral home had charge of arrangements. ?. Fire Plug To Be Added At School At the meeting of the town council Monday night, it was voted to put a fire plug on the school I grounds for more protection to the buildings and the school buses. It was also voted to publish a financial statement of the year J 1944-1945. ending June 30. 1945 , Mrs. Lloyd Hendrix and sons, Bobby and Jimmy, left Wednesday for North Wilkesboro to visit Mrs. Hendrix's parents, Mr. and Mrs J. C. McNeill. Mrs. James B. Ward of Knoxville is spending the week here with her mother, Mrs. G. W. Candler.

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