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.