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VOLIMK 57 ? NUMBER 3?.
MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY J8. IMS
TWELVE PAGES THIS WEEK
Red Cross Campaigns To Start Here On March 1st
^orest Service Is Surveying The Hiwassee Lake Shoreline
Studied r or nome
Sites, Recreation,
Commercial Places
Plans arc being made to start the
lake shore study by the Hiwassee
reservoir. Clinton G. Johnson,
recreational planner for the United
States Forest Service, has been
sent to the Nantahala National
Torest to start this work.
It is planned to study this ex
tensive shore line to determine the
practical use of the area. Areas
will be set aside for summer home
sites, commercial areas, boat land
ings. camping, picnicking and swim
n ing The Forest Serv ice will com
plete the reconnaissance and have
plans finished for approval in as
short a time as possible.
Mr. Johnson will stay in Murphy
while making this survey.
Pullen Installs
Machinery For Bed
Spread Factory
ANDREWS ? Tom R. Pullen.
Dalton. Ga., has installed machin
ery for a bed spread factory in the
building next to Andrews Clean
ers building. Workers are al
ready being trained and the gar
age back of G. W. Cover's place of
business is being remodelled for
occupation.
Mr. Pullen's family arrived the
first of the week and will make
tbeir hone in th? apir'nen4 .:cccnt
ly vacated by Patrolman Lindsay
and family.
NCEA Leadership
Conference Held
Friday Evening
ANDREWS ? An NCEA leader
ship conference was held in An
drews Feb. 22 from 4 to 9 P. M.
About fifty persons attended rep
resenting the following county or
city units: Graham county, Clay
county, Cherokee county. Murphy
and Andrews. Miss Ethel Perkins,
state NCEA executive secretary
and Miss Sara Foust. state field
worker, both of Raleigh, lead the
discussions in the meetings both in
the afternoon and the evening.
The discussions were of a general
nature and pertained to the various
problems of education now existing
in North Carolina.
Following the afternoon session
a dinner was held in the Youth
building. Short talks were heard
here by L. B Nichols, chairman of
the Andrews school board; and by
Mrs G W .Cover, Cherokee coun
ty representative for the past two
terms in the General Assembly.
Mrs. Florence Huffman, local unit
President, presided over the meet
ing
The dinner was served by the
home economics department under
the sponsorship of Miss Meredith
Whitaker, teacher. Girls taking
Part in serving the dinner were:
^ora Kil patrick, Kathleen Painter,
fcctty Jean Wakefield. Daisy Mae
Grant, Joy Pullium, Lenora Hardin,
Frances Jones and Betty John
Hawk
Power To Be Off
Sunday Afternoon
Cit ^ E'kins. manager of the
^ y of Murphy Electric Depart
vm u announces that the power
1 1 'n Murphy Sunday from
ri? 0 4 30- since the TV A has to
some work at Hiwassec Dam.
do
Rat IN NAVY
CREEK ? Edward Mills
Mil] S?n ?* anc* Mrs. Maynard
KUtiS ?f Murphy- Route 3, is now
tlon?r at the Naval Trainin8 Sta
v^rttk Vk V"' He left 88 a
lry j j 'or 'he navy on Febru
Service Guild
Is Collecting
Canned Foods
For UNRRA
The Wesleyan Service guild of
the First Methodist church will
collect food for the starving in war
devastated lands, Mrs. Frank Ellis
announces. The local appeal is to
be in cooperation with the nation
wide Victory Collection of Canned
Foods, on behalf of the United Na
tions Relief and Rehabilitation Ad
ministration.
Mrs. Ellis is chairman of the col
lection committee. Her committee
includes Mrs. Tom Axley and Miss
Marvie Walker.
"This is an appeal we're sure
every family in Murphy will want
to support," Mrs. Ellis says. "We
hope the men and women of Mur
phy will not wait to be contacted
by members of our committee, but
will start bringing their contribu
aions to the stores designated be
low now. Speed is essential. The
slogan. Give a can and save a life' i
is literally true." '
Boxes will be placed at the fol- '
lowing stores in Murphy for the I
cans to be placed in: Davidson and
Mclver. Murphy Food Store. Car- <
linger s, Johnson's Market, and
Green's Cash store. ,
The drive will continue through '
March 16.
All organizations as well as in
dividuals are asketf to contribute.
Cnly foods can?*i?* in ?.in are ac
ceptable. All types and varieties
ot foods are needed. All good,
edible food products can be used. ^
including vegetables, fruits, juices. <
meats, fish, soups, baby foods, and \
others. ?
Kitchens Are
Studied By
ClubWomen
Home Demonstration schedule
for first two weeks in March, is:
Violet .Friday, March 1. 1:30
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Walter
Graham: Postell. Tuesday. March
5 1:00 o'clock. Mrs. J. H. Suit;
Peachtree, Thursday. March 7. 1:30
o'clock, Mrs. A. J. Barton; Sunny
Point. Friday. March 8. 1:00 o'clock. 1
Mrs. Homer Bryant.
Schedule for other club meet
ings will be announced later.
The topic for discussion at the
March meetings will be, "The Mod
ern Farm Ktichen".
New Plymouth
To Be Displayed !
Here On March 2
Detroit. Mich.. Feb. 25 ? The
now line of Plymouth cars will be
placed on public display in dealers
showrooms throughout the United I
States on Saturday, March 2. it was
revealed today by Joseph E. Bayne,
General Sales Manager of Ply
mouth division, Chrysler Corpora
tion.
"The new Plymouth cars embody
more improvements than found in
most pre-war yearly model changes.
The new improvements are mani
fest in both appearance and engi
neering advancements. Particular
r.ttention has been given to safety
features, which have been engi
neered into the basic design of the
car." Bayne added.
Rev. John Carper
To Preach Here
The Rev. Ralph Taylor has an
nounced that the Rev. John Carper,
former pastor of Murphy charge,
v- ill preach in a series of evangeK
istic services at Frist Methodist
church beginning June 4. 1
AT FARM CONFERENCE ? Miss Mary Corn
well. Cherokee county's home demonstration agent,
recently was called to Chattanooga, for a conference
with agriculture experts and officials of the TVA,
to discuss principally the Test Demonstration pro
gram conducted in this county and others by the
r\ A and Extension Service. Attending the confer
ence were the above: left to right, seated: Miss Corn
well; Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Charles F.
Brannan of Washington, D. C.; Miss Velma Beam, as
sistant county agent. Hayesville; E .H. White, Knox
ville, TVA; and standing: S. G. Chandler. Athens.
Ga., Georgia extension service; James G. Maddow,
Department of Agriculture. Washington; R. C. Stem
bridge. Ellijay, Ga.. and C. F. Clayton. Knoxville,
chairman of TVA agriculture committee.
Osborne Heads
Boy Scouts
At Andrews
ANDREWS ? James T. Osborne,
,vho has recently accepted the re
:ponsibility as leader of the local
>oy Scouts troop, was speaker at
he Rotary club here Thursday.
Mr. Osborne stressed the need for
character training and good citi
cnship among boys. He handed
ut a printed statement which
howed the expenditures made in
he Daniel Boone Council last year.
VIr. Osborne also commented fav
)iably upon the fact that the An
liews Scout troop was not a cas
;alty of the late war. but through j
he efforts of local leaders the
roop had been kept fully alert dur- j
ng the war years.
Dr. Charles O. Van Gorder was |
rcrceived as a new member, and
nas installed by I .B. Hudson. The
previous week Tom R. Pullen came
in as a new member.
Luke Ellis presented for mem
bership the name of Joe lligdon.
Mi. Higdon was present as the j
auest of Ellis.
Informal discussion was made on
I he need and the possibility of im
proving health care facilities for
ftndrews. On this question the
following were heard: P. B. Fere
l)ce. Dr. W. H. Scruggs, and Dr. C.
I). Van Gorder.
Makes Appeal
For Improving
The Gymnasium
??
Rev. Alfred Smith, athletic coach
in Murphy schools, is appealing to
the people of Murphy for contribu
tions to improve the gym and
make it a real recreation center
for the young people of Murphy.
He says: "I thank all the sup
porters of the basketball teams
this year. We are in need of gym
seats, lights for the field .and other
things for improving recreational
facilities for the young people.
Frank Forsyth will accept all dona
tions for this improvement, at the
Citizens Bank and Trust Co."
B. J. Fish has been separated
from the Navy, after spending sev
eral months in the Pacific, and is
at home here with his family.
John Dickey has arrived home
from overseas and Is visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hadley
Dickey.
Speech Workshop
Held At School
A speech workshop was held
Tuesday afternoon at the home
economics building when the fol
lowing program was given:
"Speech Fundamentals", with
those taking part: Miss Addie
Leatherwood, Miss Frances Dick
son, Mrs. Ola Duggan. Miss Emily
Sword.
"Speech Errors of My Grade":
Miss Kate Hayes. Miss Clara Mc
Combs. Mrs. Evelyn Patton, Miss
Kate Holliday. Miss Edna Geise
king. Mrs. John Berry.
A round table discussion on
How Can We Improve the Speech
of Murphy City School", was led
bj Miss Margaret Curd.
Methodists To
Attend Baptist
Organ Recital
I "You Can't Compromise With a
Crocodile" will be the ;>ermon sub
j ject of the Rev. Ralph Taylor at
I 11 o'clock Sunday morning in First
Methodist Church
j There will no evening worship
service. The congregation is asked
I to worship at the First Baptist
; Church at 7:30 o'clock at which
time the dedicatory service for the
i new organ will be held.
Miss Hayes Is
NCEA President
Miss Kate Hayes was elected
I president of the Murphy unit ol
the N. C. E. A. at the meeting held
Feb. 19, in the home economies
j building. Other officers elected
were: Mrs. Opal Brendle. vice
i president- and Robert Bault. seere
tary-treasurer.
Delegates elected to attend the
teachers' meeting. March 28-30,
were: Miss Kate Hayes, Mrs. Lonzo
.Shields, Mrs. Martha Adams.
"Professional Magazine and Book
Reviews", was the program pre
sented by Mrs. Emily Miller, chair
man of professional service com
mittee.
Refreshments were served by
Miss Jane Hill and her class.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Whitfield
and J. E. Whitfield, Jr., spent
Tuesday night and Wednesday as
guests of Dr. and Mrs. B. W. Whit
field.
Cooperative
Has Annual
Meeting At
Folk School
The annual meeting of the Moun
tain Valey cooperative was held at
the Folk School Saturday night,
with fourteen members present.
The meeting was called to order by
the president, George Bidstrup, and
after the minutes of the last an
nual meeting were read and ap
proved. Wayne Holland, manager
of the cooperative, gave a financial
report showing a great increase in
the past year.
Mrs. John C Campbel, speaking
for the directors of the cooperative,
said she was amazed at the amount
of business the cooperative had
done realizing what little capital it
has had from the beginning. Stress
was laid on the fact that the co
operative needs increased capital
and membership. A general dis
cussion followed on how to build
up the business of the organization
so that it might be of greater help
to the farmers in this irea.
After the meeting adjourned, re
freshments were served.
A number of interesting visitors
have spent several days at the
John C Campbell Folk school in
the past few weeks. Miss Constance
Warren, recently retired President
oi Sarah Lawrence College in New
York; Mr. and Mrs. John C Refs
land, in the Indian service in Ari
zona- Senores Antonio Cook and
Moises Neira. Lima. Peru, Super
visors of Vocational Education.
They are visiting a number of
schools in this country before re
turning to Peru where they will
work with the Cooperative Educa
tional program which is carried on
I y the Inter-American Educational
foundation.
World Day Of
Prayer Is To
Be On March 8
The World Day of Prayer will be
observed this year on Friday.
March 8. at 2:30 o'clock at First
Methodist church. The theme for
the meeting is "The Things That
Make For Our Peace."
Churches which will take part
aie: The Presbyterian, Baptist,
Episcopal, and First Methodist.
L. B. Nichols
Is Again Chairman
Of Andrews Drive
ANDREWS ? On Tuesday night, ]
February 26. at 6.30 o'clock, the
annual workers' meeting for the
Red Cross fund campaign was held
ir. the Home Economics dining
room of Andrews high school. The
first year girls of. the home eco
nomics class under the supervision
of Miss Meredith Whitaker. teach
er. served a delicious buffet din
ner.
L. B. Nichols, fund raising chair
man. explained the drive and gave
each worker the material and as
signed the territories.
Following are the workers: Mrs.
Pauline Palmer. Misses Ruth Wald
roup. Gladys Christy and Julia
Bradley. Mrs Boyd Robinson. Mrs.
Ilazel Abernathy. Miss Daisy Battle.
Miss Polly Hicks. Mrs. Helen Axley,
Mrs. Olive Ellis. Mrs. L. B. Nichols.
Miss Helen McPherson. Gene
Matheson. Workers in the de
partments in the school are Mrs.
Ruth S. Pullium. primary depart
ment: Mrs. A1 G. Brown, grammar
Krade department; Miss Elizabeth
Troxler, high school department.
In the Marble school, .1 Frank
Walsh; and Topton. Mrs. E. B King
Mr. and Mrs. 1. B. Hudson and
Boyd B. Robinson also attended the
meeting.
Hammond Organ
Hr ?"* *
Installed At
Baptist Church
A Hammond Vibrato organ with
two tone cabinets and chimes has
been purchased for First Baptist
church and will be installed this
week. The echo cabinet and
chimes cannot be delivered until
after June 1.
Purchase of the organ was spon
sored by the Fidelis Sunday school
class, and given in honor of service
men and women.
After presentation by Mrs. Wal
ter Coleman, and dedication of the
organ, at 7:30 o'clock Sunday eve
ning, George H. Thompson, organ
; ist at Asbury Memorial Methodist
church of Asheville will give the
following recital:
Andante Con Moto ? From 5th.
Symphony. Beethoven; Liebestraum
? Liszt, Hodson: Claire De Lune.
Debussy- and Fanfare, Lemmous.
Krueger Home
e
SALUTING THE FLAG and the quarw
terdeck before starting overside.
General W alter Krueger leaves the
giant battleship Sew Jersey at San
Francisco on arrival from the Ori
ent. A 17-gun salute from Fort
Mason welcomed the General, for
mer head of the Sixth Army and
second ranking officer In MacAr
thur'? Tokyo drive. (International)
Duke Whitlev
?
Heads Cherokee
County Drive
The Cherokee county chapter of
the American Red Cross started its
1946 fund raising campaign with
a dinner meeting Tuesday night at
First Methodist church, in con
nection with the Murphy Lions club
meeting. Miss Elenore Jones of
Cincinnati. Ohio, and VV. D. Dibrell
of Black Mountain, both represent
ing the American Red Cross, spoke
on the work of the Red Cross both
overseas and in the United States.
Plans were made for conducting
a whirl-wind campaign this year.
Duke D. Whitley, chairman of the
campaign, was called to Clayton
Tuesday on account of the illness
of his father, and in his absence
Miss Addie Mae Cooke, chapter
chairman, presided over the Red
Cross portion of the program. The
Rev. J. Alton Morris gave the in
vocation. Harry Bishop, Lion presi
dent. welcomed the visiting work
ers. A solo. Old Black Joe, was
sung by C. R Freed, accompanied
by Mrs. Duke Whitley. Patriotic
songs sung during the evening's
program were led by Mr. Freed.
The tables, decorated by Mrs.
b. W. Whitfield, Mrs T. A. Case,
?.nd Mrs. Dixie Palmer, were at
tractive with spring flowers and
Red Cross decorations. Dinner
was served by ladies of the Metho
dist church, under the direction of
| Mrs. J. H. McCall.
The workers for this year's cam
paign are as follows: Mr. Whitley,
chairman; Harrj Bishop, co-chair
man; Frank Forsyth, special gifts
chairman; Rev. Ralph Taylor, busi
ness district chairman; Rev. J. Al
ton Morris, church chairman; Miss
Mary Cornwell, rural chairman; C.
E Weir, publicity chairman; Lloyd
Hendrix. county school chairman,
Iv. S. Bault. Murphy school chair
man; Grover C. Mauney, prison
camp chairman; J. P. Sellers. Hi
was see Dam. chairman; and Miss
Magdalene Cook, motion picture
chairman.
The spccial gifts committee,
I which is working Wednesday and
' Thursday, is composed of: E. C.
j Moore. Duke Whitley, W. D. Town
| son, C. R. Freed, W. M. Mauney,
' Frank Ellis, R. G. Alexander, J. D.
liurch. W. E. Studstill, Dr. WT. A.
Hoover, R. S. Bault, Harry Bishop,
Frank Forsyth. P. G. Ivie, Dr. J.
It. Bell, H. Bueck. Ben Vaught, Bob
Easlev, Sam Aronson, A. Q. Ketner,
( E. Weir, Roger Amnions, J. B.
Gray, and H. A. Mattox.
The chairmen for the business
j districts are. P. C. Hyatt. Mrs. Joe
Hamilton, Ben Palmer. Rev. Ralph
Taylor, H. G Elkins. Frank Ellis,
W. D. Ragsdale, Miss Lyda Mallo
nee, Elmer Stiles. Loren Davis, J
W. Davidson. Mrs. Edward Brum
> by. J. B. Gray, Roger Ammons,
Miss Eunice Shields. W. D. King,
? Sheridan Stiles. Myron Jensen, and
I C . E. Woody.
i For the residential sections, the
I following are serving: Newton.
I Mrs. Hadley Dickey. Miss Eunice
Shields. Mrs. J. L. Savage; Factory
town: Mrs. Leslie Rich. Mrs. For
est Teague: Dickey hotel section,
Mrs. A. E. Vestal, Mrs. Elmer
Stiles. Mrs. Clyde Townson, and
Mrs. Kate llcnsley; East Murphy:
.Mrs T A. Case. Mrs. B. W. Whit
field. Mrs. Tom Axley, Mrs. T. J.
Mauney, and Mrs. A. Q. Ketner.
Bcaltown: Mrs. R. C. Mattox, Mrs.
Alline King. Mrs. Leonard Johnson,
Mrs. Zack Ramsey: Regal hotel sec
tion: Mrs. C. W. Savage, Mrs. Ed
ward Brumby. Mrs. Willard Coop
er, Miss Jayne Ricks, and Miss
'.Grace Ramsey: courthouse section:
| Mrs. D. L. Wells, Mrs. Bill Canata,
and Mrs. Florence Moore: Presby
terian church section. Mrs. H.
Rueck, Mrs. Harry Bishop, and
Miss Marie Price; and Henry house
and Murphy school section, Mrs.
J. B. Gray. Miss Gillie Martin. Mrs.
Howard Moody and Mrs. Dale Lee.
The rural committees are: Suit:
Mrs. J. F. Wood, Mrs. Truman Mc
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