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VOLUME 57 - NUMBER 33.
MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. MARCH 7. 1946.
EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK
Ketner Is Chairman
Of Planning Council
A. Q. Kctner, county agent of *
Cherokee county, was elected chair
man of the Cherokee county coun
cil on social planning, at the second
meeting of interested groups held
Saturday afternoon at the home
economics building. Miss Mary
Cornwell was elected secretary
treasurer.
The first Tuesday night in each
month was chosen as the time for
regular monthly meetings. The
next will be held on Tuesday eve
ning. April 2, at 7:30 p m., at the
home economics building.
Represented at the meeting were
the following organizations or
groups: N. C. E. A., Junior Wom
an's club, Senior Woman's club,
Ministerial association, extension
department, citizens at large, dem
onstration farmers, schools, town,
and county commissioners.
The initial steps in organization
were taken by Mrs. George Mau
ney, who declined nomination for
chairman. She explained the pur
pose of the council and called for
nomination of officers.
Those present were: W. M. Fain,
L. A. Wood, H. Bueck, Lloyd W.
Hendrix, Mrs. Frank Battle, Mrs.
E. Roach, Mrs. Homer Bryant, Mrs
Faul Sudderth ,Mrs. Clyde H. Mc
Nabb, Mrs. John Shields, Frank C.
Ghiringhelli, A. Q. Ketner, Rev.
T. G. Tate, Miss Elizabeth Gray.
Miss Jean Christy, Mrs. W. W.
Ashe. Mrs. John Stanley, Mrs.
Frank Wilhide, Miss Leila Haeys,
Miss Addie Leatherwood, Rev.
Ralph Taylor ,Rev. J. Alton Morris.
Miss Mary Cornwell, Mrs. George
Mauney, Miss Elma R. Dennis. Miss
L'la Mae McKinney, Mrs. Arena
; aith. and George McKinney.
ivi *h Sunday
Meeting To \k
Held March 31
The Fifth Sunday meeting will
be held Sunda.y March 31, at
Shady Grove church, 10 miles west
of Murphy.
Following is the order of pro
gram: 9:30 a. m., devotional by the
Kev. George Steward; 9:45 a. m.,
welcome address, the Re Lee Key.
pastor. 10:15 a. m., "The G\ft of
The Holy Ghost, When and How
Received?" by the Rev. P. H.
Hooker; 11 o'clock, sermon, "Has
God Failed?" by the Rev. John
Stanberry, alternate, Rev. P. H.
Chastain; 12 o'clock, lunch served
fcy the church community; 1 o'
| clock. "Bible Stewardship", the
' Rev. J. Alton Morris; 1:30 p. m.,
| "Bible Santification, When and
How?", Rev. Clinton Cutts; 2 o'
clock p. m., "New Testament
Church", Rev. P. H. Chastain; 2:45
P m.. miscellaneous business- 3
o'clock, adjournment.
The committee is composed of
the Rev. Lee Key, the Rev. P. H.
Hooker, and the Rev. Freed Town
send.
William J. Canata
Is Discharged
william J. Canata of 110 Camp
' St., has recently been honor
ably discharged from the Army
after 32 months of service, 12 of
v-hich were spent overseas. He
served with the 1641 Engrs. (9th
Army and Berlin) as an instrument
man.
SERMON SUBJECTS
Have No Tomb Because W?
ave Corpse" will be the ser
mon subject of the Rev. Ralph
aylor at First Methodist church
Sunday at 11 o'clock.
u when Someone We Love Dies '
' top'c for the evening service
!t 7'30 o'clock.
PLEDGED to fraternity
el j n ^"'s ?' Andrews has been
to the Kappa Sigma fra
at DavWson College. He
time""16 ?f n'ne pledgcd at this
SINGING SCHOOL
?t 1 1"8"18 ?cho?l i? in progress
lUhM church Prrof. W. B.
of Fork Mt , Tenn, I. In
Th? OTbUc is Invited to
MONROE M. REDDEN
Monroe Redden
Announces For
Congressman
HENDERSONVILLE ? Monroe
M. Redden, 44-year-old Henderson
ville attorney and former chairman
of the North Carolina democratic
executive committee, announced
Saturday that he is a candidate for
the democratic nomination for con
gressman in the 12th congressional
district.
His announcement was made two
days after Congressman Zebulon
Weaver of Asheville announced
that he would seek the office for
one more term.
In announcing, Mr. Redden said
"I have decided to become a can
didate for the office of Represent
ative of the 12th Congressional
District in the coming primary,
subject to the actiofi of the demo
cratic party.
"At this juncture of our national
life I feel that it is a great oppor
tunity to be of service to the people
of my district and the nation as a
whole. Never before have our
national affairs called for sterner
action. We need men now ? not
two years from now ? to formulate
our future policies who have the
courage of their conviction and a
spirit of aggressiveness rather than
an attitude of passiveness. There
has already been too much doing
nothing and saying nothing ? too
much inaction and not enough ac
tion.
Mr. Redden has been aetive in
the democratic party for more
than 20 years but has not previous
ly sought an elective office. He
was named chairman of the Hend
erson county executive committee
in 1930 and in the election that
year the entire county democratic
ticket was elected for the first time
since the Civil War.
In 1.941 he was named chairman
of the North Carolina executive
committee, which position he held
until August, 1944. He served as
a member of the state board of
elections under Governor Hoey.
was a district delegate to the na
tional convention in 1932 and a
delegate-at-large to the 1944 con
vention. He has been county at
torney since 1930 and was Hender
sonville city attorney in 1925 and
2926. In 1941 he was presented the
Hendersonville Kiwanis club's
award os the outstanding citizen of
the year.
Mr. Hedden was born in Hend
erson county and is a son of the
late John Redden, retired mail car
rier, who died about two years ago.
His mother retired two years ago
after serving 45 years as principal
of the Valley Hill School in this
county.
He graduated from old Fruit
land Institute in this county and
studied law at Wake Forest College.
He was admitted to the Bar in
1923 and has practiced here since.
After completing his law train
ing, he married Miss Mary Belle
Boyd of Raleigh. They have two
sons, one a student at the Universi
t of North Carolina ,and another a
student in the Hendersonville High
School.
The 12th congressional district,
formerly the 11th, is composed of
Buncombe, Henderson, Transyl
vania, Haywood, Jackson, Macon,
Swain, Cherokee. Graham and Clay
counties.
Ministerial
Association
Is Organized
A Cherokee county Ministerial
Association was organized at a
luncheon meeting at the Regal
Hotel, Monday.
Officers elected were: president.
Rev. Ralph Taylor; vice president.
Rov. T. Earl Ogg, Andrews; secre
tary and treasurer, Rev. W. Leo
Smiht. Andrews.
Ministers present were: W. B.
Hankin of Fork Mt., Tenn., P. H.
Hooker, Freed Townsend, T. G
Tate, J Alton Morris, Ralph Tay
lor, Conrad Washam, VV. Leo
Smith.
The association will meet each
Monday after the first Sunday in
each month at the Regal Hotel.
Townson Awarded
Certificate Of
Achievement
The United States navy has a
warded the W. D. Townson comp
any here a "Certificate of Achieve
ment" in recognition of exceptional
accomplishment "In behalf of the
United States navy and of meritor
ious contribution to the nation's
war effort, signed by the assistant
secretary of the navy.
Mr. Townson has been making
crates and pallets for the govern
ment since early in 1942, and has
been the largest manufacturer in
the South. He has had 12 sub
contractors working in different
places.
Cherokee More Than
Doubles Polio Quota
Cherokee county more than <
doubled its quota in the Infantile
raralysis drive conducted recently,
according to announcement by Dr.
W. A. Hoover, county chairman.
A total of $2035.20 was realized
from the various activities for the
fund, and the quota was only $980.
With expenses of $8 deducted, net
receipts were $2027.20.
The total in Murphy was $966.03.
of which $380.47 was realized from
the Birthday ball. $306.97 at Henn
Theatre, $79.91 at Dickey Theatre.
$62.57 from the dime board, $33.97
from the coin boxes, $35 from
lapel buttons. $20.50 from Murphy
schools, $26.50 from ball games,
and $20.14 from Texana.
Andrews reported $859.79, ot
which $732.20 was realized from
the schools, civic clubs and other
activities, $127.59 from Henn The
atre, and $11.50 from ball game.
Hiwassee Dam reported $117,
John C. Campbell Folk School $25,
and the Cherokee county schools,
$67.38.
Pfc, Taga McLean
Playing Ball In
San Francisco
Pfc. Taga McLean, A527317, sta
tioned at Fort Lawton, Washing
ton, and a member of the Post
WAC Basketball team there is ac
c~mpanying the team to San Fran
cisco for the playoff of the Ninth
Service Command championship.
The Lawton girls were winners in
the Northern Division contest and
will battle Eastern, Southern, and
Western division champs for No. 1
place among the Ninth Service
Command's teams.
| Pfc. McLean is the daughter of
j \5rs. O .C. McLean of Topton,
North Carolina.
IN REVIVAL ? The Rev. L. O.
Florence of Wilmore, Ky., evangel
ist who is assisting the Rev. L. E.
Latham in a revival meeting at
Free Methodist cMfrch. Services
are being held every evening at
o'clock and on Sunday morn
ings at 11 o'clock. The revival will
continue until March 17.
Herman L Odom
On His Way Home
Technician Fifth Grade Herman
L. Odom of Unaka. North Carolina
is on his way home for discharge.
He has been serving with the 392d
Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion in
an Automatic Weapons Battery in
the Hawaiian Islands.
Tec. 5 Odom was inducted into
the Army in May. 1943 at Camp
Cratt, South Carolina. He has
served 15 months in the Pacific and
wears the Good Conduct, American
Theater. Asiatic-Pacific and World
War II Victory Ribbons.
His father, J. W. Odom, resides
in Unaka. North Carolina.
Bault And Mrs. Cox
Head Cancer Drive
The appointment of Robt. S.
Bault as Cherokee county Chair
man for the second major fund
campaign of the American Cancer
Society has just been announced by
John Kerr, Jr. of Warrenton, State
Campaign Chairman for the North
Carolina Division of the Field
Army of the American Cancer So
city. The appeal for funds will be
made during April, which has been
designated "Cancer Control Month"
by Act of Congress and of the
North Carolina General Assembly
The Cherokee county quota this
year is $700.
"Everyone in our community
must learn the shocking facts about
cancer," said Mr. Bault. comment
ing on his acceptance of the Chair
manship. "I strongly believe that
once these facts are known, every
man and woman in Cherokee coun
ty will respond generously to this
appeal, which may mean life or
death to themselves and those they
love.
"Most of us simply do not know
that cancer kills 60 percent more
people than all contagious and in
fectious diseases combined, includ
ing infantile paralysis, tuberculosis,
malaria, scarlet fever, and others.
Last year cancer is estimated to
have killed 175.000 Americans. If
the present cancer death rate is
not checked, 17.000,000 Ameri
cans ? many of them now walking,
the streets of our own community
? are going to die of cancer."
Mr. Bault pointed out that emi
nent doctors are agreed that, with
present-day medical knowledge, it
is possible to save at least one
third, maybe one-half, of those
people now doomed to die of this
disease.
"We can save the lives of mill
ions of Americans now dying need
lessly," Mr. Bault added, "by giv
ing our active support to the drive
of the American Cancer Society.
Our contributions will mean more
information centers and detection
clinics, better care for cancer pa
tients, and will help the Society
to carry forward its program of re
search and education. A gift to
the cancer campaign helps to save
millions of lives, now and in the
future."
Mrs. Robert H .Cox, Commander
of the Cherokee Coi.nty Unit of the
Field Army, is Co-chairman for the
fund-raising campaign in Cherokee
? county.
Symphony Orchestra To
Play In Andrews Apr. 1
Frank Voyles
Captured In
Lakeland, Fla.
Frank Voyles was apprehended
by officers in Lakeland. Fla., Mon
day. He is charged with shooting
a policeman in Murphy last August
with assault intent to kill.
Patrolman Charles Gallaway and
Frank Crawford left Thursday to
take him into custody and expect
to return with Voyles some time
Friday night.
Stockholders
Of Federation
To Hold Annual
Meeting 12th
Stockholders of the Farmers
Federation from Cherokee, Graham
and Clay counties will hold their
annual meeting in the Murphy Fed
eration warehouse on Tuesday,
March 12, at 2 p. m., according to
an announcement by James G. K.
McClure, president of the coopera
tive.
A report on 1945 business at the
Murphy warehouse will be given by
Mr. McClure, J. A. "Scotty" Innes.
the Federation's Area Marketing
Specialist, or A. R. Gattis, hatch
ery manager, will discuss the poul
try and egg situation and the possi
bilities of commercial turkey rais
ing in Western North Carolina.
Other speakers will be Rev. Du
mont Clark, director of Lord's Acre
Work, Max M. Roberts, educational
eirector, and R. T. Reed, manager
of forest products sales, who will
outline the new OPA ceiling prices
for pulpwood, and other timber.
The Farmers Federartion String
Rand, led by Johnny Rhymer, will
provide music for the meeting, and
refreshments of coffee and dough
nuis will be served.
A director of the Federation
from Cherokee county will be nomi
nated by the stockholders to serve
for two years. Election of an ad
visory committee of farmers to as
sist the administration of the Mur
i phy warehouse will also take place.
Members of the Federation com
mittee for the Murphy warehouse
at present include: W. A. Adams,
Murphy; Clyde McNabb Rt. 2, Mur
phy; U. S. G. Phillips, IJnaka; John
Tatham, Andrews; B. B. Palmer,
Marble- J. H. Hampton, Rt. 2, Mur
phy; Ernest Burnett, Rt. 2, Mur
phy; Robert Roberts, Murphy; Mrs.
John Shields, Culberson; and D.
Witherspoon, Murphy. There are
two members of the committee
from Clay county: C. G. Reece.
Warne and C. L. Smith. Hayesville.
Graham county is represented by
R. O. Sherrill. Robbinsville, and B
\. Hyde, Rt. 1, Robbinsville.
Dividend To Be
Paid In Stock
A five percent patronage divid
end has been declared on the busi
ness of the Farmers Federation in
1945. according to an announce
ment by James G. K. MeClure,
president of the Western North
Carolina farm cooperative. Mr.
MeClure said that the dividend will
bo payable in 6% common stock.
The payment is in effect a refund
to each farmer according to the
amount of business he did through
the Federation last year. A similar
patronage dividend of five percent
was declared last year on the 1944
business of the cooperative.
SUNDAY SERVICES
The Rev. T. G. Tate has announc
ed his subject for the 11 o'clock
service at the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning to be, "Thy King
dom Come, But Not Now?'* At
the 5 o'clock vesper service. Mr.
Tate's subject will be The Elder
Son."
Young Peoples' meeting will be
gin at 5:45.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Franklin and
Mrs. J. B. Gray spent Monday ir
Asheville.
SPEAKS SUNDAY ? Dr. Clar
cnce W. Cranford of Washington,
I?. C., who will be the speaker on
The Baptist Hour broadcast next
Sunday morning. March 10, at 8:30
A. M. EST . He is pastor of the
Calvary Baptist Church of Wash
ington, with a membership of near
ly 4,000 and with annual contri
butions of more than $50,000 to
missions.
The subject of the Washington
Minister, "Christian Justice in Hu
man Relations.'' is the last in the
current series of the Baptist Hour
on the general theme "Following
Christ in the Paths of Peace."
The Baptist Hour is presented in
cooperation with the Southern Re
ligious Radio Conference and will
be followed by the Presbyterian
Hour beginning March 17. The
first speaker on the Presbyterian
Hour is Dr. William M .Elliott Jr.,
Dallas, Texas, on the subject, "Let
ting God Take the Strain."
The Baptist Hour will be heard
in another series over this same
network beginning with July of
this year.
All these programs are broad
cast on an independent network of
27 cooperating stations and are car
ried as a public service feature.
The program can be heard in this
section over: WWNC, Asheville;
WPTF, Raleigh; WSJS, Winston
Salem; WSB, Atlanta. WNOX,
Knoxville; and WRVA Richmond,
at 8:30 a. m.
I
Funeral Held For
E, A. Anderson
Ephram Addison Anderson, life
long resident of Cherokee county
passed away at his home near Lib
erty, Wednesday of last week, fol
lowing a brief illness.
"Add", as he was affectionately
known by a wide circle of friends,
was born Nov. 16, 1867. He was
married to the former Frances
Josephine Clonts. in Murphy. N. C..
cn March 8. 1894. Mrs. Anderson
passed away Dec. 27. 1944.
Mr. Anderson was a member of
the Friendship Baptist Church of
Suit, and also a member of Mont
gomery Lodge No. 426. A. F. & A.
M.. of Ranger.
Survivors include two daughters.
Mrs. H L. McNabb of Oak Ridge.
Tonn.. and Mrs. George Chastain
of Suit; one son, Walter Anderson
of Liberty. Funeral services were
held on Friday at 1:00 p. m., from
the Friendship Baptist Church
with the Revs. W. T. Truitt and J.
I M Wolf officiating. Interment was
in the adjoining cemetery, with
Montgomery Lodge No 426 A. F
& A. M. conducting the Masonic
rites.
Active pallbearers were Feli>
If ill. A. A. Williamson. J. C. Evans
Joe Hawkins. Lester Stiles, and J
B Brindel. Honorary pallbearer*
were: P. A. Mauney. W. F. Hill
Fosey Garrett, John Runion. Homei
, Davidson. G. W. Ingram, Roy In
. gram and Lon Woods.
Funeral arrangements were un
der the direction of Quinn 5
Humphrey Funeral Home, Millarc
ft. Finch, mortician, in charge.
Miss Mary Porter Fain, studen
at the University of Tennessee
I Knoxville. spent the week-end hen
I with her parents. Mr. and Mrt. W
M. Fain.
> Mrs. Zeb Conley, county chair
man for the North Carolina Sym
phony orchestra fund, announces
that a 21 -piece orchestra will play
at Andrews, in the school auditor
ium. on Monday evening, April 1,
at 8 o'clock.
Those who have membership
cards, having made contributions
to the Symphony fund last year,
I will be admitted free if they pres
ent the cards. High school chil
dren will be admitted for half
price, to the evening program.
In the afternoon at 2 o'clock a
free children's program will be
given in the Andrews school audi
torium, and all elementary school
children in the county will be in
vited.
Chenille Company
In Andrews Is
Now Operating
Valleytown Ventures, a company
in the business of making chenille
spreads and rugs, has opened in
Andrews, over City C&fe. The own
ers are: Frank Forsyth, Arthur
Watkins and W. T. Teas.
When in full operation the comp
any expects to employ 30 people.
Scout Court Of
Honor Held At
Andrews Tuesday
??
Nantahala District Court of
Honor was held at Andrews March
5 at the city hall, attended by 62
scouts and leaders.
Frank Swan, district advance
I ment chairman, was in charge of
the session, assisted by scout mast
er Morgan Butler, scout clerk. Bill
Swan led the pledge to the flag,
and the invocation was rendered
by the Rev. G. M. Carver of Hayes
ville. "Pop" Osborne, scout mas
ter, led the songs.
The following boys were induct
ed into the tenderfoot rank by F.
V. Smith, assistant scout executive:
Murphy, troup 2: A. J. Keasler,
Tommy Alexander, Glen A. Swain,
Robert H. Ashe. Mack L. Gee,
jack D. Dockery, Don B. Ammons,
Teldy W. Winesett; Andrews, troup
1: Wendell Lovingood, Jr., and
Harry Rogers.
Scout Tommy Gray of Hayesville
received the Green Thumb certifi
cate for assisting in the "Food For
Freedom" program last year.
The district committee met im
mediately after the court of honor
under the leadership of C. L.
Rrownell of Fontana Dam. Com
munities represented included Rob
binsville, Hayesville, Murphy. Nan
tahala. Andrews, and Fontana Dam
The next meeting will be held
at the Methodist church at Hayes
ville on April 2.
j Mrs. Nichols Is
Taken Bv Death
c
Mrs. Myrtle Effie Nichols, 35, of
I Andrews died at 3:25 o'clock Sun
day afternoon at a Murphy hospital.
Funeral services were held Tues
, day afternoon at 2 o'clock at
V.'hitaker's chapel, with the Rev.
i Robert Barker officiating. Burial
followed in the church cemetery,
; with Ivie funeral home in charge,
j Surviving are the husband, John
i | F. Nichols; three daughters, Mrs.
| Doris Everett. Mrs. Mabel Pratt,
? j rnd Mrs. Frances Haney, and one
j son, John F. Nichols, Jr., all of An
; | drews- and her parents, Mr. and
, j Mrs. Martin Garrett, Murphy,
I Koute 2.
SUNDAY SERMONS
The Rev. J. Alton Morris will
preach on. "Just As I Am", at the
11 o'clock service at First Baptist
church Sunday. In the evening at
7:30 he will preach on, "What Is
Right With our Youth?"
DISCHARGED
t Dorothy R. Hunsucker, seaman
!, first clai, USNR, Marble, N. C?
[ was discharged recently at the
. Naval Personnel Separation Unit.
Balboa Park, San Francisco, Calif.