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MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1946.
TWELVE PAGES THIS WEEK
Reese Is Seeking
Office Of Mayor
RADIO SPEAKER ? Dr. Mar
shall C. Dendy, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of Orlando,
Florida, who will bo the speaker
on The Presbyterian Hour next
Sunday morning, March 31st, at
8.30 A. M . E. S. T., over an inde
pendent network of southern radio
stations.
Dr Dendy is a native of Georgia
and a graduate of Presbyterian Col
lege of South Carolina. After com
pleting his ministerial training at
Columbia Theological Seminary, he
became superintendent of Home
Missions in Augusta Presbytery,
and later became pastor of the
Aveleigh Presbyterian Church of
Newberry. South Carolina. After a
pastorate of seven years in the First
Presbyterian Church of Gainesville,
Georgia, he went to the Fifth Ave
nue Church in Knoxville, Tennes
see. and from there to his present
pastorate several years ago.
The subject of Dr. Dendy's next
?>unday morning will be, "Man's
first Quest.'*
The program can be heard in this
section over: WWNC, Asheville;
WPTF. Kaleigh; WSJS, Winston
Salem WSB, Atlanta; WNOX,
Knoxville. and NVRVA, Richmond,
at 8:30 a. m.
Concert Is
April 1st
The North Carolina Symphony
orchestra, with 21 pieces, will play
in the school auditorium at An
drews on Monday evening, April
1. at 8 o'clock. People in the coun
ty who contributed to the Sym
phony fund last year and have their
membership cards will be admitted
free. Tickets will be on sale for
ethers.
High school children will be ad
mitted to the concert at half price.
In the afternoon at 2 o'clock a
free concert for elementary school
children will be given in the An
crews school auditorium.
Mrs. Zeb Conley is county chair
man of the Symphony fund, and is
making arrangements for the con
cert.
Republicans To
Hold Convention
H. B. Morrow, county chairman
of the Republican party, is an
nouncing a Republican county con
vention to be held at the court
house here Saturday, April 6, at
^ P> m. In an advertisement in
this paper he is asking precinct
chairmen to call meetings and elect
^legates to this convention.
Dies After Being
HI Several Years
Mrs, J. M Ledford, age 66, pass*
?way at her home at Hayesville
ar'h 22, after an illness of some
Sears
funeral services were held
rch 23 at 3 o'clock at Philadel
phia church with the Rev. Fielding
*rr^' officiating. Burial was in
e church cemetery with Townson
u"?ral Home in charge.
Surviving are the husband, one
tm ^*ln' one brother, Bass Led
^ ?n4 one tirter, Amanda Led
? Dallas M. Reese, Murphy busi- J
I ness man, has announced that he
| v ill seek election to the office of
I Mayor of Murphy in the May 7 elec- '
I tion.
Mr Reese is the third candidate
for mayor to make his announce
ment Neil Sneed and \V. M. Fain,
incumbent, both have entered the j
race.
It is not yet known who will run
for member of the town council
No candidates have filed and an- i
nounced thus far.
Funeral Is Held
ForMrs.Keasler
Mrs. G. W. Keasler, 47, of Mur
phy, Route 2. died at 8 o'clock Tues
day morning at Petrie hospital af
ter several weeks' illness.
Funeral services were held
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at
Maggie's chapel with the Rev. Ham
Coffey officiating. Burial follow
ed in the church cemetery. Mrs.
Keasler had been a member of
Martin's Creek Baptist church for
a number of years.
Surviving are the husband; three
children. J. B. Keasler of Akron.
Ohio, Max Keasler, and Eva Nell
Keasler of Murphy, Route No. 2;
her mother, Mrs. J. B. Martin, Mur
phy, Route No. 2: six sisters, Mrs.
H. W. Carringer of Murphy, Mrs.
H. A. Hughes, Mrs. R. W. Chap
man. Mrs. Bryan Chastain, all of
Murphy, Route 2, Mrs. O. J. West
of Turtletown, Tenn., and Mrs.
Ernest Jackson of Blairsville, Ga ,
two brothers, Verlin Martin of
Blairsville, and Jeff Martin of
Blue Ridge, Ga.
Townson funeral home had
charge of arrangements.
MUdred Hendrix
Elected President
4-H Club Council
Mildred Hendrix was elected
president of Cherokee county 4-11
club council Saturday at a meeting
at the court house. Other officers
elected were: Vice-president, Caro
lyn Smith, Andrews; secretary and
treasurer. Ruth Barton, Murphy;
reporter, Jerry Hall, Murphy; sonu
leaders. Gretta Brocks. Wolf Creek
club, and Bill Brandon. Murphy.
A general discussion of the 4-II
club camp which is to be built in
Haywood county to replace the
Swannanoa camp followed after
which plans were made to raise
funds for building a Cherokee
county cabin.
Announcements were made con
cerning the county's 4-H club essay
contest sponsored by the Farmers
Federation and National 4-H club
movie contest sponsored by Sears
Koebuck foundation.
The four clubs represented ?
Murphy, Pcachtree, Wolf Creek
and Marble ? voted to hold regular
monthly meetings.
COUNCIL TO MEET
The Cherokee county social plan
ning council will meet on Tuesday
evening, April 5, at 7:30 o'clock in
the Homo Economics building. A.
Q. Ketner, chairman, urges all
members to be present.
3-Year-OId Boy l
Is Accidentally
Drowned Tuesdav.
??
Funeral services were held
Mareh 21. at Liberty chureh for
I.dwin Buddy Adams, three year
old son of Mr and Mrs. Marion
Adams of Patrick, who was acci
dentally drowned in a creek near
his home March 19
Besides his parents he is sur
vived by four brothers; Allard,
Willard. Wade and Harlie; three
sisters. Mae. Louise and Betty Jean;
ene grandfather, G. F. Payne of
1 atrick; and a host of auntsf uncles j
and cousins.
Lions Plan To
Hold Carnival :
Here In June
Murphy Lions club will sponsor
a carnival here in June, and at
the meeting held Tuesday evening
at the Methodist church President
Harry Bishop announced the fol
lowing committees:
Bingo: H. G. Elkins, chairman,
Dr. W. A. Hoover, Frank Ellis, C.
E Weir, Edwin Hyde and W. A.
Sherrill.
Penny Board: R. W. Easley, Jr.,
chairman, J. B. Gray, J M. Hughes,
and Merle Davis.
Rat game: Dr. L. T. Russell, Jr.,
chairman, E. H. Brumby, Joe Ray.
Doyle Burch and H. Bueck.
Baseball: Loren Davis, chairman,
Jack Taylor, Frank Forsyth, and
Roger Ammons.
Cigarette board: Bob Bault,
chairman. Dr. R. H. Cox, Duke
Whitley, and W. D. King. |
President Bishop announced that
the next meeting of the club will
be the 20th anniversary of the
organization. Ladies' night will be
observed on that occasion. Meet
ing time will be 7 o'clock, as the
club voted that meetings be held
at 7 o'clock through the spring and
summer.
The club voted to sponsor the
sale of a Guernsey hetfer, profits
from which will be donated to the
4-H clubs of the county for build
ins of a Cherokee county cabin at
the Experiment station in Hay
wood county , after A. Q. Ketner
had explained the plan to the club
Dale Lee reported that the club
has just about reached its quota
cf $500 for the adult membership
drive for Boy Scouts.
II. A. Mattox presented the plan
for conducting the cancer control
drive, and at the request of R. S.
liault the club voted to sell tickets
to a dance sponsored by the Junior
Woman's club for this fund.
Duke Whitley, chairman of the
fund campaign for the Red Cross,
announced that the quito has not
yet been reached and urged work
ers to turn in reports.
Jack Taylor was welcomed as a
new member. Visitors included:
Joe Miller Elkins, Miss Kathryn
"\ouorski, and Miss Edna Kecler,
worker with the blind, of Asheville.
The latter spoke briefly on the
blind work in this county.
CANNED FOOI) SUNDAY
Worshippers at First Methodist
Church Sunday are urged to bring
canned food, at the Church school
l?our or the worship services, for
the relief of countries short of
food.
Only Half Red Cross
Quota Is Reported
Less than $1,300 has been lurnea q
in to the treasurer, Frank Forsyth,
in the present fund raising cam
paign for the Cherokee county
chapter of the American Red Cross,
according to a report Wednesday
by the chairman of the drive, Duke
Whitley.
The quota of $2,525 must be
reached by Saturday of this week,
I if the chapter is to go over the top
before the deadline, says Mr. Whit
ley, who urges all workers to com
i plete their reports and turn them
i in at the earliest possible time.
? Fred Bates, Jr., from the Uni
? I versity of North Carolina spent last
week-end with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Bates.
SERMON SUBJECTS
The Rev. T. G. Tate has an
nounced the following subjects for
his sermons Sunday at the Presby
terian church: "The Holy Spirit
Our Abiding Guest", for the 11
o'clock service, and "The Delights
of Religion" for the 5 o'clock
\esper service. Young peoples'
meeting at 5:45.
Mr. Tate will preach at Hayes
ville Presbyterian church at 7:30
o'clock.
H. Bueck, Bob Bbult, Mrs. Dair
Shields. Mrs. Martha Adams and
Miss Kate Hayes are attending the
state teachers meeting in Asheville
this week.
HEADS CANCER DRIVE ? R.
S. Bault. who is serving as chair
man of the Cherokee County cam
paign to raise $700 for cancer con
trol. The drive starts April 1 and
will continue through the month.
COMMANDER ? Mrs. Robert
H. Cox, county commandcr of the
cancer control drive which starts
on April 1.
Padgett Is Asking
For Re-Nomination
B. L. Padgett, who has served the $
county as register of deeds for the
past fourteen years, has announced i
liis candidacy for re-nomination
in the primary to be held in the
county on May 25.
Bill Hembree, local barber, also
has announced his candidacy to the
cffice of register of deeds.
Although there is much discuss
ion about candidates for other
county offices, none have made an
nouncements as yet.
County Selected
?
For Record
Keeping Project
Unit Test Demonstration farm
ers of Cherokee county have been
selected as one of three such
grutips in Western North Carolina '
for an intensive project in keeping i
complete and accurate farm re- !
cords for a three-year period. Un- j
e'er this program, there is no radi- |
cal change in the record book it- ,
self; rather, more emphasis will bo
placed on completeness and ac
curacy of information recorded
With more complete farm business
information, the County Agent ?
office will be in a better position to
judge the influence of T. V. A. ma
terials used, and will be better able
to direct agricultural program ot
Cherokee county.
Miss Mary Tate of Asheville. ;
spent the week-end here with her I
parents, the Rev. and Mrs. T. G ;
Tate.
GRADUATES ? Miss mary Por
ter Fain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. M. Fain of Murphy, who will
graduate in Mechincal Engineer
ing at University of Tennessee,
lvnoxville, in June. During her
four years at U. T., Miss Fain has
held the following offices: Presi
dent of Kitty Kain hall, girls'
dormitory; member woman's stu
dent government association,
executive and judicial councils,
member independent students' as
sociation council: assistant editor
of TENNESSEE ENGINEER, scc
eictary-treasurer U. T. student
branch of the American Socicty
cf Mechanical Engineers, secretary
treasurer Association of Collegiate
Engineers. Miss Fain graduated
from Murphy Hgih in 1941 and took
the twelfth grade at Denby high
school in Detroit, Mich., where she
graduated in June, 1942.
AMORTIZATION CHARGE
LIFTED FROM BILLS
The amortization charge which
has been added monthly to the
electric bills of citizens of Murphy
is being removed on the March
statements, announces H. G. Elkins.
manager of the City of Murphy
Electric department. lie states
that this will mean a saving of ap
proximately $6,300 a year to cus
tomers of the town.
RaxterlsHead
Of Emergency
Food Program
Victor Raxter, chairman of the j
Cherokee County AAA Committee,
has been designated as Emergency '
Food l-?ogram Manager for Chero- |
kce County and will help to speed i
the job of supplying food under '>
President Truman's emergency
lamine relief program, in an effort
to reduce the terrible suffering i
caused by enemy invasion and
drought in Europe and Asia.
Mr. Raxter will enlist the coop- I
oration of the Cherokee County
USD A Council in coordinating the j
program and organizing the food
conservation measures recommend
ed by the President's famine emer
gency committee.
Local food conservation measures
are now being worked out and
every man, woman, and child in i
Chcrorkee County are requested to
voluntarily conserve their food !
daily, especially bread, fats, and
oils, to make more available for
shipment into destitute areas.
Bakers, food distributors, home
makers. hotels, dining cars, restaur
ants, institutions, and all public !
feeding industries are requested
to adopt conservation and economi- :
cal use of Bread. Fats and Oils!
Local civic groups, churches,
newspaper editors, theater man
agers. and all other organizations
and groups are requested to help
carry out the program on a volun
tary basis.
Visitation Teams
Do Persona! Work
The Rev. Ralph Taylor reports
j that progress is being made in the
Visitation Evangelism emphasis
this week at First Church. Two
member teams are visiting friends
in an effort to lead them to accept
Christ. With Decision Day in the
Church school last Sunday and up
until Tuesday of this wek ten per
sons have made their confession in
Christ and will unite with the
Church on Membership Sunday,
April 7. Palm Sunday or Easter
Sunday.
Edward Parker
Is Discharged
Edward R. Parker, son of Mr.
and Mrs. M. N. Parker of Andrews,
has received his discharge after
24 months in the Navy.
His wife, the former Miss Lucy
Long, resides in Andrews.
Judge Warlick Is To
Preside April Court
Typhoid Clinics
Scheduled For
Month Of April
The regular typhoid clinics which
cover the entire county every three
years are scheduled in a portion of
Cherokee county as follows: April
8. 15. 22. 9:30 a. m.. Martins Creek
school; 10:30 a. m , King's store:
11:30 a. m . Bellview Methodist
church; 2:30 p. m., Culberson
school.
April 9. 16. 23. 9:30 a. m., Kin
sey; 10 o'clock. Ranger post office;
10:30 a. m . Walker school: 1
o'clock. Taylor's store; 1:30 p. m.,
Morrow stop; 2 o'clock, McAllister's
store.
It is requested that infants and
pre-school children also attend
these clinics for diphtheria and
whooping cough immunization.
Discharged Navy
Men Return Home
The following local men were
honorably discharged at the U. S.
Naval separation center, Charles
ton, S. C.. Sunday, March 24:
James O. Hensley, Jr.. son of Mr.
and Mrs. James O. Hensley of Mur
phy; Marshall O. Dockery, Murphy.
Rt. 3; John D. Page, son of J. D.
Page. Henry House. Murphy; Will
iam L. Scroggs, son of F. L.
Scroggs, Murphy.
Morrow
Is Taken
By Death
ANDREWS ? Funeral services
for Dr. W. C. Morrow were held at
the Baptist church Thursday after
noon of last week at 2:30 o'clock.
The Rev. T. Earl Ogg, pastor, and
the Rev. C. C. Washam, pastor ot
the Andrews Methodist church, of
ficiated. The school board were
active pallbearers and the Rotary
club members were honorary pall
bearers.
Dr. Morrow died at Petric hos
pital in Murphy on Tuesday after
a long illness. He was an outstand
ing diagnostician. He was a mem
ber of the Andrews school board
for 30 years and was attending phy
sician at the state prison camp in |
Cherokee county. He was the first |
Cherokee county health officer, and
was a member of the Rotary club.
During World War I he was a mem
ber of the county draft board.
Dr. Morrow is survived by his
i widow, Mrs. Clara Belle Matheson
Morrow; three sons. Lennox Mor
row. Franklin; Carlyle Morrow, An
j drews; Horace Morrow, Brevard;
! two daughters, Mrs. Willard Craw
ford and Mrs. Ty Burnett. Andrews:
one brother. Zeb Morrow of Mur
phy; and two sisters, Mrs. Will Mel
ton. Bryson City and Mrs. Dewey
Nichols, Andrews.
Forsyth funeral directors were in
charge of arrangements.
Cherokee county superior court
will convene here Monday, April 1,
lor the trial of both civil and
criminal cases. Judge Wilson War
lick of Newton will preside. Fol
lowing is the calendar of civil
cases:
Estelle Stegall vs. Otis Stegall,
Wilma Sutton Wise vs. Jake Wise;
Homer Creasman vs. Linda D.
C reasman; Homer H. Lunsford vs.
Doratha H. Lunsford; Mary Clyde
Beck vs. Samuel F. Beck; Fay
Crawford Bradley vs. Charles D.
Bradley; Leffel Campbell vs. Hazel
Slagle Campbell: Edgar M. Darnell
vs. Gladys Glasgow Darnell; Char
les Postell vs. Hettie Postell; Mag
gie Dockery Kephart vs. William B.
Kephart: Icie Everett Neal vs. John
R. Neal, alias Roy J. Neal; Town of
Murphy vs. Murphy Real Estate
Company; S. A. Voyles vs. Noah W.
Mintz; Elmoda Elliott et als vs.
Mary Evelyn Carringer; Ebbie Fain
Bingham vs. Clarence Roberts;
Kuth Southerd vs. Clyde Southerd,
?>nd Motion Docket: Myers vs.
Myers.
Following are new cases on the
criminal docket set for trial next
week: For violation of prohibition
law: Glenn Brown, Mrs. Glenn
Brown; C. M. Floyd, Lee Sneed,
Frank Hughes, Garland Warren,
Birdie Hardin. Oney Panther,
Glenn W. Palmer, Wayne W. Smith,
Joe Witheroe, Howard Bradley,
Robert Parker, Dillard Hardin,
Roland Tatham, Floyd Hodge.
For driving automobile while in
toxicated: Floyd J. Picklesimer,
Marsden Bingham, driving drunk
and transporting whiskey; Frank
Davis, D. A. W. I.; James A. Gar
rett, Robert S. Grant; James W.
Allen, Earl Whitaker, Dewey Rap
er, Elton Bradley, D. A W. I., and
reckless driving; James Arthur Al
len (Col.), D. A. VV. I., carrying con
cealed weapon pud trespassing;
James Irviri4 Uitfi, i). A. W. I., Har
ley Coffey, G. C. Chambers. Kuth
Roberson. Frank Davis. Glenn Mar
tin.
Alfred Penland. adultery: Annie
Louise Robinson, adultery; Houston
Roberts, forgery, two counts; Jerry
Calin Dills, forgery; Wayne Mc
Kinney, forgery; Garland Ramsey,
abandonment and non-support; El
bert Morgan, abandonment and
non-support, two counts; Garland
Dockery. assault; Luther Rogers,
assault: Fred Green, carrying con
cealed weapon; F. A. Fain, assault
with a deadly weapon with intent
to kill: Herman Logan. Fred Wise,
Forcible trespassing etc.: Willard
Bryant, breaking .entering and car
rying away; Wilma Sutton, trans
porting and possession: Alex Gibby,
larceny of a truck: Elvin Gibby,
larceny of a truck; Luther Lemons,
( larceny of a truck: Frank Voyles,
assault with intent to kill.
The case of Dr. M. P. Whichard
for murder in connection with the
death of Wayne Townson which re
sulted in a mistrial at the last term
of criminal court, and set for some
subsequent term, is set for trial.
SERMON SUBJECTS
"When A Sinner Prays" will be
the sermon topic of Rev. Ralph
Taylor. Sunday, at the 11 o'clock
service in First Methodist Church.
"1 he Fragrance of Biblical Gar
dens" wil Ibe the minister's theme
at the 7:30 P. M. Service.
Much Property Here
Is Changing Hands
Many picccs of property in Mur
phy have changed hands in the last
few months. Among them was the
sale of the Methodist parsonage
property to Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Brumby, who plan to put up a
building for the manufacture of
tayola stuffed toys on one of the
lots.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Ellis has been purchased by the
Haptist church as a residence for
the pastor.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Lay have
bought the home of the late Mrs.
E. S. Miller and moved into it a
few weeks ago.
Dr. Louie G. Martin of Hot
Springs, Ark., recently sold the
home of his mother, Mrs. Carolyn
H. Bryson to Murphy Finance
company. The building is being re
paired and put into good condition.
It contains two apartments.
Mrs. R. H. Foard has purchased
the home of Mrs. John H. Dillard
on Valley River Ave., and will
move there soon.
The old hospital building and
other buildings on the hill formerly
owned by the late Dr. J. N. Hill,
has been sold by Mrs. Hill and chil
dren to V. M. Johnson, who plans
extensive improvements of the
property.