Voters Will Go To
Polls On Saturday
REVIVAL SPEAKER? The Rev.
John Carper, pastor of the Metho
dist church. Matthews, who will
preach a series of Gospel sermons
in First Methodist church. Murphy,
during the week of June 2-9.
Hawkins Killed
In Auto Accident
Funeral services for Allen Char
let Hawkins. 58. who was killed in
Gastonia on Saturday May 11, when
he stepped from an automobile in
front of another car. were held at
Tomotla Baptist church on May
15. at 3 o'clock in the afternoon,
with the Rev. Algie West officiat
ing. Burial followed in Tomotla
cemetery.
Mr Haw-kins formerly lived in
Marble
Surviving are three children:
Ambers Hawkins of Gastonia, Mrs.
John E. Stiles of Marble, and War
ren Hawkins of the United States
army stationed at Camp Lee, Va.;
l*o grandchildren; seven sisters
?nd two brothers.
Pallbearers were: Jess Nix, Cecil
Phillips. Arthur Elrod, Pritchard
Dockery, Luie Davis and Ottis Wil
son.
Flower girls were: Mary Ann
Lowe. Elsie Lawson, Stella Ware.
Frances Hert, Mary Willie Howard.
Helen Totherow and Blanche Toth
erow
Ivie funeral home was in charge
of arrangements.
> Interest in the primary election j
which comes off Saturday is grow- I
ing over the county, according to j
announcement by politicians from :
the rural sections. Not much coir
1 ment has been heard in town. I
There are contests in the races
I for clerk of superior court, register {
j ot deeds and county coroner.
Voters will cast their ballots Sat - j
urday tor either VV. Roy Francis of i
Waynesville, Dan K. Moore .u 1
Sylva, and T. D. Bryson, Jr. of '
Bryson City, for solicitor of the |
twentieth judicial district. John
M. Queen, incumbent, of Waynes- I
ville is not a candidate.
A. L. Penland of Hayesviile and
Baxter C. Jones of Bryson City arc j
the candidates for state senate in
the thirty-third senatorial district.
The race for clerk of the superior
i court is between J. Lawrence Hall,
incumbent, and Hayes Leather
wood; for register of deeds, the
race is between B. L. Padgett, in
cumbent and W. A. < Bill ) Hembree.
For coroner, on Republican
ticket, the candidates are Dr. W
A. Hoover and Jack McMillan.
Beacon Mills
Wins Sunday
Game In Murphy
The Beacon Mills team of the
Industrial league nosed out thj
Murphy town team here Sunday
by the score of 6-5.
Martin led the winners at the
plate with a triple and single in
four times at bat while Kirkland's
triple with the bases filled was tops
for the Murphy nine.
Beacon 6 9 .'i
Murphy 5 8 2
Hardin and Nichols; McDonald.
Turner and Tipton.
Another game will be played here
Sunday with Marshall.
Fixtures for flood lights have
been secured and will be installed
soon. Business concerns in Mur
phy have bought uniforms for the
team. Civic organizations are co
operating with the lighting of the
park for softball, baseball, football,
and boxing.
DECORATION SERVICES
Decoration services will be held
at Roger's Chapel church on Sun
day, June 2. Wednesday and
Thursday, May 29 and 30, have
been designated as days for clean
ing off the cemetry.
Charles Hyatt Is New
Legion Commander
Election of officers featured the ^
meelirm of the Joe Miller Elkins
Post. No. 96, of the American
Legion at the meeting held Tues
day night at the courthouse. Fol
lowing are the officers elected:
Charles Hyatt, commander; A
fc' Lovingood, vice-commander;
thomas S. Evans, Jr., vicc-com
mander; Fred John, Sr.. vice-com
mander; J. L. Hall, Jr., adjutant;
Miss Justine Johnson, assistant ad
jutant; J. W. Franklin, finance of
ficer; John O'Dell, service officer;
Hris Adams, assistant service of
ficer; Fred Christopher, guardian
ship officer; Ben Warner, Jr., ser
8tant-at-arms; Fred Stiles, Murphy
2, chaplain; Jake Jordon, his
torian, Jack Barton Akin, athletic
tfficer, T. J. Mauney, child welfare
officer; Cecil Roberts, American
ism officer; Oscar Taylor, National
defense officer; Fred Johnson, Jr.,
graves registration officer; A. W.
"elver, employment officer; Porter
Mason, Boys' State officer; H. A.
Mattox, Boy Scout officer; Hugh
Penland, membership officer; John
Martin, publicity officer; Oliver
Dockery, Murphy, Rt. 3, Chairman.
Sons of Legion.
Thomas S. Evans, Jr., was elected
^airman, and John O'Dell secre
of the delegation to the an
?u,l convention of the American
?8ion to be held at Winston
Salem June 16, 17, and 18. The
"'gates are: Hugh Penland, J.
Hall. Jr., Idrls Adams, Charles
C H. Townson, Fred John
. Paul H1U, and Ben Warn
1 Alternates are; Bobby
k
Alexander. Leonard Ramsey, Fred
Johnson and Wilson Palmer.
Miss Helen Rankin of Andrews
made an interesting talk to the
Legion and explained the benefits
to be had under the Gl bill of
rights.
Calvary Revival
Starts Sundav
Revival services will begin at
Calvary Baptist church Sunday,
May 26, at 7:30 p. m. Last year
the members were assisted by
members of Little Glade Church
and they are expecting them again
this year. The Rev. Everett
Nichols and others will assist the
pastor in preaching. The public is
invited to attend.
SERMONS ANNOUNCED
The Rev. T. G. Tate, pastor of
the Presbyterian, will prcach Sun
day morning at 11 o'clock on the
subject, "Cast Thy Burden Upon
the Lord." At 8 o'clock in tl.e eve
ning, the topic will be, "Thou Shalt
Not Follow a Multitude to Do Evil."
Young People's Society will meet
at 7:15; Sunday school will meet at
10 o'clock, and choir practice will
be held Wednesday evening at
7:45.
Mr and Mrs. Harry Carringer
are spending the week with Mrs.
Carringer's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Johnson at Llllington.
NEGOTIATIONS HALT CIVIL WAR *r
THREAf OF civil war in Iran has been delayed by storms which kept
Azerbaijan's Premier Jafaz Pishevari from leaving Teheran by air. The
Premier then reopened negotiations with the Central Government on
plans for returning the self-proclaimed independent province of Azer
baijan to Iranian jurisdiction. Jagged line to which arrows on map point
show where Central Government troops were stationed. ( International )
Flower Demonstration
To Feature Clubs'
Spring Federation
The Cherokee county home dem-$
onstration clubs will hold their
Spring Federation meeting on Fri
day, May 31, at 10:30 a. m., in the
basement of the First Methodist
Church in Murphy. The feature
of the day's program will be the
discussion and demonstration on
"Flower Culture and Flower Ar
rangements" ,by Mrs. Fletcher P.
Crown of Atlanta, director of Rich's
Garden Center.
Mrs. Paul Sudderth, president of
the Cherokee county council will
preside over the meeting.
Missing Girl
Found In S. C.
Miss Louise Gibson who was
reported by her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Buster Gibson of Murphy to
be missing from home, was located
last week at the home of her uncle,
Fred Davis, at Union. S. C.. it was
Announced by her father Friday.
Another uncle. Duke Davis, saw
her there and on returning tc
North Carolina and hearing of her
disappearance, wired his brother
in South Carolina that she was
missing from home and notified
her parents. Her mother went to
Union and accompanied her home.
Davidson Is
Manager Terrace
Mr. and ivlrs. jbhn Davidson
have gone to Andrews to operate
the Terraee hotel which was re
cently purchased from Percy B.
Ferebee by W. T. Teas, J. A. Wat
kins and W. Frank Forsyth.
Mrs. Thompson Is
Taken By Death
At Age Of 94
Mrs. Catherine Thompson, 'M. I
died at 5 o'clock Thursday morning !
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Nancy Webster, at Culberson. She
suffered a broken hip in a fall
j bout 16 months ago and had been
an invalid since that time.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday morning at 11 o'clock at
Bethany Baptist church with the
Rev. Colvin Thompson officiating.
Surviving are two daughters Mrs
Webster and Mrs. Lassie Cearley
both of Culberson.
Townson funeral home was in
charge of arrangements.
WITH THE EIGHTH ARMY IN JAPAN ? Private First Class Will
lam G. Darnell of Murphy, North Carolina, who is now serving with the
famous 1st Cavalry Division in the present occupation of the Nippon
Capital. He is shown here going souvenir shopping on Tokyo's famous
Ginza street.
Overseas since October 9, 1945. Darnell is serving with the 1st
Signal Troop, as dispatcher. He formerly served with the 77th Division
before transferring to the 1st Cavalry. He is entitled to wear the Asiatic
Pacific Theatre Ribbon, and the World War II Victory Ribbon.
As a civilian, Darnell was employed by the Hamilton Inspection
Company, as instrumentation inspector. He entered the Army March
23, 1945, and took basic training at Fort Bragg. North Carolina.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Darnell, reside In Murphy and his
wife, Mrs. W. G. Darnell and son Gordon age 10, reside In Murphy.
Emergency Food Drive
To Be Made Next Week
Town Officials
Are Re-elected
E L. Shields was reelected cily
clerk at the meeting last Thursday
night of the newly-elected town
council, and Mrs Walter C. Witt
was reelected assistant clerk.
Frank Crawford was reelected
chief of police. Others on the
police force are: Frank Ashe, Wil
iard Moore and W. A. Cook.
Nichols Attends
MontreatMeet
ANDREWS ? L. B. Nichols, who
occupies the position of elder in
the Presbyterian church, is one of
two laymen from the Asheville
Presbytery who will attend a meet
ing of the General Assembly of ihe
Presbyterian church to be held at
Mqntreat, May 23-28. There are
also two ministers from this pres
bytery who will attend this meet
ing.
The General Assembly of the
Presbyterian church comprises all
the churches of the Southern states.
Membership on this body is a signal
honor for Mr. Nichols, and a great
compliment to the Presbyterian
church at Andrews.
Group Attends
Opera. Rigoletto
Those from Murphy who went
to Chattanooga Wednesday to at
tend the opera "Rigoletto" by the
Metropolitan Grand Opera comp
any were: Mr. and Mrs. H. Bueck.
Miss Margaret Curd, Mrs. J. W.
Davidson, Miss Emily Sword, Dr.
and Mrs. B. W. Whitfield, Dr. and
Mrs. Robert H. Cox. Mrs. O. K
Erhart, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Case.
Walter Carringer and Edgar Dar- !
nell. The party was invited to ^t- j
lend the reception for the stars at j
Hotel Patten.
Mrs. R. W. Easley and children
left Sunday for Chattanooga to
visit her parents and attend the
opera.
HEADS FOOD COL1 ECTION?
The Rev. Ralph Taylor, pastor oi
First Methodist church, who has
been appointed the Murphy
chairman of the Emergency Food
Collection. Plans are being formu
lated to conduct an intensive cam
paign here next week.
Speech Contest
Winners Named
As a part of Ihe Speech Work
shop put on by Murphy schools this
year, a Speech Essay contest was
sponsored in the grades, -and in the
I high school.
I The subject of the essays was
| "What I have Done to Improve My
| Speech This Yer ??" Winning es
says were read in chapel Thursday
and prizes awarded the winner as
follows:
Glenda Ivie, fourth grade; Helen
Haney, fifth grade; Mary Helen
: Hatchcll. sixth grade; Marie Led
ford. seventh grade; Doris Chastain.
eighth grade; Bill Lovingood,
eight-one; Mary Farmer ninth
grade; Kenneth Christopher, tenth
grade; Evelyn McDonald .eleventh
grade; Howard Lovingood, twelfth
grade. Best of all the essays was
Evelyn McDonald's.
Craft Workshop
To Be Held June 4-6
Miss Mary Cornwall, home agent. ?
announces that a Workshop in |
Crafts will be held in Murphy high
school home economics building on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day. June 4, 5, and 6th. Classes
will start at 9:30 and will continue
through the day.
Classes in weaving, leather and
metal work will be taught by Miss
Winogene Redding and Miss Ruth
Harris, outstanding Craftsman,
from Southern Highland Handicraft
Guild.
Miss Corn well says these classes |
are not restricted to home demon
stration club members, but are
open to any person in the county
who is interested in learning handi
crafts.
There wil be no tuition chargcs.
Pupils will pay only for materials
used. All persons interested in
enrolling in these classes are ask
ed to contact Miss Cornwell by
June 1st.
Gentry Assigned
To USS Randolph
Dayton Gentry, 17, seaman, sec
ond class, son of Mrs. Bass Gentry.
Route 3, Murphy, was assigned to
the USS Randolph, on April 30.
Gentry entered the Navy on
Feb. 13, and received his recruit
training at the Naval Training Cen
ter, Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. George P. Byrum of Eden
ton and West Palm Beach, Fla.,
arrived Tuesday to spend several
days as the guest of Mr. and Mrs
W. D. Town son, Jr.
H. N. Taylor, 91,
Dies At Suit
Henderson N. Taylor. 91 years,
eight months and ten days old, died
at the home of his son, Edgar Tay
lor at Suit at 7:30 p. m. Wednes
day, May 15th after a lingering ill
ress. Funeral services were held
at Ledford cemetery Friday morn
ing at 10 o'clock with the Rev.
Thomas Truett and the Rev. Lum
Conley officiating. Burial was in
the family cemetery.
Mr. Taylor was one of the oldest
and most respected citizens of
Cherokee county. He was mar
ried to Rhoda Ledford February
0, 187(>, who died Nov. 1, 1925. To
this union were born four children.
Dr. H. C. Taylor of Charlotte. Os
car and Edgar of Suit, Luther de
ceased. He had 10 grandchildren,
seven great-grandchildren, a num
ber of relatives and friends to
mourn his going.
Pallbearers were grandsons and
friends: Howard Taylor, Don. As
tor and Jewell Taylor, Clifford
Verner and Ersa McNabb.
Flower girls were: Maggie Tay
lor, Imogene Picklesimer, Ellen
McNabb, and Geraldine Montgom
ery.
Townson funeral home was in
charge of arrangements.
COUNTY HEALTH NURSE
Mrs Francis C Payne has joined
the staff of the Cherokee county
health office as a public health
nurse. Mrs. Payne is the former
Miss Mildred Hill of Murphy
? Will You Give That They May
Live?" is the slogan of the Emer
gency Food Collection which is to
be conducted here during the com
ing week, in connection with the
national drive.
The Rev. Ralph Taylor is chair
man of the Murphy drive, and an
rounces that a concerted effort
will be made next week to got
everyone in the vicinity to have a
part in alleviating starvation in
famine-stricken Europe and Asia.
Members of the Murphy Boy
Scout troop will canvass the resi
dential districts of Murphy on
Monday and Tuesday afternoons of
r.ext week, from two to five o'clock
to collect all canned foods <in tin
cans) that people are willing to
donate Housewives are urged by
Mr. Taylor to have the cans ready
for the scouts.
Canvass of the business district
will be made on Thursday after
noon. for cash and canned food.
Citizens Bank and Trust Company
will serve as treasurer of the cam
paign. People arc asked to leave
their contributions at the bank if
they desire.
Boy Scouts who will cooperate
in the collection are: Don Am
nions, Leon Gee, Ray Swaims,
Howard West. W. A. Sherrill, A. J.
Keesler, Ralph Isenhour, Bobby
Alexander. Buddy Palmer, How
ard Ashe. Morris Hall, and Bobby
Boling.
Jim Allen's store in Texana is
the collection depot for that sec
tion.
The campaign will continue from
May 27 through June 2. On Sun
day. June 2. church goers are asked
to take their canned goods or cash
contributions to their respective
churches, as a conclusion of this
drive.
Already people are expressing
interest in the campaign, one man
having stgpped the chairman on
the street th!s week and made a $5
cont vbufi 4.
SUNDAY SPEAKER? Dr. Warn
er L. Hall, pastor-elcct of the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church, Char
lotte. North Carolina, who will be
the speaker on The Presbyterian
Hour next Sunday morning. May
26th, at 8:30 A. M . E. S. T . over
an independent network of south
ern radio stations.
A native of Covington. Tennes
see. Dr. Hall is a graduate of South
western University and took his
ministerial training at the Louis
| ville Presbyterian Seminary, from
whieh he was graduated in 1932.
| 1 ollowing post graduate work at
the University of Berlin and the
University of Edinburgh, he wa3
| awarded the Doetor of Philosophy
degree by the latter institution in
1P34. Dr. Hall began his ministry
| in Leland. Mississippi, and after
serving the Maxwell Street Presby
terian Chureh in Lexington. Ken
tuck .he went to the First Presby
terian Church of Tuscaloosa, Ala
bama. in 1940. Early this year he
was called to the Second Presby
terian Church of Charlotte, and ex
pects to begin his work there in the
spring.
The subject of Dr. Hall's address
next Sunday morning will be, "A
Recipe for Greatness."
The program can be heard in this
section over: WWNC, Asheville;
WPTF, Raleigh; WSJS. Winston
Salem- WSB, Atlanta; WNOX,
hnoxville; and WRVA, Richmond,
at 8:30 a. m.
Zach Carringer of Knoxville U
(pending a two week*' vacation
here with relative*