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! PRESS TO MEET IN MURPHY ON JUNE 28-29TH Lions Win Trophy For W ork V/ ith Blind Murphy Liu"8 club was the win ner of the Blind Trophy at the an nual State Lions convention held m Ralt'ish last Friday and Saturday This dub was competing with 41 clhcr clubs of like size of from 36 t0 66 members, with a total mem- . ker-lup 2.401. for this award. The local club was represented j ihe convention by the following i ; sherrili. Dr. W A. Hoover. r.'\V. Easley.Jr. H. G. Elkins anu , B. S. Bault. Dedication To I Be Held 30th Dedication service will be held I ? Vengeance Creek Baptist Church j Sunday. June 30. Sunday Schoo. Will be at 9 00 followed by sing- 1 ing a talk by Rev. Jas. L. Truett ;nd preaching by Rev. Algia West. The dedication sermon will be jiven by Rev. Thomas Truett. Re- j ireshments will be served at noon j In the afternoon singing will be j presented by the Upper Peachtree . Choir, by the Cherokee Indian j Class. Yalleytown Class and Marble j class Sermons will be preached | by Rev Robert Barker and Rev j Jas. L. Truett. Revival Going On At Local Church Daily Vacation Bible school is in i progress at Free Methodist church Methodist church, with the Rev. K W Johnston of Spartanburg. S. C., doing the preaching and the Rev. Earl Alexander of South Carolina leading the singing. The Hev. L. E. Latham, pastor, innounces that color slides of South American will be shown in the Sunday evening young people's services at 7:30. Swaim Family Reunion Held The Swaim family reunion was j held recently, with the following people present: Mr. and Mrs. Guy Barton and family, Mr. and Mrs Tom Watson, all of Maryville. Tenn.. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Swaim. of Miami. Fla.. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Barnett of Peachtree. Mr. and Mrs Jewel Spivey. Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Swaim. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sneed, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Sneed and son Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sneed, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Swaim and family. Mr. Harry Swaim. Mr. and Mr-. Ray McDonald, and Mrs. Sarah Rogers, all of Murphy. Roosevelt's Picture And Bible Protected Lightning struck the home of Mr. and Mrs. Neil Millsaps in North Murphy Friday morning about 9 o'clock and played a freak trick or two. It tore a four foot hole in the house, destroy ing everything it hit except a large Bible and a picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The table on which the Bible was resting was destroyed, and a hole was torn through the wall back of where the Roosevelt pic ture was hanging; but neither the Bible nor the picture was scarred or soiled, states Mr. Mill saps who also says that he is { thankful these two items were protected. ? 90-Year-0!d Lady Dies 15th Funeral services for Mrs. Matil da Cearley, 90. who died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Marthr Voyles. Blairsville. Saturday were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Mt. Zion Baptist church with the Rev. Colvin Thompson and the Rev. Thomas Truett officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are five sons. Jim of Blairsville. Lowrey of Culberson. Pat of Atlanta. Lon of Morganton, Ga., and Burrell of Gastonia; one daughter Mrs. Martha Voyles of j Blairsville. Townson funeral home was in charge of arrangements. Florist Shop To Open Here A new florist shop with Miss Betty Lou Burch in charge, will open soon in the Regal hotel build ing. Miss Burch is now in Atlanta. Ga., completing a course in floral designing at Mrs. John L. Harper'*, school. She was accompanied to Atlanta by her mother. Mrs. Doyle j Burch. FORMER SCOUT EDITOR HERE Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bailey and children. Carolyn. Brewster and Loretta of Atlanta are spending the week here as guests of E. C. Moore. Mr. Bailey will be remembered as the former owner and publisher of the Cherokee Scout. misery loves-and has-company fei Itid itl,e Maureen Griggs, of London, contracted the mumps, her try JtrtlGr brouSht home a baby sparrow she had found, helpless, hun bird i??,ue.atherIcss- During their double convalescence Maureen fed the trienn ,from a 'ountain pen filler and now she is feeding her feathered 2 ? ON METHODIST HOUR ? Bis hop Charles C. Selecman. former president of Southern Methodist University and resident bishop of the Dallas Area of The Methodist Church, who will be heard on The Methodist Hour on Sunday Juns 23rd. He will speak on "The Supremacy of Personality", and the program will originate from WSB in Atlanta at 8:30 A. M. EST. Bishop Selecman is a former president of The Council of Bishops and is the founder of the Golden Cross Society. As president of the General Board of Evangelism he is ! the leader in the "Year of Evan gelism", which is the current em phasis in the Crusade for Christ ? the present four year program of The Methodist Church. His two j most recent books are "The Meth I odist Primer' 'and "The Primer of Evangelism". The radio speaker served as pas tor of Trinity in Los Angeles and First Methodist Church in Dallas prior to his election as president of S. M. U. He was elevated to the episcopacy in 1938 at the General Conference of the former M. E. Church, South and since 1944 has been serving as resident bishop of the Methodist Church in the two Texas Conferences. Dr. Wm. F. Quillian, executive secretary of the Southeastern Juris dictional Council, Atlanta, Ga.. will introduce Bishop Selecman. The Methodist Hour is broadcast over an independent network of 38 stations which covers all the states in the South and Southwest and is presented in cooperation with the Southern Religious Radio Conference. The program, which is on the air every week in June, is heard in this section over: WWNC Asheville WPTF, Raleigh; WSJS, Winston Salem- WSB, Atlanta; WNOX, Jsnoxville; and WRVA, Richmond, at 8:30 a. m. Free Methodists Have Bible School Dlia Vacation Bible school is in | progres sat Free Methodist church here this week. The school is us ing materials from Scripture Press | It is being well attended, but oth ers who have not enrolled are urg ed to do so. School begins at 9 a. m. daily and will continue I through next week. Eight Divorces Granted At Civil Court This Week Judge Wilson Warlick presided over a eivil term of court which convened here Monday morning and was adjourned that afternoon The cases tried were mostly di vorces. eight being granted and one non suited. Divorces granted were: Mary Clyde Beck vs. Samuel J. Beck; Reba Smith Moore vs. Rich ard M. Moore; Stoy Allison vs. Ruth V\ alsh Allison; Hazel Daniel Loftis vs. Frank Loftis; Earl Max Tat liam vs. \ ivian Tatham; Marguerite Green vs. Grady Lee Greene, non suited: Lemuel Rogers vs. Eva Kogers; A. W. Reid vs. Cora Reid; J. B. Rogers vs. Earline W. Rogers. In the case of Minerals and Metals corporation vs. H. S Pred more the court ordered defendant to surrender 125 shares of stock to the secretary of the Corporation for cancellation and on failure to do so. judgment shall have force and effect of cancelling shares and re cover the sum of $1400 for monies advanced to defendant for use of plaintiff for which defendant has not accounted, and plaintiff have and recover of defendant costs of action. The case of Laney vs. Laney concerning real estate was con tinued. S. A. Voyles vs. Noah Mintz, agreed to a settlement of all mat ters in dispute whereby the defend ant is to pay the plaintiff the sum of S225 in full of plaintiff's claim against defendant and wherein de fendant is to recover nothing of Plaintiff by way of his v<oss ?e tion. it being further understood " at plaintiff is not to issue execu tion for a period of 60 days and only then in event tile $225 is not Paid and that the bond heretofore given the defendant under which he retained possession of the truck to remain in full force and effect and be amendable in full payment in favor of plaintiff for the $225 with interest at 6 per cent; defend ant to pay costs. Hugh E. Hood citizenship restor ed as if he had never been con victed of crime set out in petition One case was entitled: Mrs. Mary Mosteller. widow, and Nellie Mosteller. Laura Belle Mos teller, Mayreen Mosteller, Evie Mosteler, Monroe Mosteller, Mar tha Mosteller. children of Frank Mosteller, Jr.. plaintiff, vs. Herman West, defendant In 1942 Mostell er working for Herman West as bushman clearing right of way for transmission line in burning brush became overheated and died of heat stroke two days later. In action be fore Industrial commission recover- 1 ed judgment against West to pay > Si2 per week for 350 weeks. Case | was compromised. LEGION TO MEET The Joe Miller Elkins Post of the American Legion will meet at the Cherokee county courthouse on Tuesday evening. June 25. at 7:30 o'clock. I Three New Agents To Serve In County Two vacancies in the Extension 4 offices have been filled and one new assistant farm agent added to the Cherokee county strff. all three of them assuming their duties here this week. Miss Lena Brown of Sandy Ridge is filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Miss Sadie Hendley in September. 1945. as assistant home agent. She is a 1946 gradu ate of Appalachian State Teachers college. Boone, where she received her B S. degree in Home Econom ics in May. Miss Brown's duties will be chiefly with the farm fami lies participating in the TV A test demonstration farm and home pro gram and with 4-H club girls' work, as assistant to Miss Marv Cornwell. home agent. She arrived Thursday and is living in the home of Miss Josephine Heighway. Mack Fatton of Franklin has re placed D. G. Allison who was trans ferred to Macon county June 1, as assistant farm agent. He is a graduate of N. C. State College and served three years in the army, re ceiving his discharge recently. He will be in charge of the TV A test demonstration farm program in this county, working as an assistant to County Agent A. Q. Ketner. Lemuel Goode of Mullens. W Va., has been added to the extens ion staff as assistant farm agent and will be in charge of 4-H club work and a livestock program in the county. He received his M. S. degree from the University of West Virginia at Morgantown and served three and a half years in the army. Mr. Patton and Mr. Goode. both of whom are single, are living in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Buel Adams. Mrs. Hill Dies In Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Oden Colvard Hill. 62, wife of Arthur Hill of Detroit. Mich., died suddenly from a heart attacK, at her home on June 9. Funeral services were held on June 12 at 2 p. m. in Detroit. Interment was in Glenwood cemetery in Wayne. Mich Mrs. Hill's father was Andrews J. Colvard of Graham County. Her mother, Eliza Jane YVhitaker Col vard. was a daughter of Capt. Stephen Whitaker of Andrews. Her parents moved from North Carolina to the Indian Territory in the 70V Mrs. Hill was born near Tahlequah. She is survived by her husband: Arthur Hill, who was born and reared in Cherokee county, being agent for Southern Railway at An drews many years ago: three chil dren. Mrs. Thelma Simmons. Arth ur. Jr.. and Audria. of Glendale. Calif.: and three grandchildren. Bob. Millie and Mary Jane Sim mons. TRANSFFRRFD Quentin Hyde has been trans ferred from Pine Camp. New York to Honor Companv. Fort Knox. Ky. Fishing Big Attraction In This Lake 7 erritorv By Gene Wike Fishing is perking up in both coastal and inland waters with summer cottages, hotels, and homes opening as havens to the weary sportsmen. Fishermen can journey to their favorite angling grounds assured that they may have a place to stay ? that is if they have a reservation in advance. Foremost in the mountain area, Fontana Village, N. C. is an entire community designed for a holidav resort, and it opens June 15. That's the date set; but as early as June 10, tourists were finding thc*r way in to Fontana Lake, and I didn't see any camping out or re turning for want of a place to spend the night. Thirty-mile Fontana Lake is the big attraction. Built during the var years, it still licks a bit'bein* full, but the bass haven't let that make any difference. They ve mov ed ii?4ht in to provide some of the bitter fishing of the entire area, not forgetting Lake Chptauga, Santeet- j 'ah. end Hiwassec in the neighbor ing locality. If you care to tussle with the j trout in the areas of Blowing Hock. Boone. Linville. Banner Elk. West Jefferson, or Little Switzerland, you'll find the summer accommo dations open and doing a rushin;; | business. Lake Lure, supporting : some of the best fishing in several seasons ,is operating full blast [ along with Ashevile, Henderson ville, Black Mountain. Flat Rock, Chimney Rock, and Tryon accom modations. In the sapphire country. Brevard Cashiers. Highland, and Franklin have out the welcome mat. South- 1 west of Franklin is Hayesvillc I where the fishermen push to try | their skill in Lake Chatauga. Deep | in the Smokies. Waynesville pre sents Lake Junaluska; Bryson City borders Lake Font ana: and Rob binsville accommodates fishermen from Lake Santectlah. while Mur phy caters to patrons of Lake Hi wassee. The Sylva-Dillsboro area welcomes fishermen whether they travel for stream or lake fishing. This is a good time to go. Broke' Jewel Case FAMED CRIMINOLOGIST and Inven tor of the lie detector, Leonards Keeler is shown looking over pic tures of the stolen Hesse-Darmstadt crown Jewels which he helped re cover in Chicago, 111. Keller helped break the case of the spectacular theft of the hoard from Kjonberg Castle in German., aft** being called in by the U. S. Government. The gems and other valuables, of which Keeler is holding pictures amounting to about half of the stolen loot ? were recovered in the Windy City, ( International ) 35 Enrolled In Bible School -The Worthy Walk" is the ser mon topic announced by the Rev. T. G. Tate for the Sunday morning service at the Presbyterian church. Sunday school will convene at 10 o'clock, and Young Peoples' and Pioneer societies will meet at 7:15 o'clock. There will be no evening service as Mr. Tate will preach at the Hay esville Presbyterian church at .i o'clock. Thirty-five members were enroll ed in the Daily Vacation Bible school which began Monday morn ing. The school will continue through next week. Miss Ann Tate was added this week to the faculty. Other teach ers are: Miss Mildred Gilreath, Mrs. R. 11. Foard, Miss Mary Lou Gordon. Mrs. Robert H. Cox, Miss Jane Hill, Miss Billie Ruth Ricks. Mrs. Harry Miller. Tommy Alex^ andcr and Mr. Tate. MAKES RECORD ? Miss Ruby Radford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garland Radford, Grandview. has a perfcct attendance record at the Upper Beaverdam School since she entered the first grade. She com pleted the seventh grade the pact term of school. Banquet And Tours Feature Two-Day Visit The Western North Carolina Weekly Press Association will meet 111 Murphy on June 28-29, and have invited members of the North Carolina Press Association, com posed of most daily and weekly publishers of the state, to be in attendance. Albert S. Hardy, publisher and editor of the Gainesville (Ga.l News, will be the guest speaker at the banquet to be held on Friday evening. The program will include greetings and remarks from several special guests, special music, and stunts Murphy Lions club and Murphy Business Men s Club will be hosts at the banquet. Visits to local industries and the John C. Campbell Folk School will be made on Friday morning begin ning at 9 30 o'clock. At noon Fri day the Town of Murphy will en tertain the visitors at luncheon. In the afternoon, a tour will be made to Hiwassee Dam and the Copper Basin at Ducktown and Copperhill. On Saturday morning the party will leave for a trip through the Nantahala National Forest, Joyce Kilmer National Forest, and will spend a few hours at Fontana Dam. Government Services, Inc., will be host to the visitors at a luncheon at fontana Village at one o'clock. I ishing on Hiwassee Lake will be provided for any of the visitors who desire to go fishing. Among those for whom reserva tions have been made here are: Harvey F. Laffoon. publisher of the Elkin Tribune and President of the North Carolina Press asso ciation, and Mrs. Laffoon: Miss Beatrice Cobb, publisher of Mor ganton News-Herald and secretary treasurer of N. C. P. A.; Mr. and i Mrs. Albert S. Hardy and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hardy of Gainesville, Ca : Mr. and Mrs. B Arp Lowrance and Mrs. Brooks of the Mecklen burg Times, Charlotte; Bill Bar rett. Mt Holly News. Mount Holly; K. E. Price, Rutherford News Kutherfordton: Noah Hollowell' Western North Carolina Tribune' Hendersonville; Mr. and Mrs H. L. Rawlins and child of Mooresville; Ed M. Anderson of the Transyl vania Times, Brevard, Mr. and Mrs. Walter A Ward and two sons oi the West Asheville News. Ashe ville: Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Horner of the Sanford Herald. Sanford Weimar Jones of the Franklin Press. Franklin, Mr. and Mrs J A Gray and son of Sylva. and several others are expected within the next few days. Registration wil be at Regal Hotel on Thursday evening and Friday morning, with Mrs. C. W Savage in charge. Dotson Assigned TolISSHobson ? Dewey William Dotson. 17, sea man. second class, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edd. Dotson. Culberson, was assigned to the USS Hobson, mine sweeper, on May 11. Dotson. who reported to the ves sel from the Naval Training Center, Norfolk. Va.. entered the Naval Service on Feb. 23, and received his recruit training at the Naval Training Center. Norfolk. Miss Youorski's Brother Dies Miss Kathryn Youorski returned Monday night from Dunmore, Pa., w here she was called last week by the illness of her 14-year-old broth er, John Youorski, who died there last Tuesday. The youth was bit ten by a mad dog and failing to re spond to treatment, died of rabies. Miss Youorski was accompanied by her brother of Lenoir, who met her in Asheville, the two driving from there to Dunmore. Mrs. W. A. Hoover, her two chil dren. and Miss Corcna Murphy are visiting Mrs. Hoover's mother, Mrs. J. C. Sullivan, and her mother-in law, Mrs. John Hoover, of Cherry ville.
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