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,T7^TmE 58 ? NUMBER 9.
MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 19, 194B.
EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK
FAIR TO BE HELD HERE ALL NEXT WEEK
District Convention
Funeral Directors
Held With Townsons
Funeral Directors of the 12th i
district, North Carolina Funeral |
Directors Association, met in an- 1
nual convention at the Townson i
Funeral Home on Thursday, Sep- i
tember 12. The 12th District com- 1
prises eight Western North Caro
lina counties. Approximately thir
ty persons were present.
The funeral directors and their
wives met at ten o'clock Thursday
morning and made the trip to Hi
wassce Dam where an escorted
tour of the dam and powerhouse
was made. Upon their return to
Murphy the visitors were enter
tained at a picnic-style luncheon
and watermelon cutting. This was
served by the Townson Funeral
Home.
While the funeral directors were
in their business meeting the ladies
in attendance were taken on a
light-seeing trip which included
s visit to the John Campbell Folk
School.
At two o'clock in the afternoon
the business session was held in
the chapel of the Townson Funeral
home with Ralph Crawford of Way
nesville, district governor, presid
ing. Addresses were made by the
state president, John Rusher, of
Salisbury; Ernest Thompson, state
secretary, of Burlington; and
Claude C. Abernathy, Burial Asso
ciation Commissioner, of Raleigh
f ollowing these talks a round table
discussion was held, during which
many things of importance to fu
neral directors and burial associa
tion operators were brought up an
settled.
W. D. Townson was nominated
to be the next District Governor.
Mr. Townson will be up for elec
tion at the State Convention to be
held next May, probably in Raleigh.
Preceding the luncheon the visi
tors were welcomed to Murphy by
Mayor Neil Sneed. with President
John Rusher making the response
Rev. J. Alton Morris, pastor of the
Baptist church, gave the invoca
tion. The meeting was adjourned
at five-thirty. It is hoped that
Murphy can again play host to the
district convention next year.
Five Men Injured
In Car Accident
James L. Burrell, Jack Tanner,
Charles Young and Vaughn Nich
olson all of Blairsville, and Fain
Hill of Atlanta, suffered broken
bones just after midnight Friday,
when the car in which they were
riding failed to make the curve
west of Regal about two and a half
miles from town and went over
the embankment and struck a
stone wall, it was reported. The
men were brought to Petrie hos
pital but none was found to bo
Seriously injured. Burrell had both
Wrists fractured, Hill suffered
fractured ribs and Tanner. Young
and Nicholson had fractured jaws.
The car was demolished.
Mrs. R. H. Foard is visiting rela
tives and friends in Cleveland thif
week.
Train To Leave
At Six Sunday
Southern Railway company of
ficials have announced that the
train to Asheville will on Sunday
morning start a new schedule, with
the train leaving here at (i a. m.
instead of 8:15.
Evening Service
Changes To 7:30
"Come Before Winter" is the
subject announced by the Rev. T.
G. Tate for his sermon at the Pres
byterian church Sunday morning
at 11 o'clock. At 7:30 o'clock in
the evening, the subject will be
"Assurance, or How I May Know
I Am a Christian". Young Peoples'
and Pioneer's societies will meet
at 6:45 p. m.
The pastor asks members to
please note the change in the
hour from 8 o'clock to 7:30 f the
evening service.
At the morning service last Sun
day, a committee to solicit funds
for the construction of a Sunday
school annex to the church was
elected. Composing the commit
tee are: E. 11. Brumby, chairman:
Ben Vaught. C. W. Savage, Mrs. J.
H. Gibbs. Mrs. J. B. Gray. Mrs. J.
N. Hill and Mrs. Robert H. Cox.
Miss Ann Hill
Is Graduated
Urban-Champaign, 111. ? Among
the 400 candidates who received
degrees from the University of Illi
nois Sunday afternoon. Sept. 15,
was Miss Dorothy Ann Hill. Bache
lor of Science of Murphy, North
Carolina, daughter of Mrs. J. N.
Hill.
Fred II. Turner, dean of stu
dents, gave the commencement ad
dress when exercises were held at
3 p. m. in the U. of I. auditorium,
and Pres. George D. Stoddard con
ferred the degrees. The exercise
was broadcast by WILL, the Uni
versity's own station.
President and Mrs. Stoddard
held a reception in the Illini Un
ion for the candidates, their par
ents and friends immediately fol
lowing the program.
Legion Post Is
To Have Party
HIWASSEE DAM ? The Walk
er-Davis Post No. 331 of the Ameri
can Legion met Monday evening.
The post voted to join the P.-T. A.
as a group. Plans were made to
hold a public party at the com
munity building Saturday. Octo
ber 5. Prizes will be nylon hose,
make-up sets, and five pound bags
of sugar.
The next meeting will be on
Monday. September 30.
Local Clubsters Win
Honors At Show
Fourteen Cherokee County 4-H
Club members showed 19 animals
in the Fall Junior Dairy Cattle
Show whieh was held in Asheville
September 12-13.
Blue ribbon awards were earned
by Sherman Hampton, Edwin
Hendrix, James Smith and Dick
Ketner. Red ribbons were award
?d to James Smith, J. B. Hall.
Mildred Hendrix, Edwin Hendrix,
Eddie Graham and Hazel Suit: ind
white ribbons were awarded to
James Myers. Dorothy Shields,
Betty Kate Crisp, Carroll Clonts,
J- B. Hall, Sherman Hampton, Dick
Ketner and Paul Foster.
James Smith, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Franklin Smith, received
third place in the Showmanship
contest with his Guernsey heifer.
This was the second Annual
Dairy Cattle Show held in the
Western District in which 12 coun
ties participated and 215 animals
consisting of Guernseys, Jersevs.
and Holstcins were shown. Pre
miums are provided by the Ash?
ville Merchants association.
On Thursday night a banquet
was given by Southern Dairies 'n
the Planters Tobacco warehouse
for the Club members, parents and
leaders. F. H |Jeter of Raleigh
was guest speaker.
\
Football Games
Are Scheduled
Bv Andrews Bovs
ANDREWS ? The Andrews high
school is making an effort to make
a football comeback this season
after a silence on the gridiron for
several season as a result of the
war. Coaching is under the direc
tion of Rhuel Parker who was a
former star on the local team. He |
is being assisted by Mickey Hawk,
a GI student in the high school.
A schedule of games has been
arranged as follows: I
Andrews vs. Murphy there, ScDt.
10; Andrews vs. Hayesville there,
Sept. 27; Andrews vs. Robbinsville
here, Oct. 4; Andrews vs. Sylva,
there (night) Oct. 11; Andrews vs.
Frapklin, there 'night) Oct. 18; An- 1
drews vs. Murphy here, Oct. 25;
Andrews vs. Franklin here, Nov. 1;
Andrews vs. Hayesville here, Nov.
8; Open date Nov. 15. i
Recreation
Committee
Is Elected
The Community Recreation asso
ciation met Tuesday evening at
7:30 at the library, the meeting
being presided over by Sister Vir
| ginia Hetherington.
The following committee was
elected to have charge of the rec
1 reation hall in the library building:
1 Mrs. H. G .Elkins, Mrs. Neil Sneed,
I Mrs. Ruth Carringer, C. E. Weir
and Sam L. Davidson. This com
mittee was authorized to select two
more members.
The recreation hall will be avail
' able Sept. 28. Until then, recrea
tion will continue in the home eco
nomics building on Fridays, from
P:30 to 11 p. m.; Saturdays, 7:30
to 9:30 p. m.; and Sunday after
noons, 3:00 to 5:00 o'clock.
Seventeen people attended this
meeting.
Four Men Held For
Highway Robbery
Cecil Taylor of Brasstown, Cal- ?
Yin McDonald of Murphy, Ralph
Guthrie and Earl Payne of near
Ranger are being held in jail here
charged with highway robbery.
Officers said the men are alleged
to have stolen $668 from C. C.
Mull at Cook's bridge near his
home at Ranger about 7 o'clock
Monday evening. It is reported
that Taylor went to Mull's home
and told him that Thad Stiles
wanted to see him a short distance
away. They went to the car where
the other men were, and Guthrie
is alleged to have jumped from the
bank beside the road and struck
Mull over the head with a sand
bag. They took the money from
his shirt pocket and left, officers
said. Mull went to his home and
called his grandson, Floyd Mull,
and they came to Murphy and re
ported the theft to officers.
Taylor was arrested Tuesday,
and McDonald on Wednesday.
Hearing that Guthrie and Payne
were in Chattanooga, officers there
were notified to look out for them,
and they were arrested and held
there till officers brought them
back to Murphy Wednesday night.
Officers making arrests were F.
A. Fain and Ed Dotson. Taylor is
reported to have confessed the
whole story. It is reported that
Mull sold a piece of land and came
to town Monday to deposit the
money, and the bank was closed.
A preliminary hearing will be held
Saturday at 4 o'clock.
Martin Reunion
Held Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Martin were
honored with a family reunion
Sunday. Sept. 8. at their home.
Mrs. Martin celebrated her 77th
birthday Sept. 7. and Mr. Martin
was 77 in April. They also cele
brated their 50th wedding anni
versary in March.
Relatives attending the reunion
were: Mr. and Mrs. Willie Harris
and family of Athens, Tenn., Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Martin and family
of Blairsvillc, Ga.. Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Carringer of Martins Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Crisp and
family of Martins Creek. Mr. and
Mrs. Vaughn Martin and family of
Grape Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Martin and family of Robbinsvillc.
Mrs. Lou Taylor and family of
New Hope. Mr. and Mrs. Oaklin
Taylor and family of Murphy. Mr.
and Mrs. Edison Joe Martin and
family of New Hope. Mrs. Mary
Ruth Chastain; visitors were: Wes
ley Whitner. Mr. and Mrs. Garland
Corn well of Ogretta. Mr. and Mrs
W. Montgomery and family of New
Hope.
WILDLIFE CLUB MEETS
Cherokee County Wildlife Asso
ciation will meet at 8 o'clock
Thursday evening. September ?6
at the Andrews City hall. Andrews
Everybody is invited to attend.
Jake Freed left Sunday for his
home in Lexington.
Funeral Services
Held For Woods,
Shooting Victim
Funeral services for Roy Woods
49, who was shot to death at Hew
itts, Swain county, Monday after
noon, were held Wednesday at
noon at Hewitts Baptist church
The Rev. William Hedden ofifciat
td and burial followeo in the Old
Briartown cemetery orison fu
neral home was in charge of ar
I rangements.
He is survived by the widow,
three children. Jack, Christine and
Bobby; two brothers, Ernest of
Portland, Oregon, and Wilbur of
Maple Springs; and a sister, Na
omi Lee of Topton.
Woods, an employe of the Nan
tahala Talc and Limestone comp
any at Hewitts, died en route to a
Murphy hospital Monday after
noon of a bullet wound in the fore
head. and Sheriff Frank Hyatt of
Swain county said that Woods'
brother-in-law. Harvey Grant, 45.
was being held in the county jail
there Monday night in connection
with the case.
Sheriff Hyatt said Woods was
shot as he stood on the edge of the
highway near the store operated
by Grant. The officer said he was
apparantely shot from inside the
store as there was a bullet hole in
the window. He said he was in
formed that the shooting took plac?
rbout 4:30 p. m., and that Grant
went to the Bryson City jail a short
time later and surrendered. He
was accompanied by Enoch Bren
dle. the officer said, and Brendle
was being held Monday night as
a material witness in the case.
Hayesville Farmer
Taken Bv Death
John Oliver Smith, 78, promi
nent farmer and merchant died at
his home near Hayesville Sunday
afternoon at 3:45 o'clock following
a week's illness.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at
Oak Forest Methodist church with
the Rev. Sim Martin and the Rev.
L .P. Smith ofifciating. Burial
followed in the church cemetery
with Ivie funeral home in charge.
Surviving are the widow. Mrs.
Addie Eller Smith: one daughter,
Mrs. Charles Carringer of Hayes
ville; eight sons, Clarence, Lawson.
Leonard. Ernest, and Ralph all of
Hayesville; Paul Smith of Canton.
Ohio, Evcrctte of Oakland. Calif.,
and Lloyd Smith of Winston-Sal
em. three brothers. Ed Smith of
Pueblo, Colo., F. L. Smith of Du
rango. Colo., and Frank Smith of
Salt Lake City. Utah: 24 grand
children, and 13 great grandchil
dren.
Mr .and Mrs. Frank Mauney left
Monday for their home in Wash
ington, Ga.
Cherokee Members
To Attend District
Club Meetinq 21st
Mrs. T. A. Case of Murphy, dis-6"
trict president, will preside over
the annual First District North
Carolina Federation of Women's
Clubs meeting to be held at Cul
lowhee on Saturday, September 21.
Miss Pauline Hicks of Andrews is
secretary, and Mrs. Edward Bald
ridge of Sylva, vice-president.
The program arranged by the
district president is as follows
Club Woman's hymn, collect, greet
ings from hostess club, Mrs. Carl
Willian, Cullowhee; response, Miss
Jean Christy of Andrews; greetings
from home demonstration clubs,
Miss Josephine Johnson, Sylva;
greetings from nurses' association,
Mrs. Ruby Bryson, Waynesville;
minutes, appointment of commit
tees, report of district president;
organ solo, "Solviglied" by Grieg,
Mrs. James Lloyd Engman; reports
of all clubs in district; "Efficient
Functioning of Districts", Mrs
John M. Council, 2nd vice-presi
dent North Carolina Federation of
Women's clubs; vocal, "The Hills'
by Fox, Rev. R. T. Houts, Jr., Cul
lowhee; address, Mrs. Karl Bishop
ric, president NCFWC; presenta
tion of Mrs. Charles Doak, execu
tive secretary NCFWC and Miss
Dorothy Forbes, state president of
Juniors, NCFWC; announcements
and adjournment for luncheon.
At the luncheon in the cafeteria
at WCTC the following program
will be given: "Birthday Party"'
Mrs. Edward Baldridge; vocal solo.
"On the Shore" by Meidlinger.
Rev. Mark R. Osborne, Jr., Cul
lowhee; report of committees and
election of officers, and pledge of
allegiance to flag.
Several women from Andrews
and Murphy expect to attend the
i meeting.
Shoffner Speaks
Peachtree Picnic
The Peachtrcc Home demon
stration club was recent hostess
for their annual family picnic at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. M
Hendrix. Approximately 125 peo
ple enjoyed the bountiful picnic
supper prepared by the club mem
bers and served on the lawn. R.
W. Shoffner, district farm agent
and guest speaker, discussed
"Community Growth and Develop
ment" and especially emphasized
the responsibilities of boys and
girls today. C. R. Freed, ac
companied by Mrs. R. H. Foard,
sang several numbers. Mr. Freed
gave an original composition dedi
cated to the green pastures of the
Peachtree valley. A saxaphone
solo given by Paul Fitstevens ac
companied by Mildred Hendrix
was also enjoyed.
Keen interest was shown by the
group in the Outdoor Furnace
which Mr. and Mrs. Hendrix had
recently constructed. The furnace
is built of native stone and har
monizes with the dwelling. The
family anticipates much pleasure
from the furnace in the future.
Mrs. Hughes Is
Taken By Death
Mrs. Julia Ann Hughes, 50, died
at her home at Bellview at 5:30 a
m. Monday.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
Notla Baptist church of which she
was a member. The Rev. Colum
bus Conley. Blairsville, Route 2.
officiated, and burial was in the
church cemetery with Ivic funeral
home in charge.
Active pallbearers were: Glenn
Stalcup, Taylor Brown. Ray, Fred,
Jim and Elijah Hughes.
She is survived by one son,
Ernest Hughes of Bellview: two
sisters, Mrs. Mattie Warren of
Ranger, and Mrs. Hattie Gibson of
Mascot. Tenn.: and four brothers.
Dent Hughes of Copperhill, Tenn.,
Rollin Hughes of Gastonia. Carl
I nd Frank Hughes of Ranger.
Folger Succeeds
Mrs. Campbell As
Folk School Head
Mrs. John C. Campbell, founder
of the John C. Campbell Folk
school at Brasstown, has announc
ed her resignation as director of
the school, after having served in
that capacity for the past twenty
years.
The new director is Dagnall F.
Folger, who has, for several years
been a frequent visitor at the
school, and brought an increasing
number of his teachers and stu
dents to the short courses. "In this
way we have learned to value his
warm and stimulating personality
while he has come to recognize in
us the active expression of many
of his own theories of rural edu
cation", Mrs. Campbell says.
"His qualifications are ideal for
his new position", says Mrs. Camp
bell. "Born in South Carolina, on
the edge of the North Carolina
mountains, he is a part of the coun
tryside; his father was a doctor,
his mother a farmer's daughter.
He .himself, is a graduate in en
gineering of Clemson college,
South Carolina: holds a masters
degree in sociology and religion
from Vanderbilt University, in
Tennessee: and doctor's degree in
education from Yale University
Among positions he has held is
that of Farm Security administra
tor of Cumberland and Tygart Val
ley Homsteads in Tennessee and
West Virginia and recently head
cf Teacher Education. West Geor
gia college, where he has made a
notable contribution to rural edu
cation.
"To a man 01 such wide experi
c nee and knowledge the Board of
Directors is proud to entrust the
school, now established and recog
nized. with interests constantly ex
panding in many directions: land
use. cooperatives, rehabilitation,
recreation, handicrafts. His vision
end younger, stronger hand will
we are sure, meet constructively
the problems and opportunities cf
this difficult postwar period",. Mrs.
Campbell said.
Mrs. Marguerite Butler Bidstrup,
assistant director of the school will
remain for the present to help
Mr. Folger, at his request, and as a
member of the Board of Directors.
Mrs. Campbell announces that she
will be available for consultation
as desired.
SERMON SUBJECTS
" 'Home. Swift Home' He Said.
'The Smiths, our Oldest Residents.
Have Moved. Having Dwelt Among
L's Three Whole Weeks' " is the
sermon topie for the 11:00 o'clock
service Sunday at First Methodist
church by the Rev. Ralph Taylor
"How To Manage Our Handi
caps'' is the sermon subject for
the evening service at 7:30 o'clock.
Tom Evans and H. C. Dickey cf
Copperhill attended the motor
cycle races in Chattanooga last
Sunday.
Larger Premiums
Are Offered By
Legion This Year
Cherokee County's annual agri
culture fair will be held at the fair
grounds in Murphy September 23
to 28. Exhibits in all the regular
departments are invited, and are
to be brought in according to the
usual rules and regulations.
The Joe Miller Elkins post of the
American Legion is sponsoring the
fair this year. H. G. Elkins is
lair chairman, and committees for
the general operation of the fair
have been appointed. Members
of the legion post will serve as
gate keepers and in other capaci
ties to keep down the expenses.
Amounts of the premiums have
been substantially increased this
year, to make it more attractive
for farm people to bring in their
exhibits. New premiums on both
beef and dairy cattle are announc
ed in an advertisement in this
week's issue of the Scout.
Johnny J. Denton Company will
provide the midway attractions.
Girl Scouts Co
On Camping Trip
The Murphy Girl Scouts went to
Camp Lumpkin in Wayah Bald
iorest on Friday afternoon. Twelve
girls enjoyed the use of the cabin
which was furnished by the for
estry service.
A picnic supper was enjoyed on
Friday night and the party pre
pared their meals on Saturday. A
hike to the fish checking station
proved to be very interesting
While there, pictures were made
of the group, and of the two pa
trols.
Those making the trip were:
Anne Taylor. Sally Morris, Emma
Lou Woody. Anne Shields, Shirley
Bates. C*rgl$n Alexander, Jane
Brcndie, ~*olan Brumby,
Mary Helen Hatci-?tt. Jane Sneed'
Jeanne Weir and Betty Sue Swaim
The party was chaperoned by
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Sigmon and
Mrs. Cline Woody.
Girls Scouts
Elect Officers
HIWASSEE DAM ? The Girls
Scouts of Troop No. 1 of Hiwasseo
Dam met Friday to transact busi
ness and elect officers. The fol
lowing officers were elected: Alma
Cole, patrol leader; Rebecca Mor
gan. vice patrol leader; Betty Vern
cr. treasurer: Ruth Jones, secre
tary; Marilyn McCleary, assistant
secretary-treasurer; Monteen Al
len. news reporter.
The Scouts also discussed ways
oi raising funds at the annual Hal
' lowcen carnival.
4-H Dress Revue
To Be Held 21st
The County Dress Revue will be
; held on Saturday morning, Septem
| ber 21. at 10:30 o'clock in the
home agent's office. A large num
j ber of 4-11 Club girls who have car
j ricd clothing projects are expect
I ed to participate in the contest
which is open to both Junior and
Senior girls in classes of Cottons
nnd WToolcns. Winners will parti
cipate in the District Dress Revue
which will be held in Asheville on
September 27.
College Center
Is To Open Mohdav
Final plans for opening of a off
campus college center in Murphy
and other sections of North Caro
lina were mapped out at a meet
ing of the directors in Chapel Hill
last Saturday. H. Bueck, who will
be director of the local school, was
in attendance.
The Murphy college will oper
next Monday, and at least 50 nr'
expected to be enrolled here. Thi
courses are available to any per
son who has finished high schoo
or to G. I s. who have passed the
General Education Development
I test. While the tuition of the G.
\ I s. will be provided by the govern
Iment. anyone who desires to attend
j'lid meet the entrance reqirements
is eligible. Clases will be held
I J daily Monday through Friday.
The program of instruction will
, j be the same as is offered in the
> freshman year at colleges and uni
> versities of the state. Names of
- faculty members have been sub
I mitted to the state office, and are
> expected to be approved within
t the next few days.