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Iffftrplrt *rmit Join ike MARCH SMSSSSa DIMES PARALYSIS januait u-jo III uiiiiu fiiaurin III iiruTiu nuinu VOLUME 57 ? NUMBER 26. Association is Giving Farmers More Reason To Participate In Fair The board of directors of the t Cherokee county fair association I met at the courthouse Monday and made definite plans for holding this year's county fair. The new directors are revising the catalog and appointing departmental com mittees. In order to create new in terest in the county fair the com- 1 mittee is adding substantially to the amount to be paid in pre- j miums, and a number of large special premiums are being offer ed to encourage and to promote agricultural projects in the county. For example, the general farm ex hibits will carry five premiums of $75, $60, $50, $35 and $25. These exhibits are expected to encour age farm families to produce a more abundant food and feed sup ply. .Another special prize of $50 will be offered to the producer of the highest yielding acre of corn. To be eligible for this prize the in dividual will be required to ex hibit at the county fair and to file with the association a yield report. New fair catalogs are being made up and will be ready for distribu tion in the early spring. Under the agreement of the county and town, it was decided last fall to ask the county attorney to file an application to incorporate the fair association, and to bond the secretary-treasurer, and also to require the secretary-treasurer to publish a financial statement within 60 days after the date of the fair annually. Officers and directors of the as sociation are: Chairman, Lawson Lunsford; vice-chairman, Mrs. J. W. Dyer; secretary-treasurer, Har old Wells; members, W. S. Dickey and W. D. Townson. W. E. Payne Is Found Dead Near His Home W. E. Payne, 74, died suddenly at his home at Culberson, Friday morning. January 10. He went to the woods to get some wood, it was reported, and not returning, his daughter went to look for him and found him dead. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock at Shady Grove church with the Rev. Freed Townsend officiating. Bur ial was in the church cemetery with Townson funeral home in charge. He is survived by four daughters, Airs. Lydia Davis of Gastonia, Mrs. Cynthia Shields of Danville, Va.. Miss Maida Payne of Culberson, and Miss Anna Lee Payne of At lanta, Ga.; two sons. W. A. Payne of Gastonia and Poley Payne of Murphy; two brothers, Jim Payne and Oliver Payne, both of Suit; three sisters, Mrs. Mollie Stiles of Tomotla, Mrs. Emma Dockery of Grandview, and Mrs. Nannie Rich ards of Buchanan, Ga. Four-H Clubs To Meet This Month All 4-H clubs in the county are scheduled to meet next wek as follows: Monday, January 20, Peachtree, 1:30 o'clock; Tuesday, January 21, Ranger, 1:30 o'clock; Tuesday, Jan. 21, Hiwassee Dam, 11:00 o'clock; Wednesday, January 22, Marble, 9:30 o'clock; Wednes day, January 22, Andrews high 11:00 o'clock; Wednesday, January 22, Andrews elementary 12:45 o'clock; Thursday, January 23, Murphy elementary, 10:00 o'clock; Thursday, January 23, Murphy high, 11:00 o'clock; Thursday, January 23, Martin's Creek, 1:30 o'clock; Friday, January 24, Beav erdam, 10:30 o'clock. ATTEND; SCHOOL Rev. Leonard McClure of Mur phy, Rt. 2, and Rev. Jess Rich of Letitia left Monday morning for Kruitland, where they will take a six-week training course for preachers, sponsored by the Bap tist state convention. Give Resolution On Liquor To General Assembly The following resolution on the liquor question, adopted by the Baptist State convention in Novem- J ber. to be presented to the General Assembly, has been accepted and endorsed by the excutive commit tee of the Western North Carolina and West Liberty associations, and signed by the Moderators, P. G. Ivie, and Rev. Fred Stiles, respec tively: "We deeply deplore the situation in North Carolina regarding in toxicating beverages caused by the Acts of the General Assembly, without a vote of the people, legal izing the sale of beer, wine and ale, the infamous one-gallon intoxi cating liquor provision, and per mitting the Counties to establish A. B. C. Liquor Stores as a County unit. All of these things were done by the General Assembly not only without a vote of the people, but directly against the wishes of the majority of the people in North Carolina as expressed in every state referendum on the sub ject. BE IT, THEREFORE, RESOLVED: 1. That the Baptists of North Carolina in convention assembled, favor a state wide referendum in regard to intoxicating beverages and to that end we request and urge the Members of the General Assembly of 1947 to enact legisla tion providing for the state wide referendum in 1947. 2. That this Co.ivtution is squarely in accord with the work of the Allied Church League, and we respectfully request said League to make such plans as it deems best to properly present this matter to the next General As sembly and secure favorable action thereon. 3. VVe respectfully request thai | the Executive Committee of each district association contact Iheir duly clected Members of the Gen eral Assembly immediately and, either orally or by written resolu tion. request said Members of the General Assembly to favor legisla tion in conformity with this reso lution. 4. That the Qcneral Secretary of the Convention send a copy of this resolution to each Moderator of the Association and request said Moderator to act in accordance herewith immediately. 5. That by way of implementing and giving added force to our resolutions and petitions that this Convention definitely request all the Executive Committees of the Seventy District Associations of the State to cooperate in a move ment to have present at the Legis lature a strong delegation every day the Legislature is in session, until the Legislature calls said election, that the duty of the dele gations will be to bring all legal and moral pressure to bear on the Legislature to call sftid election. Join the IliMRCR] , OF DIMES JANUARY 15-30 AIDS POLIO VICTIMS ? Screen Star Greer Garson makes the appeal for funds in the motion picture, "A Step Forward", which will be shown in local theatres during the March of Dimes, Jan. 15-30. The March of Dimes is the only fund-raising activity sponsored by the Na tional Foundation for Infantile paralysis. Lion Hold Memorial Service For Dr. Cox Murphy Lions club held a ? Memorial service in memory of Dr. Robert H. Cox, at the meeting Tuesday evening in the Methodist church. In connection with the program, Lions were called upon to be responsible for $10 each in the polio campaign which Dr. Cox was to have conducted. Instead of $10, the members voted to turn in $25 each. With Harry Bishop in charge, the program opened with the sing ing of, "One Sweet and Solemn Thought" by Mrs. Leo Smith of Andrews, accompanied by Mrs. T. Earl Ogg, also of Andrews. Reso lutions were read by H. G. Elkins. The Rev. T. G. Tate spoke on, "Dr. Cox as a Christian and Man"; and Dr. L. T. Russell on, "Dr. Cox as a Physician". J. B. Gray present ed the plan that Dr. Cox had out lined for the polio campaign, and also paid tribute to the deceased Lion. He suggested that the cam paign be conducted as a memorial to Dr. Cox and made the request stated above for $10 from each member. The program was con cluded with prayer by the Rev. T. G. Tate. Following were guests at the dinner meeting: Frank Henry of Franklifi. guest of Frank Ellis; James Dellinger of Memphis, J Tenn., guest of Mr. Henry; Jim- , mie Ward, guest of Dale Lee; J. C. Penland, guest of J. B. Gray; I Rev. and Mrs. Leo Smith, Mrs. T. Earl Ogg, Andrews, and Pritchard Smith, Jr.. of Franklin. Jas H. I i Palmer, Jr., who transferred as a | Lion from the Cleveland, Tenn . j club. SERMON Sl'BJECT "The Habit of Church Attend ance'' is the topic of the sermon lor the service at 11 o'clock Sun day morning at the Presbyterian church as announced by the pastor, the Rev. T. G. Tate. At the 5 o'clock Vesper service, the topic is ' Philadelphia, the Church of the Open Door." Presbyterian Youth Fellowship will meet after the ser vice. Sunday school will meet at 10 a. m. Mr. Tate will preach at the Pres byterian church in Hayesville at | 7:30 o'clock in the evening. | Civil Term Court Convenes Monday Judge W. H. Bobbitt will pre side over the civil term of Chero kee county superior court which convenes here Monday. Follow ing is the calendar: Estelle Stegal vs. Ottis Stegall; Ruth Southard vs. Clyde Southard; Fred Olen Palmer vs. Georgia E Ptlmer; Robert G. Wuson vs. Violet Mae Wilson; William A. MeGee vs. Ruth J. Mof?ee- Onia Gcsperson \s. Kynzer Gasperson: Artie Johr.fon Gennett vs. Leo Cennett; F.arline W. Rog?rs v;. J. B. Rogers: Elaine Terrell Gill vs. John F. Gill, Millie Maiheson De *v? ese V3. Clyde Deweese: Samuel \ Nix v? Callie Nix; Sarah Hath ccck Lloyd vs. Edward Er'e Lloyd ^ay W. Shields vs. Wilma B Shields; Marvin Hardin vs. Clara l'-ice Hardin; Gussie Hampion vs. William A. Hampton. John Graves and wife, Nancy Graves vs. Ernest Carroll; S. L. Kisselburg vs. D. S. Owenby; Mauney et als. vs. A. L. Thorp, Jr., et als; W. C. Fain et ux vs. Chero kee Lumber company; Robert Bris tol vs. Gurley Hardin et als; Mar tha Fain vs. Cherokee Lumber company. MOTION DOCKET Brystus Dockery vs. Eva Dock i cry; Gussie Hampton vs. William ' A. Hampton; Claude Haney Jones 1 vs. Ernest Hawkins; Fain vs. I Cherokee Lumber company; Robert | Bristol vs. Gurley Hardin et als; In re Robert Houk Cox, II. Memorial Service To Be Held At Methodist Church The public is invited to hear Dr. L'mphrey Lee, President of South ern Methodist University, on the Methodist Hour over WSB, 8:30 Sunday morning. The pastor, Rev. Russell L. Young, will use as his theme for the Sunday morning service, "Co operating With God". The evening service will be in memory and honor of those who died and served during the last war. All service men, who are not attending elsewhere, are in vited to come an sit in a body. The service flag will be taken down at this servicc. The pastor's theme for the hour will be, "God's Challenge." The Board of Christian Educa tion will meet at the parsonage at 7:30 Monday evening. The usual helpful prayer meet ing will be held Wednesday eve ning at 7:30. The public is in vited to attend. Immediately fol lowing this service the Senior Choir will rehearse. Lunsford Heads Cooperative At a meeting of the directors of the Cherokee County Farmers Co operative, Inc.. on January 13, plans were laid to begin operation of the business and for selling stock in the co-operative. Plans call for setting up a warehouse as soon as suitable space can be found. Lawson Lunsford was elected President of the co-operative and Mrs. Kate Shields and H. B. Mc Nabb were elected vice-president and secretary-treasurer respective ly Any farmer is eligible to become a voting member by buying com mon stock at one dollar per share. Pastor Lists Church Services Coming services at Free Meth odist Church will be as follows: j Preaching Sunday morning at 11 | o'clock by the pastor, Rev. Fred R. Horton, subject, The True Standard of Christian Living. The pastor will also speak at the 7:30 P. M. service. Sunday School is at 10:00 A. M. Young Peoples Serv ice is at 7:00 P. M.. and Missionary service Tuesday 7:30 p. m. Pray er Band meets at the home of the pastor, 506 Valley River Ave. Wed nesday at 7:30 p. m. Prayer Meet ing is at Church Thursday at 7:30 p. m. The burden of the Prayer Rand is for a revival awakening. If unable to meet with the band, join in at the above hour in your home. SINGING CONVENTION The third annual singing conven tion will be at the Boiling Springs Baptist church January 19. from | 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. The public is invited to attend. This County Expects To Raise $3,000 In 1947 March Of Dimes Work Stock Clinic To Be Held In County Horse and mule clinics will be held in the county as follows: Mon day. January 27, Marble, Aber nathy's Store from 8:30 to 9:30 o'clock: Monday, January 27, An drews at Hamilton Brothers' Auc tion from 12 to 2 o'clock; Tuesday, January 28, Peachtree at Barker's Store from 9 to 10:30 o'clock; Tuesday, January 28, Brasstown at Folk School Farm from 11 to 12; Tuesday, January 28, Martin's Creek at Chapman's Store from 1 ot 2:30 o'clock; Tuesday, January 28, Bellview at Methodist Church from 3 to 4 o'clock; Wednesday, January 29, Grandview at Post Office from 9 to 10:30 o'clock; Wednesday, January 29, Unaka at Odom's Store from 1 to 2:30 o'clock. Funeral Held For Sgt. H. E. Shields On Thursday Funeral services for Sgt. Harold E. Shields, 19, son of Mrs. Kate Shields, who died January 7 at Walter Reed hospital, Washington, D. C., of lukemia, were held Thurs day afternoon at Shady Grove Baptist church, with the Rev. W. r Truett, Rev. Fred R. Horton and Rev. J. Alton Morris in charge. Burial followed, in Mt. Pleasant church cemetery, with Townson funeral home in charge. Active pall bearers were: J. L., Tom, David. Edgar and Emory Shields and Reid Brown of Athens, Tenn. Among the out-of-town relatives who attended the funeral were: H. B. Culberson and wife of Val dese; Mrs. Jack Coffey and daugh ter. Enka; Mrs. O. V. Gulledge, Montgomery, Ala.: O. W. McAllis ter, New Orleans, La.; R. W. Brown and family, Isabella, Tenn.; Mrs. Jack Black and Mrs. Tyson Smith, McCaysville, Ga : Mr. and Mrs. Albert Graham and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shields, Isabella, Tenn., and Mrs. Arthur Lambert, Chero kee. Sergeant Shields was a member of the 805th parachute infantry, medical detachment. He became ill while en route to the United States from Europe and was in a hospital at Camp Kilmer, N. J., before going to Walter Reed. He served nine months in the Euro pean theatre of operations and was stationed at Frankfurt. Germany. He received his wings in June, 1940. GUILD TO MEET The Wesleyan Service Guild will meet on Monday evening. January 20. at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Tom Axley in East Murphy, with Mrs. Walter Witt and Miss Gladys McCleskey serving as as sociate hostesses. Mrs. W. D. King will have charge of the program on the topic "Stew ardship of the Children of the World." 4 I John Cothern Going With Navy To The Anarctic John Cothern. 25, seaman, first (lass, son of Mrs. Ollie Cothern, of Topton, N. C., is serving aboard the destroyer USS Brownson, one of the 13 ships which comprises Task Force 68. the Navy's expedi tion to the Antarctic. This expedition called "Opera tion Highjump", will explore the vast icy regions of the Antarctic for approximately four months, training personnel testing equip ment. and developing Navy techni que for establishing and maintain ing bases in frigid areas. The Brownson left Norfolk, Va.. December 2, with three other ships of Task Force 68 and made port at Balboa on the Pacific end of the Panama Canal, December 7. The crew enjoyed two days liberty a shore before heading South again. When the Brownson crossed the equator the customary Navy cere mony took place in which "Shell backs", or veterans of equator crossings, initiated "Pollywogs" into the "Royal Order of the Deep." Christmas has not been over looked, for the crew of every ship will participate in divine services and enjoy the traditional turkey I dinner on that day. Morris Announces Sermon Subjects The Rev. J. Alton Morris will preach Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at First Baptist church on, "The Atonement", and Sunday evening, at 7:30, on "The New Day ". Sunday School will start at 9:45 Sunday morning. Training Union is at 6:30 p. m. On Tuesday evening of next week, at 7 o'clock, a general meet I ing of Training Union workers will be held. Hour of Power service is Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The junior and young people's choirs practice at 6:45, and at the same time a preview of the Sunday School lesson is given for teachers and officers. Adult choir ! practices at 8:30. Pastors Meet Next Monday The Baptist pastors' conference which has been meeting on Mon days after the first Sunday in each month has been called to meet on Monday after the third Sund ly monthly. The next meeting will be held on January 20 at 10 o'clock a. m. at First Baptist church. Mur phy. The program will include the following features: Devotional Rev. Robert Barker: business sets ion, discussion by Rev. J. Alton Morris, and benediction. Rev. W. T. Truett. All pastors and church workers ot the Western North Carolina and West Liberty associations arc urged to attend this meeting. Hooper Heads Red Cross Drive !n March Carr Hooper, principal of Mur phy high school, has been appoint ed chairman of the 1947 fund rais ing campaign for the Cherokee county chapter of the American Red Cross, to be conducted in March, announces Miss Addie Mae Cooke, chapter chairman. While the chapter has not yet been assigned a definite quota, it is believed that it will be between $1,800 and $1,900 this year. The budget has been reduced as much as possible, in order to decrease the campaign quota. Mr. Hooper will announce his working committees later. i The termination date of the prin 1 1 cipal wartime price support pro I grams will be December 31, 1948. ? JOE CLORE Upper Wolf Creek ? Joe Clore | son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clorc j was buried in Wolf Creek. Tues day. atfer a short illness. Rev. W | T. Truett officiated, with the Quinr | and Humphrey funeral home ir charge. D. E. Sigmon has resigned a; assistant state service officer wit! the Veterans administration am this week assumed his new posi tion as seals and sale representa I tive of the North Carolina Tuber | culosis association. Mrs. Sigmoi will remain in Murphy until the: I find a home in which to live ii Raleigh. ? An appeal to the community to double contributions to the 1947 March of Dimes ? annual fund raising drive of the National Foun dation for Infantile Paralysis ? so the $24,000,000 national goal will be met, was made this week by Mr. W. T. Teas, chairman of the Cherokee county campaign. The local chapter has set as a goal the sum of $3,000. Mr Teas pledged the local com mittee to redoubled efforts follow ing receipt of a letter from Basil O'Connon, president of the Nation al Foundation, stressing the crucial importance of the 1947 March of Dimes. The need to replenish funds drained in fighting last summer's epidemic which affected more than 25,000 persons and was the worst in the Foundation's his tory is more urgent than ever be fore, according to Mr. O'Connor. There is also a need to meet obli gations of the local chapter, Mr. Teas said. To assure continuing care of patients and build up adequate chapter reserves for future epi demics, $12,000,000 is needed, Mr. O'Connor said. The other half of the $24,000,000 minimum is re quired on the national level as follows: Epidemic aid reserve fund $5, 000,000; Research and education j $5,000,000; General Working Fund | $2,000,000. "During the 1946 epidemic," Mr. Teas said, "the $4,000,000 epidemic reserve fund of the National Foun dation, previously considered ade quate, was wiped out completely by November in aiding chapters. By the end of the year approxi mately an additional $1,500,000 earmarked for research haa to be diverted for emergency aid to ful fill the pledge that "no one strik en by polio need go without care for lack of funds." Pointing out that this conwuni ty as every other in the nation must be adequately prepared for any emergency the future may bring. Mr. Teas concluded: "Let us double our contributions now so we can be prepared. We cannot gamble with the safety of cur children. By giving generous ly now we will avoid future self reproach that we gave too little and too late when next summer's epidemics strike." Among the committee members assisting with the campaign are: Buel Adams. Murphy chairman, and Walter Mauney and Harry Bishop, special gifts in Murphy; Wayne Battle. Andrews chairman, and L. B Nichols special gifts and Rotary representative in Andrews; ' Mrs. Henry Trotter. Konnaheeta club which has charge of schools, dime board and movies in An drews: D. F. Folger. Brasstown; and Jack Skinner, assisted by a special committee, at Hiwassee Dam. Mr. j Adams will announce other Mur phy workers later. Recreation Room Hostesses Named Hostesses for the recreation hall j this week end as follows: Fri j day. 6:30 to 8:30 p. m.. Mrs. R. G. Alexander Mrs. Will Sneed: 8:30. Miss Jean Dickey and Mrs. Don Gentry: Saturday. 6:30 to 8:30. , Mrs. Pauline Brendle, Mrs. W. H. j Brandon: 8:30, Miss Toots Cook. Mrs Ruth Carringer: and Sunday, 1:30 to 3:00. Mrs. Porter Axley, Mrs. L. W. Hendrix: 3 to 4:00. Miss Lucy Winston and Mrs. E. L. Shields. McCRANEY ENLISTS CASERTA, Italy ? Sergeant Jack L. McCraney. Sr., husband of Mrs. Margaret McCraney. residing at Andrews. N. C.. Box 237, recent ly enlisted in the United States Regular Army for a period of one year. He will serve his enlistment in the Mediterranean Theater. Prior to his enlistment he was assigned to the Headquarters and Service " Company, MTOUSA in Italy. Mrs. J. Alton Morris left Tues day for Washington, D. C., to visit her mother, Mrs. Sarah Stone. She was accompanied to Greenville. S. C., by her husband and children, who visited in Anderson, S. C., be fore returning home.
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