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lift ?Ift mktt &rmit Let's Work Together to Have a NEW HOSPITAL VOLUME 57 ? NUMBER 31. MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1947 EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK Red Cross Planning Whirlwind Drive The annual Red Cross fund cam paign will be launched here next week, with Carr Hooper, principal of Murphy high school, as fund raising chairman. Mr. Hooper has formed an organization to put on a whirlwind campaign, hoping to go over the top in the first few hours of the drive on Saturday. March 1. A kick-off breakfast will be held at Murphy school lunchroom March 1 at 8 o'clock, and the work ers will begin their canvassing at 0 a. m., making their reports by 11 o'clock. Prior to the beginning of the general drive, the special gifts workers, headed by Frank For syth, wil see the business firms and industrial establishments for their contributions. I Dr. George Plonk Joins Staff Of Petrie Hospital Dr. George W. Ponk of Kings Mountain has joined the staff of Petrie hospital, according to an nouncement of Dr. W. A. Hoover, owner of the hospital. Dr. Plonk was graduated at Jef ferson Medical School. Philadel phia, Pa., in December, 1943, and did his intern work at Lankeneu Hospital. Philadelphia. He served in the army for two years, one year of which was in the European theatre. He received his discharge on January 6 of this year. Mr. and Mrs. Plonk and two small daughters, Carroll. 4. and Peggy, 1. have moved here and are j occupying the home of Mrs. Mabel Massey on Mooreland Heights. BANK TO CLOSE Citizens Bank and Trust Com pany will be closed on Saturday. February 22, in observance of Washington's birthday, announces Cashier Frank Forsyth. I Veterans Asked To Apply Now For Leave Pay A plea that all Cherokee county Veterans who have not yet filed application for terminal leave pay to which they are entitled do so as soon as possible was made this week by D. E. Sigmon. assistant state service officer, North Caro lina Veterans Commission. Unless many more applications are received soon it will be neces sary for the armed forces to dis charge a large percentage of their processing staffs, impairing the efficiency of the machinery which has been set up for handling appli cations. The deadline for terminal leave pay applications is next September first. Mr. Sigmon will be in Miss Jus tine Johnson's office, Veterans In formation Center, in the Court house, on each Friday afternoon Saturday morning and Monday. On Friday morning from 9 to 12 he will be in Andrews at the Bank building. Study Courses Offered Deacons And Preachers Deacons' and Preachers' week will be conducted in Baptist churches of this area during the week of February 24-28, with the Rev. Robert Barker in charge at Valley River: the Rev. J. C. Pipes, at Hayesville; and the Rev. J. Al ton Morris, at Murphy. Mrs. R. E. Wallace. Jr.. and chil dren of Knoxville are visiting her mother. Mrs. R. A. Akin this week. Legislative Activities Monday through Friday of the* fifth full week of the 1947 session saw the introduction of 99 new kills, for a total to date of 484. as against 152 bills introduced dur ing the corresponding period of the 1945 session and that session's total at the end of the same legis lative day of 521. At the close of the 33rd legislative day. the House was running practically even with the 1945 House in terms of the number of bills introduced, with 343 bills in the hopper as against 1 945's 342. The Senate, however, was somewhat behind, with only 141 bills as against 179 in 1945. Of the 99 new bills introduced through Friday of this week. 63. or C3.6% were local bills concerned with the usual run of local mat ters. For example, 11 deal with local salaries and fees, 7 with local elections, 5 each with municipal boundaries and local taxes, 3 with local wine and beer sales, and oth ers with such matters as recorders' and mayors' courts, local traffic bureaus and the prohibition of the practice of palmistry, clairvoyancy and fortune telling. Although the week was relatively light with respect to the number of | new public bills introduced, a I few bills which may evoke some ; interest and a fair amount of ar gument were started upon their dubious journeys. For instance, there is SB 130. which might be termed the "Biennial Liquor Refer endum Bill," which would put to a State-wide vote next November the question of the continuance of ABC liquor stores as well as the legal sale anywhere in the State of any alcoholic beverage except malt beverages containing not over 5% of alcohol by weight, and light domestic wines. Then there is SB 118, which would "provide for the general welfare and protect the health, efficiency and general well being of workers in the State of North Carolina by providing for minimum wages and maximum hour standards." With numerous exceptions as to its applicability, the bill would provide a minimum wage of 40c per hour, require the (Continued on Page 2) Lenten Program Starts At Church Of The Messiah Wednesday morning members of the Church of the Messiah met for an Ash Wednesday service in the Parish room. The old traditional service was used followed by an introduction to a modern training course for spiritual athletes. The new training embraces all parts of man's being ? body, mind and spirit. This class will be con tinued every Wednesday morning throughout Lent from 9:45 till 10:45. It is not following the pat tern of any denominatios, but will be of benefit to any persons seek ing a wholeness of the spiritual life. Bible study will be combined with creative activities of various kinds and limbering up exercises for the purpose of coordinating bodies, souls and spirits. Every one interested is invited to parti cipate. Saturday evening. February 22 there will be a business meeting of the congregation at 7:30 at the church. All of the families are urged to attend. The Rev. A. R. Morgan will celebrate Holy Com munion Sunday morning at 8:45. This service will be followed by breakfast at Regal Hotel. Church School will open at 10:00 and the rector will conduct a Morning Prayer service with sermon at 11 o'clock. Sister Virginia Hethcring ton will have choir practice and Christian Education Workshop for the children Saturday at 1:30. Boys who are interested in being members of a cub scout pack will meet with Bob Failing Saturday at 2:00 SINGING Liberty Baptist church com munity singing will be held at Ranger February 23. at 2 o'clock. The public is invited. Examination Announced For Rural Carrier The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an examination to fill the position of rural carrier at Culberson, North Carolina. The examination will be held at Murphy. Receipt of applications will close on March 6. The date of examination will be stated on admission cards mailed to applicants after the closing date ' (or receipt of applications, and will be about 15 days after that date. The salary of a rural carrier on a standard daily route of 30 miles if $2020 a year, with an additional $20 a mile a year for each mile or major fraction thereof in excess of 30 miles. Salaries on routes of shorter length or of less frequent service are proportionately lower. A rural carrier serving one tri weekly route shall be paid a salary on the basis of a route one-half the length of the route served by him. A rural carrier serving two tri-wcekly routes shall be paid a salary on the basis of a route one half the combined length of the two routes. All rural carriers must furnish and maintain at their own ^ expense all ncessary vehicle equip ment for the prompt handling of the mails, but they are allowed an equipment maintenance of 6 cents a mile on the basis of the daily mileage scheduled <this amount to $549 per year for a 30-mile route). They are permitted to use motor vehicles, but are required to furn ish sufficient equipment to handle postal business properly. Dickey Hotel Bought By Stiles E. E. Stiles have purchased Dickey Hotel on Tennessee street from the heirs of Mrs. Nettie Dickey. It is understood that they i paid approximately $15,000 for the property. Definite plans on now the hotel will be operated after the present lease expires March 1 have not been announced. HiwasseeP.T.A. Buys Projector HIWASSEE DAM ? The first two educational films to be shown with the new projector were prc ccnted Tuesday. February 11. in the school auditorium. The P. T. A. purchased the new projector as one of its projects for the year. The films presented were "Crystal Clear", dealing with the manu facture and use of glassware, and ' Vacation Lane in North Carolina." STORY HOUR A story hour for children will be held at Murphy Carnegie library Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, an nounces Miss Josephine Heighway, librarian. i Bellinger Will Assist In Filing Income Tax Return O. G. Dellinger, deputy collector i for the Internal Revenue Service, will be in Murphy at the court house February 24, 25, 26, to assist taxpayers in completing their in come tax returns for 1946. The tax return for 1946 must be filed not later than March 15, with the Collector of Internal Revenue. Most taxpayers have already made substantial payments on their 1946 Federal tax through withholding fiom their wages, or direct pay ments, but all whose income was S500 or more must file annual re turns as provided by iaw. Mr. Dellinger's schedule for this ;:rea is as follows: February 25 26, Murphy, at courthouse; Febru ary 27, Hayesville, courthouse: March 3, Andrews, post office: March 4 and 5. Robbinsville, court house; March 6. Fontana, safety division office ;Mareh 7 and 8. and 10 through 15, Bryson City, court- j ! house. K. C. Wright Is Manager Durham Branch The Jefferson Standard Life In surance company has announced the appointment of K. C. Wright, native of Topton and for several years a resident of Murphy, to the position of manager of its Durham branch office. He succeeds John W. Umstead, who will continue his connection with the company in the post of district manager in Chapel Hill. Mr. Wright is a graduate of the School of Commerce of the Univer sity of North Carolina and did post graduate work at Duke University. Before going to Morganton and manager of the Jefferson Standard district office there, in 1944, he was engaged in banking, general insurance, and educational work in Murphy, where he served as high school principal for several years. Mr. Wright said his family expects to join him in Durham as soon as housing is available. Good Health Meet Here Is Called Off Because of the ice and snow which made the highways in some sections of the state impassable, the Good Health meeting which was scheduled and widely adver tised to be held in Murphy school auditorium Friday evening, 21st, has been called off. Dr. I. G Greer of Thomasville, who was to have spoken, stated in a phone call Thursday that his city was weath ( rbound and patrolmen in that sec tion had asked people to stay off the highways. He felt that it was humanly impossible for him and I llarry Caldv. _ of Greensboro to I keep their appointments here. I ? . Sermon Topics Are Announced The pastor. Rev. Russell L. Young, will preach at First Meth odist church Sunday on. "Dug Out by the Roots", at 11 o'clock a. m., and on "A Secret to Share", at 7:30 p. m. Sunday School starts at 9:45 a. m. The Youth Fellowship will meet at 6 o'clock Since the organiza tion is now serving refreshments, it is necessary to meet earlier, giv ing more time for fellowship and dcvotionals. All young people, not attending services elsewhere, are invited to attend. Prayer service will be held at 7:30 Wednesday evening, with choir I rehearsal following. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Barton and ' children. Guy. .Jr.. Mary and Jane ? ot Alcoa, Tenn.. spent Thursday j night with Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Barton. [Memorial Books Given Murphy Carnegie Library Memorial books given to Murphy j I Carnegie Library reeently include: MeKenney, "Birds in the Gar den"; Miller. "An Ernie Pyle Al bum", "Look at America": Guth- j erie, "The History of Medicine"; ' Roosevelt, "As He Saw It"; "What the Christian Can Contribute To ward a Better World"; Mauldin. "Up Front"; Mason, "The book of Indians ? Crafts and Costumes": hatch, "General Ike"; Churchill., | "Secret Session Speeches": Slaugh i ter, "New Science of Surgery"; ! Roark. "Wake of the Red Witch": j I "Revised Lapidary Handbook"; 1 | Welles, "Time For Decision"; Angel I. "Let the People Know"; Wolfert, "American Guerrilla"; Re marque. "Arch of Triumph": Flem ing, "Colonel Effinghams Raid"; Simonav. "Days and Nights": Kar ski. Story of a Secret State"; Williams. "Old American Houses '; Campbell, Blue China Book": and "North Carolina Atlas and Maps". Harry Bishop and Wilson Palmer have given the library a sink. SERMON SUBJECTS Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. ; the Rev. T. G. Tate will preach on , the subject, "The Grace of Giving." J and at 5 o'clock vespers on "Philip, the First Foreign Missionary." Youth Fellowship will meet fol lowing \espers and Sunday school will open at 10 o'clock a. m. Survey Of P ersons Soliciting Alms To Be Made March 1-15 North Carolina has a state law , which regulates solicitation for sup- ' port of organizations, institutions, or associations for charitable pur poses. Each organization, to solicit legally, must be granted a license by the State Board of Pub lic Welfare authorizing such solici tation. There is also a section of the statute which pertains to "an individual soliciting alms of beg ging charity for his or her own livelihood upon the streets or high ways of this state or through door to door solicitation." Most organi zations and citizens are not famil iar with this section of the law. In order to know the extent of this social problem which is pres ent to some degree in most of the counties of the state, a state-wide survey of "Individuals Soliciting Alms for a Livelihood" will be made. This survey will not only reveal the number of persons in the state who depend upon begging as a means of livelihood, but will enable social agencies to assist these individuals to plan construc tively for their own welfare in us ing local and state resources pro- j vided for them. It will also pro- , vide a means whereby citizens ot the community may become aware , of the statute and the protection which it affords both the commun- " ity and the individual. The State Committee set the ! time for the survey as the period of March 1 to March 15. Each | county of the state will organize a ; local or county committee to in- 1 terpret the purpose and method of the survey so that there may be a lasting value to the community. Representatives of local organi zations and clubs will meet on Fri day in the office of the Superin- j tendent of Public Welfare to effect organization of the Cherokee Coun ty Committee on Individuals So- j liciting Alms for a Livelihood. | and to plan the method of the sur- j vey. In dicussins? the scope of the sur- j vey, the committee emphasized the following points: 1. There are two groups of beg gars ? the transient and the resi j dent. 2. These two groups may again be classified as ehronic and emer gency or special. An example of the latter type is the person who ordinarily may be either self-sup porting or marginal but who is seeking special help from the pub lic because of some emergency or stress such as the loss of home by fire or a serious expensive acci dent and hospitalization. 3. A really adequate survey and social service may be provided resi dent beggars. It is more difficult to effect a survey of the transient whose movements are conditional by geographical location, trans portation facilities, and seasonal occupation. 4. The police of the community are the key contact officials as they have authority to question the beg | gars or individuals concerned ' wherever they arc found. 5. This survey will serve to | point up the problem and also the ! protection afforded by the law to the public and to the soliciting in dividual himself. Girl Killed, Man Hurt Motorcycle Wreck Funeral Held Wednesday For R. S, Maunev R. S. Mauncy, 59. native of Mur phy, died suddenly of a heart at taek about 10 o'clock Saturday night, Feb. 15, at his home in Borger, Texas. The body was brought to Murphy where funeral services were held Wednesday af ternoon at 2:30 o'clock at First Me thodist church. The Rev. Russell L. Young, pas tor, the Rev. J. Alton Morris, and the Rev. T. G. Tate officiated Burial was in Peachtree cemetery. Pallbearers were: John McGuire, Ed Howard, T. P .Calhoun, Fred Christopher, Percy B. Ferebee, Tom Mauney. P. A. Mauney, and Frank Mauney. Surviving are the widow; one daughter, Doris, one son, Gene: four brothers, Grover, George and Walter Mauney all of Murphy and Oscar Mauney of Miami. Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. T. O. Slayton of Knox ville, Tenn.. and Mrs. A. H. Goed ert of Jacksonville, Fla. Born and reared in Murphy, member of prominent Cherokee county families, he was the son of the late M. L. Mauney and Mrs. Ella McCombs Mauney. He moved in 1921, to Texas, where he was power engineer for the Panhandle Light and Power company. He was a graduate of North Carolina State college in electrical engineering. Ivie funeral home had charge of arrangements. WIN PRIZE HIWASSEE DAM ? The eleven th grade won the attendance prize of one dollar at the February P. T. A. meeting. J. L. Hall. Sr. .and Jack Craw- 1 ford spent Saturday night and Sun day with J. L. Hall. Jr., in Oak Ridge. Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Peyton G. Ivie spent Monday in Atlanta on busi ness. i' Marie Jones died Wednesday night at Petrie hospital of injuries received when she was thrown from a motorcycle about six o'clock Tuesday evening at the junction of highways 19 and 64 near Shields' store in South Murphy. i Officers reported that Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Holbrooks of Morgan ton. Ga., were returning home from Murphy when the motorcycle driven by Robert Taylor, on which the Jones girl was riding, came around the curve toward Murphy and ran into the side of the car. Miss Jones was thrown 24 feet, it was reported, and struck the pave ment. fracturing her skull. She v as taken to the hospital where she died last night without regain I ing consciousness. Taylor sustain ed a fractured hip and is in the hospital. No charges have been made as yet. Mr. and Mrs. Holbrooks were not injured. The car was damaged considerably, according to reports. Funeral arrangements for the Jones girl are incomplete, pending arrival of relatives. The body is at Ivie funeral home. Rev. G. A. Gaines To Preach Here Rev Fred R. Horton, pastor of the Free Methodist Church, an nounces that Rev. G. A. Gaines, dis trict superintendent, will be here Friday, February 21. through Sun day, February 23. and will preach each evening at 7:30, also Sunday morning at 1 1 o'clock. The Rev. Mr. Gaines is described as an outstanding evangelist, and lias conducted revival campaigns extensively throughout the states. The public is invited to attend these services. Sunday School is at 10 a. m., and Young People's meeting at 6:45 p. m. The p'-av#"- b*\*^ meets at the parsonage Wednesday ai 7:30 p. m. and prayer meeting is at the church Thursday 7:30 p. m. Mrs. J. C. Penland and children, Jane and Carol Ann, spent several days this week with relatives in Asheville. March 1 Is Deadline To Enroll For Farm Training Under GI Rill Winston-Salem ? North Caro- ? l:na veterans of World War II. J who desire to take co-operative farm training under provisions of the G. I. Bill, must be enrolled for instruction by a vocational agri cultural teacher prior to March 1 in order to receive benefits under the Veterans Administration train j ing program. VA regional office officials, in making the announcement today, said tuition costs and susistence allowances will not be paid in the case of veterans who enroll for farm training after the end of this month. Enrollment each year hereafter, they said, must be ac complished during January and February of that year if they are to receive financial assistance from the government during their per iods of training. Farm training ? a co-operative program of organized instruction and actual on-farming training ? I will therefore start at the begin ning of each crop year. I There are already 8.000 veter ans in the state who take farm training. They, and others enter ing before the March 1 deadline this year, will have their progress reviewed on March 1 . 1 948. by j vocational agricultural instructors' and VA agricultural training offi cers. Evidence of satisfactory ac- ] complishmcnt will be required to permit continuance of subsistence allowances at that time. Veterans desiring to enroll for agricultural training should con tact vocational agricultural te?fch-j ers at once. VA said. Carlyle Stroud, agriculture teacher in Murphy, is in charge of the pro gram here, and he has as his as sistants. Forest B. Johnson, Mar tin's Creek; Hillard Hampton, Cul berson; James H. Mulkey, An drews; Franklin Smith, Peachtree, and Carlton Wells, Murphy and Marble. "Religious Liberty" Is Sermon Topic The Rev. J. Alton Morris will preach on, "Religious Liberty" at the 11 o'clock service Sunday morn ing at First Baptist church. At 7:30 p. m. he will preach on, "Idle Wish ing". Sunday school starts at 9:45 a. m.. and Training Union at 6:30 p. m. Beginning Monday at 7:30 p. m. and continuing through Friday a school for deacons and pastors in this area will be held at the church. W. M. S. circles meet Tuesday at 2:30 p. nr. as follows: Mae Perry, I with Mrs. L. W. Hendrix; Lottie Moon, with Mrs. Henry Hyatt; Fan nie E. S. Heck, with Mrs. B. B. Cornwell. Following is the schedule for Wednesday evening: 6:45 p. m., jun ior and youth choir practice: pre view of Sunday School lesson; 7:30, Hour of Power service; and 8:30, rdult choir practice. On Thursday afternoon at 3:15, the following meetings will be held: Junior G. A., with Mrs. Ben Palmer; Intermediate G. A., at church: Sunbeams, at church. STORY HOUR HIWASSEE DAM ? Mrs. John Rcbak has held a story hour for the village children for the past four Saturday afternoons. Mrs. L. E. Bayless visited recent ly in Asheville with her son, Bill Bayless, Mrs. Bayless and family, and she and Bill went to Lime stone. Tenn., for a visit with her sister-in-law. Mrs. R. S. Mull. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Griffith of Cornelia, Ga., spent Friday and Saturday with Mrs. Griffiths' broth er, C. W. Savage and Mrs. Savage.
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