3000 Hear Concert !
By N. C. Symphony
Approximately 3.000 people in<
this vicinity heard the North Caro
lina Symphony Orchestra play
here Wednesday. More than 2.500
school children attended the after
noon concert, and around 400 at
tended the evening concert for
.-?dults. Officials stated that the
school concert was the most large
ly attended one yet of the entire
tOUi'.
The gymnasium had been clean
ed, the floors waxed, and chairs
placed there to seat the audience,
and a stage for the orchestra was
made attractive with special light
ing. greenery and flowers. This
was in charge of Mr. and Mrs. H.
Bwek.
The orchestra arrived here at
noon and had lunch at Cherokee
cafe. After the children's concert
at 1:30 the personnel were invited
to the following homes to rest, re
lax, and dress: Dr. and Mrs. B. W.
Whitfield's, Mr. and Mrs. T. A.
Case's. Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Hoov
er's, the Rev. and Mrs. J. Alton
Morris', Mr. and Mrs. H. Bueck's,
Jack Barnctt's, and Miss Addie
Mae Cooke's.
The evening concert was at 8:30.
and several local people served as
ushers and ticket sellers.
Dr. B. J. Swalin. director, prais
ed the county committees for the
work done in behalf of the Sym
phony Society and stated that he
hoped to come back to the county
annually.
Both the school children and
the adults expressed great appre
ciation for the concerts and highly j
commended the orchestra on its
performances.
Bill Names Five
Trustees For
Andrews Schools
RALEIGH. March 18 ? Senator j
Paxtr- Jones' bill npming five
trustees for the Andrews adminis- j
trative school unit was received I
in the house today and referred to
the education committee. Early ?
approval is anticipated in view of
Hep. Bruce West's support
The Jones measure names H. !
M. Whitaker, J. H. Christy, L. B '
Nichols. W. R. Dockery and W A.
Puett for four-year terms begin
ning the first Monday in April.
The board is 'vested with the
authority, rights, powers, and du- ^
ties which are now or may here
after be granted to city adminis
trative units under the general
school laws of North Carolina."
The measure also provides that
these "trustees shall meet and or
ganize on the first Monday in
April. 1947, or as soon thereafter
as possible and shall proceed to
perform the duties now vested in
trustees for administrative units.
All vacancies occurring on said
board .by reason of death, res
ignation or failure to qualify under
this act during said term shall be
filled by the state board of educa
tion or its successors in office."
The senate committee on coun
ties, cities and towns may take
action at its meeting Wednesday
on two house-passed bills relating
to Andrews and Cherokee county.
Introduced by Rep. West, one
bill would provide for non-partisan
municipal elections in Andrews,
and the other would substitute
county-wide for district, nomina
tion and election of county com
missioners.
Senator Jones is opposed to both
measures. He may kill them at
Wednesday's committee meeting or
let them stay in committee until
adjournment.
Senator Jones' bill providing
that certain officers of Andrews
need not be qualified voters is be
fore the house committee on coun
ties, cities and towns. A similar
bill, sponsored by Rep. West, is
languishing in senate committee.
MASONS TO MEET
Cherokee Lodge No. 146 A. F.
& A. M. will hold special communi
cation Monday night, March 24, to
confer the third degree. All mem
bers are urged to be present and
visitors are welcome, state J. H.
Duncan, matter and J. C. Hem
bree, secretary.
Raise Money
For New Seats
According to the superintend
1 cnt, J. P. Bryant, of Liberty Bap
' tist Church, $745.00 was collected
i Sunday to be used to buy new
! seats for the church. Forty-eight
' persons were present at the Bible
I study last Sunday night conducted
by Mis. Briseol llankins.
At 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon
! there will be a singing at the
I church according to Mr. Bryant,
j A public address system will be
i used so the singing can be heard
I by all.
?
Teas Is Praised
For Success Of
Polio Campaign
Praise for the local 1947 March
of Dimes Committee and the citi
zens of Cherokee County was re
ceived today by VV. T. Teas Chair
man of the drive from Basil O'Con
nor, President of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
Acknowledging receipt of the
financial report from this county
which raised $3326.47 in the cam
paign. Mr. O'Connor said:
"Because of the good work of the
citizens of your community and the
efforts of millions of people all
over the country, the fight against
infantile paralysis will continue on
I every front.
"This March of Dimes campaign
is a notable example of the Ameri
can way of doing things. The
American people are unified
through the National Foundation. I
to strike at polio and to protect
our children. The March of Dimes
will grow ever stronger and the
! battle against the disease will be
v Mntil final victory is won
"We are proud of the fine cam
paign you have conducted. Our
nationai headquarters workers
salute you for a good job. well I
done "
A personal letter of thanks to
Chairman Teas came with the ex
pression i
Mrs. Mary Pass
Is Taken At
The Age Of 90
Mrs. Mary Delight Pass passed
away at 11 o'clock Thursday morn
ing, March 13. at the home of her
son. Fred Pass at the McClure
(louse in Hayesville after a long
illness. Had she lived until the
seventh of April, she would have
been 00 years old.
Funeral services were held Fri
day afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
Hayesville Methodist church with
the pastor, the Rev George Car
ver. and the Rev. L P. Smith of
ficiating. Burial was in the Hay
esville Methodist cemetery with
Ivie funeral home in charge.
The body lay in state at the
church from 2 to 3 o'clock.
Active pallbearers were: Harve
Hyatt, Bass Hyatt, Vick and Allen
Bell, A. W. Mclver and Dillard
McCombs.
Honorary pallbearers were: Pearl
Scroggs, Edd Curtis. Mark Weaver.
Tom Mauney, Neil Davidson. Lee
Penland, Frank Herbert. Dock
Stanley, Early Anderson, Harley
Crawford, Arthur Bristol. Weaver
Anderson. Guy Padgett, Everett
Crawford. Bob Tiger. Norman
Alexander. Fred Palmer. Dr. P.
B. Killian. Dr. L. R. Staton, Dr.
Joe Arandale, Tom Gray. Harry
Bradshaw. Jerry Davidson. Wilbur
Mingus and Mr. Vaughn.
Mrs. Pass lived most of her life
in Clay county with the exception
of 23 years which she spent in At
lanta. Ga.
She is survived by one son, Fred
Pass, a half sister. Mrs. Ella Rich
of Winter. Texas, and a half broth
er. Edward Davidson of Avon Park.
Fla
Mrs. Edward H. Brumby and
Mrs. W A. Barber left Sunday on
a business trip to New York City.
TO GIVE CONCERT IN MURPHY ? The Guil
ford College A Cappella Choir, one of the best
known eollegiate musical organizations in the South,
will present a full concert in the First Methodist
church on March 28 at 8:00 o'clock P. M., under the
auspices of Wesleyan Service Guild. The chorus is
composed of 45 carefully selected students, directed
by Dr. Ezra H. F. Weis, professor of music.
The A Cappella Choir, one of the first such or
ganizations in the southeast, is in its 19th season.
It represents a college which was founded 109 years
ago by members of the Society of Friends (Quakers)
and which is known as probably the oldest co-educa
tional school in the South It is a small, liberal arts
institution, widely known for its high academic
standards.
Members of the ehoir, who come from 12 states,
are chosen for their ability and interest in music.
Definite training, including music theory, is requir
ed for permanent membership in the organization,
a factor which lifts to a high standard the quality of
performance.
Devotion of the Guilford choir to the best
sacred music of the ages has had a definite affect
on church music wherever it has appeared since its
beginning in 1929. Like the college from which it
comes, the choir attempts to reflect the sincerity,
thoroughness and friendliness of the small, student
community. It has always attempted to maintain
efficiency in its musical standards for tonal fidelity,
balance, enunciative clarity and interpretation.
New Bill Asks For
Recreation - Cemetery
Commission Here
A bill was introduced in the
Senate last Thursday to create a
Murphy Recreation and Cemetery
commission, by Senator Baxter
Jones. The proposed legislation
?eludes machinery for a special
flection on tax levies for parks and
cemeteries and names the follow
ing members of the commission:
Miss Thomasine Slayton. one year:
If. G. Klkins. two years; Mrs. T. A.
Case, three years; Joe Ray, four
years; Frank Forsyth, five years;
Doyle Burch, six years: and Leon
Axley. seven years.
The measure clothes the com
mission with "full charge of all
cemeteries within the town of
Murphy. It also provides;
"The said Murphy Recreation
and Cemetery Commission shall
have the right to accept any grant,
least, loan or devise of real estate,
or any gift or bequest of money
or other personal property, or any
donation to be applied, principal or
income, for either temporary, im
mediate or permanent recreational
use.
May Accept Gifts
"The said Commission is author
ized to accept gifts to be applied,
principal or income, to the proper
maintenance of the cemeteries in
Murphy. If gifts are made, the
principal of which is to be invest
ed and income only used for the
maintenance of the cemeteries, the
Commission shall invest said prin
cipal only in such securities as are
approved by law for investment of
guardianship funds.
"Said Commission shall have the
power to act jointly with any other
municipality or anv state or fed
eral agency in the acquisition, pur
chase. lease, or operation of any
park, or recreational projects or in
the exercise of any of the powers
herein granted.
"The commisison shall have the
power to borrow money from any
person, firm, or corporation, pub
lic or private, and to make and is
sue notes, bonds, and other evi
dence of indebtedness for the fi
nancing of park, recreational or
cemetery projects to execute in
connection therewith mortgages,
deeds or trust or other like instru
ments upon property belonging to
or acquired by the commission, and
to pledge the faith of the commis
sion and any prospective revenue
for the payment thereof.
Shall Name Treasurer
"Said commission shall appoint
a treasurer who shall give bond in
a suitable amount to be fixed by
the commission, which bond may
be paid out of the funds of the
commission, and such treasurer
shall keep the recreation funds and
the cemetery funds segregated at
all times and shall not co-mingle
I hem at any time.
"The books of the commission |
shall properly show all receipts ai
expenditures for' all purposes and
shall be audited annually by the
I regular auditor auditing the muni
j cipal books for the board of town
' commissioners of the town of
Murphy and such audit Report
shall be filed with the board of
I commissioners of the town rnd
' subject to public inspection a*
! other public records.
"The Board of commissioners of
j the town of Murphy, upon written
leciuest from the said Murphy rec
reation and cemetery commission
is hereby authorized and directed
to call a special election for the
I town for the purpose of submitting
I to the qualified voters thereof the
question of the levy of an ad
valorem tax of ten cents on the
one-hundred dollars valuation of
j real and personal property for
recreational purposes, and the levy
j ot an ad valorem tax of five cents
on the one hundred dollars of real
and personal property for the
maintenance of the cemeteries in
Murphy. The board of commis
sioners of the town of Murphy
shall call a special registration for
I such election and said election
I shall be held as now provided by
I law for special elections for muni
| cipal corporations
ANNOUNCES SUBJECTS
' The Rev. T. G. Tate has an
nounced as his sermon subject for
, the 1 1 o'clock service at the Pres
byterian church Sunday morning,
'The Lord, Our Dwelling Place".
! and at the 5 o'clock vesper service.
I "Others".
Youth Fellowship meets follow
ing the vesper service, and Sunday
school meets at 10 a. m.
|
Funeral Is Held
For Mrs. Phillips
Funeral services were held Sun
' day at 1 1 o'clock at Marble ceme
i tery for Mrs. Roxie Lunsford Phil
| lips, 63, who died Friday at her
: home, Gastonia. Route 3. The
I Rev. Jim Truett of Andrews offi
, dated. She was a native of Chero
I kec county and a member of Upper
! I'eachtree Baptist church. Ivie
: funeral home had charge of ar
' rangements
I Pallbearers were: Fulton Thom
as, F. T. Holloway, Dee Franklin,
Lewis Wilson, Claude Monteith
and J. B. Hall.
She is survived by two brothers,
M B. Lunsford and Will Lunsford,
both of Gastonia, and a sister, Mrs.
Polly Wilson of Marble and a num
ber of nieces and nephews.
Libraries To
Get Larger
Appropriations
Nantahala Regional library will
benefit considerably from the in
creased state-aid appropriation for
the next two years. The Legis
lature having approved the sum
of 8275,000 annually, this county
and others in the state will receive
S2.650 each year instead of SI 933.
Practically ail of the increase
will be used for books, and it is
hoped that many new bookmobile
stations can be established, states
Mrs. Sara Lloyd, librarian
Army Recruiter
? ?
Here Wednesdays
The Army Recruiter will be in
Murphy at the Draft Board office
every Wednesday from 8:30 a. m
to 4 p. in.
Veterans who have been dis
charged over 20 days still have a
chance to get their full rating back
or part of it. The only restriction
is that you must have been dis
charged on or after May 1945.
These benefits are under the pro
visions of W. T. Phamphlet 12-16.
Family allowances are still avail
able for the duration and six
months to any man who enlists in
the regular army
Baptist Services
Are Announced
The Rev. J. Alton Morris, pas
j tor of the First Baptist Chureh.
will use as his text for the 11
< clock worship service Sunday.
I "Praying for Others". Sunday
I School will be at 9:45 a. m. Sub
ject for the 7:30 p. m. service will
be "Winning Others to Christ"
Training union will meet at 6.30
1 m.
The Mae Perry Circle will meet
| with Mrs. H. Bueck. The Lottie
Moon with Mrs. Ed. Barnett. and
the Fannie E. Heck with Mrs. Win
nie Ramsey, all at 2:30 Tuesday
afternoon. Wednesday at 6:45 p.
m. there will be junior choir prac
tice and also a preview of the Sun
day School lesson. At the 7:30 p.
m. Hour of Power Service there
will be a sound motion picture of
"The Man who Forgot God", and
| at 8:30 p. m. the adult choir prac
ticc.
Thursday at 3:15 p m. the jun
ior G. A.'s will meet with Jane
I Sneed and the Sunbeams and In
termediates will meet at the church
at the same time. The junior R.
A.'s will meet at the church at 7:30
o'clock on Thursday also.
ATTENDS FUNERAL
Wilmer H. Whitten. printer for
the Cherokee Scout, was called to
Knoxville, Tenn., this week be
cause of the death of his brother.
H. B. Whitten, Sunday night.
I. G. Greer Speaks
And Sings Ballads
Ralph Adams,
Rural Carrier,
Dies Suddenly
Ralph Waldo Adams, 44. died
suddenly at his home here Friday
afternoon.
Funeral services were held Sun
day morning at 1 1 o'clock at White
church with the Rev. W. P. Elliott
and the Rev. J Alton Morris offi
?iatinfc. Burial was in the church
cemetery with Ivie funeral home
in charge.
Pallbearers were: Hugh Penland.
George Mauney. Howard Moody.
Dewey Kephart, Ernest Stiles and
Sheridan Dickey. Masons had
charge of graveside rites.
Mr. Adams had been a rural
mail carrier for 20 years and was
the carrier of Route 3. Murphy,
at the time of his death. He had
been superintendent of the Baptist
Sunday school at Hangingdog
Baptist church for two years, and
was a member of the Masonic
Lodge.
He is survived by three children.
Jo Ann, Billy and Tommy; his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Adams, and three sisters. Mrs. Lois
Davis. Mrs. Vey McDonald, and
Mrs. Madge Beavers, all of Mur
phy.
Orientation
Meetings Held
c
The first of a series of orienta
tion meetings to acquaint the par
ents of boys who wish to become
cub scouts, with the cub scout pro
gram. was held Thursday night at
the recreation room at 8 o'clock.
Dale Lee. district supervisor, met
with these parents.
Before a boy may become a cub
scout one or both of his parents
must have attended three of these
meetings. The second and third
meeting will be Monday night.
March 31. at which time the or
ganization and registration will be
completed.
Boys looking forward to becom
ing cubs are meeting weekly, all to
re! her. with Bob Failing on Satur
day afternoons until the different
dens have been established and
den leaders appointed
Scouts Make
Money For
Uniforms
The Girl Scouts held a cake
walk last Saturday at the recrea
tion club dance. Eleven members
of the scouts were present Sgt.
A. S Thompson was in charge of
the walk. From the fourteen cakes
exhibited a total of $34.65 was
made. Mrs. J. W. Morgan, chair
man of the Scout committee, net
ted a total of $2.36 from the soft
drink stand making a total of
$37 01. With the money previous
ly collected at two basketball
games and this amount the girls
will be able to purchase an official
camp uniform for each of the sev
enteen members. These uniforms
will be used for basketball games
and other sports.
Chadwick Wins
High Honors
James Chadwick, Assistant See
retary oi the Columbia Marble
Company, at Marble, recently com
pleted a course in Public Account
ing and C. P A. Training from La
Salle Extension University at Chi
cago. Illinois. Prior to the com
pletion of this course, Mr. Chad
wick also received a diploma foi
completing the Higher Account
ancy course from the same uni
versity. While studying these twi
courses. Mr. Chadwick won thi
highest honors given by LaSalle
These were: Membership in tb<
100% Club; the merit badge foi
acholastic achievement and thi
two-striper badge.
The hundred or more people
who attended the Good Health
pro; ram at the school auditorium
Tuesday evening heard an address
on improving the health of North
Carolina citizens and at the con
clusion, ballads and folk songs by
the speaker, accompanied by his
wife.
, Dj 1 G Greer, president of the
North C'aiolina Good Health asso
< .at ion. and superintendent of the
Nfith Carolina Baptist orphan
??! sfes. Thomasville and Kinston,
poke on the above subject, stress
ing the need for improved facili
ties for taking care of the health
t.ceds of this state.
Tracing methods that have been
discovered to prevent disease in
this state, he paid tribute to the
medical profession as "the most
progressive profession in the
world", stating that through the
years it has challenged diseases
and found means of preventing
many of them.
Citing examples of the lack of
medical care in the state, he point
ed out four eases in which 30 chil
dren were made orphans because
their mothers had not received
proper medical attention.
"We have made progress in this
state, but let us not be foolish
enough to let one low gap destroy
us. Anything is important when
linked with life, and nothing is im
portant when divorced from life."
he said.
"Nothing gives me more satisfac
tion than to see a sickly, ill-clad
and ill-fed child get the proper at
tention and a little while later be
come a strong, healthy child, with
faith in God and faith in man, to
?jo out to make a place for himself
in the world."
He gave figures on the health
situation in this state and told how
a hospital can be secured under
the new health program. He said
that the county, in most cases,
must pay one-third, the state one
third. and the federal government
one-third, but that in the poorer
counties the state will pay a higher
average, decreasing the amount
the county has to pay.
Or Greer was presented by C.
ft Freed Dr W. A *T M'|* whe
has. himself made many speeches
< n the Good Health program in
the past several weeks, presided.
The Rev .1 Alton Morris gave thc?
invocation, and the Rev. Russell
L. Young the benediction. H.
Hueck invited the people present
to see the art exhibit on display
at the school this week.
After the speaking, by special
request. Dr Greer entertained the
audience with some mountain bal
lads and folk songs, accompanied
1\\ Mrs Greer.
The Greers were entertained in
the home of Dr. and Mrs. Hoover,
who gave a dinner party Tuesday
evening at Regal hotel in their
honor. Others present at dinner
were: The Rev. J Alton Morris. C
R Freed and Miss Addie Mae
Cooke.
Guy Wheeler
Is Manager Of
Cooperative
The Cherokee County Farmers
Co-Operative. Inc.. recently open
' ed on Church street is financed and
run by the farmers of Cherokee
j County through a board of direc
tors elected by the farmers who
hold common stock in the coopera
' lion. One dollar's worth of com
I mon stock gives the farmer a right
; to vote.
i The present directors are: Law
son Lunsford. president; Will
Puett, vice president; J. W. Mc
Combs, secretary-treasurer; W. A.
Hembree, Forest B Johnson, Way
ne Abcrnathy. directors.
Guy Wheeler, former County
agent of Clay County was selected
by the directors at the last meet
ing as manager of the new store.
Cherokee County is one of the
fifteen counties of Western North
Carolina to form such a coopera
tive. The parent organization,
known as the Allied Farmer's Co
operative is located in Asheville
and is run by a board of directors,
one farmer from each of the fif
teen counties. Franklin J. Smith
is the director for Cherokee Coun
ty.