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E. S. Christenbury To Make Closing Speech ANDREWS ? The final gradu- ; aling exercises of the Andrews city schools will be held on the eve ning of May 16 at 8 o'clock. At tnis time diplomas will be awarded I t;. approximately thirty-six stu- j clcnts of which number eleven are j CI students. Of Uie latter approxi- 1 r.iately Hall have qualified for the : diploma by taking the General Educational Development tests, i whereas, the others are carrying j regular work in the high school. ! The literary address on the occas- j ion will be delivered by E. S. , Christenbury of Chattanooga, i Tenn . area educational officer] v ith TVA. On Sunday evening, May 11, the ; baccalaureate sermon will be de livered by Rev. R. E. McClure, exe cutive secretary of the Asheville Presbytery. Graduating exercises for the eighth grade will be held in the school auditorium at 10:00 o'clock on Friday. May 16. at which time certificates of promotion will be I delivered to approximately eighty pupils. Class day exercises will be held by the senior class on Thursday evening. May 15. Miss Jean Chris ty is class sponsor. The Junior-Senior banquet is being held on Friday evening. April 25. at the Terrace Hotel. ' The senior play will be given I Friday evening. April 18. Rev. R. L Young Lists Services The Rev. Russell L. Young, pas- | tor of the First Methodist Church, j has chosen for his sermon at the 11 o'clock service Sunday morn-: ing. 1 Believe in Jesus Christ" and ! at the 8 o'clock evening service, | "I Believe in the Virgin Birth." j Sunday Schoo1 will ho at n-4c in. and Youth felowship will meet ! at 7 p m. The parsonage building committee will meet immediately i following the evening service. Junior choir rehearsal will be . at 7 o'clock, Tuesday evening at ' the church. Prayer meeting will j be at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday eve- 1 ning Senior choir rehearsal will j follow immediately. The pastor is continuing a series j cf messages of the Apostle's Creed to which the public is invited. ! Spccial attention is called to change in evening service to 8 o'clock. Baptist Pastors To Meet Monday The Baptist Pastors' conference will be held at First Baptist church Monday, April 21, at 10 o'clock. The program will consist of the Devotional led by Rev. Robert Barker, followed by the business session. The Rev. J. S. Stansbury will use as his theme, "The Second Coming of Christ as Taught in the New Testament", and the benedic tion will be by the Rev. Grady Chastain. Mrs. Fullium Is Installed As President Of The P. T. A. ANDREWS ? The Andrews P. T. A. met in high school auditor ium Tuesday, April 8, at 3 o'clock with Mrs. Tom Hay. president, pre siding. The program was turned over to Mrs. Wendell Morris, program chairman. The program present ed was sponsored by Mrs. Ruth Webb Garner and the program was as follows: Song. "Beautiful Dream er" ? Dixie White, E. J. Pullium, Jack Mosteller, Wendell Lovin- ? good. Harold Parker and Whit Davis. "Some Sunday Morning", Barbara West and E. J. Pullium. Reading: "Sister's Feller", Patricia Thomasson. Song, "They Gypsy", Jean Thompson. Jack Mosteller; "Bicycle Built for Two". Fern Mc Connell and Jack Mosteller; "Al ways", Mary Frances Robinson. Wendell Lovingood; "Paper Doll". Bonie Lee Smith and Whit Davis, j Miss Frances Jane Phillips was ! piano accompanist. "Dark Town I Parker Club" a minstrel. Billy Mc Falls. Joe Mintz, Le Roy Walsh, j Dee Whitt Sharp. Billy Keith West. After the program the minutes of the last meeting were read by the secretary, Mrs Hazel Aber nathy. Miss Boone, treasurer, gave a financial report. Reports from all the standing committees were given. Mrs. John Christy, installation officer, installed the following of ficers for the next school term of 1947-48: ''resident, Mrs. Galusha Pullium: secretary, Miss Trilby Glenn: treasurer. Miss Ethel Boone. Miss Glenn's section of the first grade won the award for having the most parents attending the meeting. Mrs. Hay expressed her appre ciation to the officers and chair men of the P. T. A. for their help and cooperation for the past two years she has served as president. Tate To Preach Sunday on "Love" "Love, the Greatest Thing in the World" is the subject announc ed by the Rev. T. G. Tate for his sermon Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at the Presbyterian church. Sunday school will meet at 10 a. m and Youth Fellowship at 6:45 p. m. There will be no evening service. Mr. Tate will preach at Hayesville Presbyterian church at 7:30 o'clock Sunday evening. Jack Young of Atlanta, spent the week-end here with Dr. and Mrs. B. W. Whitfield. LONG DISTANCE FOR PICKETS' FEET % TO WTTINO it phona iwltchboardi, thcta Philadelphia ***t Htuu^ ?t^*tc""* flnd lo?* boun of pickat patrol ? bit hard on tha RE-ELECTED ? Supt. H. Bueck. who has been re-elected for an other two years as superintendent cf Murphy City schools. Mr. Bueck made news by catch ing an eight and a quarter pound bass in Hiwassee Lake Wednesday. To Conduct Schools On Room Improvement Here Miss Rose Ellwood Bryan, spec- 1 ialist in Home Management and | House Furnishings from North | Carolina State College, will be in Cherokee county April 23 and 24 to conduct two 4-H Club Room Im provement schools. On Wednes day. April 23. Miss Bryan will be at the high school in Andrews, and on Thursday at the Murphy Recreation room. The demonstra tions will begin at 9:30 o'clock and will coyer all phases of planning a girl's room for comfort and con venience. All 4-H club girls in the county who are taking room improvement projects and their mothers are in vited to attend these meetings. i Coward's Store Opens This Week Murphy's newest business estab lishment is Coward's, men's and boys' store, which was opened I this week by Mr. and Mrs. Alden Coward, who will operate it. It is located in Townson building, the store formerly occupied by Whit aker Bros. Bueck Attends Conference Supt. H. Bueck was one of three school superintendents in the state invited to attend the meeting of college professors and other edu ' cators in Winston-Salem Thursday to discuss higher education. He represented the directors of off campus college centers. He was accompanied to Winston-Salem by Dr. B. W. Whitfield. HAS FACE BURNED Cloe Moore is suffering from burns on his face this week, as a result of rays from a carbon elec trode torch. Reminds Public That Murphv High School Is Accredited When a student receives his j diploma from Murphy high school, he can enter any college that ac cept-. students without special examination. There are only about three universities in the country that require exams. It he] has taken the college entrance course in high school, he can en ter any college without condition. These facts are pointed out by Supt. H. Bueck, who states that there have been statements made in town recently that Murphy high \ school is not accredited. He says that it is accredited and has been j continuously since 1923. according ' to the Educational Directory of North Carolina, issued by the Superintendent of Public Instruc tion. The elementary school also is accredited. Porter Raper Is Directing Operetta For Friday Night The 8th grades of Murphy School will present an operetta, Mountain Music", by Otis Car lington. i n Friday evening. April 18. at 8 o'clock in the school audi torium. The operetta is under the direc tion of Porter Raper. The cast is as follows: Maw, Mary Edith Hemphill; Paw, Tommy Kilpatrick; Singing Bill, W. A. Shcrrill. Jr ; Susan, Barbara Iteid: Walt, Don Ammons; Jake, j Ralph Isenhour; Joe. Billy Bran don; Sally, Doris Wells; Maisie. ( Annie Ruth Campbell; and Dasie, [ .lanelle Hensley. Sailor chorus and neighbors | who come to the "Singing", 8th | grade boys and girls. There is no admission charge, and the public is invited. Contest Winners To Compete At State Assembly June 5-11 The regional Baptist Training * Union convention held at Andrews last Friday and Saturday was at tended by 200 members from West ern Noith Carolina. At the closing session Saturday the following officers were elected: Director, E. Q. White, Franklin: associate director, C. O. Vance, Webster: secretary, Mrs. Clay Rog ers, Hayesville; chorister, Rev. T. Earl Ogg. Andrews: pianist. Mrs. Ogg: pastor advisor, the Rev. J. Alton Morris, Murphy; adult lead er, J. H. Brookshire, Franklin; young people's leader <to be selec ted); intermediate leader. Miss Hattie Hilda Sutton, Sylva: junior leader, Mrs. C. E. Parker, Frank lin: and story hour leader, Miss I Mildred Cowan. Webster Winners in the variou. contost* were as follows: Young people's better speakers: first. Miss Frances Dalrymple, Franklin; second, Willard Ramsey. Brasstown. Intermediate sword drill: first. Miss Tommie Lunsford, Andrews, sccond, Miss Doris Raxter, An | drewa. Junior memory work: first, Miss Carolyn Dupree. Andrews; second. Miss Janet Parker. Franklin. Hymn festival: first, Murphy Junior choir. Winners will go to Ridgecrest to participate in the contests at the State Training Union assembly June 5-11, competing with winners from the other nine regions of the state. COMMUNITY SINGING The Liberty community singing will be held at Ranger Baptist church. Ranger, Sunday, April 20. and at the Bachman School, Farn er. Tenn., Sunday. April 27. for the orphan children. The public and all special singers are invited to attend. Mrs. Lyman Martyn and small son, Lyn, arrived last week from Foley, Ala., for a visit with her parents, the Rev. and Mrs. T. G. Tate. Final Kites Held For H. V. Burrell Henry Vanderbilt Burrell, 74. 1 died at a Murphy hospital, Tues day, April 8, at 10:20 p. m. Fu- 1 neral services were held Thursday j afternoon at 2 o'clock at Peachtrec | Baptist church, with the Rev. J. i If. Stansberry officiating. Burial i | was in the church cemetery with [ Ivie funeral home in charge. Grandsons were pallbearers j A native of Towns county, Ga., ' he lived on Route No. 2. Murphy, j He is survived by four sons, i William H . Fred and Sam Bur- 1 rell, all of Murphy .and Clayton I ??f Robbinsviile. and three daugh- i tors*, Mrs. Vinnie Martin and Mrs. | Tennie Zervas of Murphy, and J Mrs. Dortha Ellis of Cleveland. I Tcnn . and 48 grandchildren. Two Local Boys On Honor Roll Paul Hill, freshman, and Walter Carringer. sophomore, students at Western Carolina Teachers col- ' lege, were among the list of names published recently by the Regis trar's office as having made the winter quarter honor roll. Both of these students also made the honor roll for the fall quarter i which makes them eligible for ad mission to the Alpha Pi Sigma fraternity, a national honorary society. The Zeta Chapter of this fraternity, which was organized in 1930-31, was begun for the purpose of promoting and maintaining high scholarship among the students. College students may become members of the fraternity by mak ing a sufficiently high scholarship average for two quarters. Mrs. Roy Lovingood has been at Duke Hospital. Durham, for the past several days, undergoing examination. Legislature Ratifies Nine OF 14 Bills Introduced From County | Following is a final digest of all I local legislation introduced or act ed upon by the 1947 General As sembly during the entire session, effecting Cherokee county or any municipality within the county: SB 105 ? (County jail fees pay able by Murphy) Introduced by Jones, February 7. February 26, Ratified. SB 106 ? (County officials) Intro duced by Jones, February 7. February 21, Ratified. SB 239 ? (Andrews officers quali fication) Introduced by Jones, March 7. March 21, Ratified. SB 267? (Salary of Clerk of Court) Introduced by Jones. March 13. April 2, Ratified. SB 281 ? (Murphy recreation and cemetery commission) Introduced by Jones, March 13. | April 1, Ratified. HB 38 ? (Wine and beer refer endum) Introduced by West, Jan uary 16. March 18, Reported unfavorably by House committee. HB 151 ? (Jurors' fees) Introduc ed by West, January 29. February 11, Ratified. HB 152 ? (Andrews officers) In troduced by West, January 29. February 3, Received in the Senate and sent to Counties, Cities and Towns. Not reported out of committee. HB 246 ? (County commission ers election) Introduced by West, February 6. March 19, Reported unfavorably by Senate committee. HB 273 ? (Andrews elections) Introduced by West, February 7. March 19. Reported unfavorably by Senate committee. SB 299 ? (Andrews City Adminis trative School Unit) Introduced by Jones. March 15. March 21, Ratified. HB 586 ? (Commissioners' sal aries) Introduced by West. Mar. 6. March 22, Passed second and third readings in the Senate. March 25, Ratified. HB 771 ? (Prohibiting sale of wine and regulating and/or pro hibiting sale of beer. Introduced by Ramsey (by request of House Finance Committee), March 18. April 4, Reported unfavorably in Senate. HB 791? (Sheriff's fee) Intro duced by West, March 18. April 3, Ratified. Supt. Clyde Erwin Is Speaker For Finals ON RADIO HOUR ? Featuring | Dr. C. E. Matthews as speaker on the subjeet, "God's Universal In dictment, the third program of the current Baptist Hour series will be presented next Sunday, April 20, over an independent network extending from Baltimore, Mary land to Miami. Florida and west ward to include Texas, New Mexi co, Oklahoma and Missouri, as an nounced by the Radio Commission ot the Southern Baptist Conven tion, S. F. Lowe. Director. Atlan ta. Georgia. The Atlanta announce ment further reveals that Dr. Mat thews. now Secretary of Evangel ism of the Baptist Home Mission Board, was for 24 years the ef fective pastor of the Travis Avenue Baptist Church of Fort Worth, Texas, which has a membership of j 5.967. I Mr. Lowe states that under Dr. Matthews' leadership the churches cf the Southern Baptist Conven tion are maintaining a sustained, concerted evangelistic emphasis for the three months period April May and June. The Baptist Hour may be heard in this section over WSB. Atlanta. Announces Baptismal ' Service Sunday A Baptismal service will be held at First Baptist church Sunday evening at 8 o'clock, announces the Rev. J. Alton Morris, pastor. There are 21 candidates for baptism. Sunday School will begin at 9:45 o'clock, and Training Union at 7:00. Morning worship with the pastor preaching will be at 11 o'clock. The B. W. C. will meet at 8 o'clock Monday evening with Mrs. Hoy Lovingood. and Wednesday evening the junior choir will prac tice at 7:15. Review of the Sun day School lesson will bo at 7:15. ! ?'lso. and prayer service at 8 J o'clock. Adult choir practice is at 9 o'clock. i Final Rites Held For Mrs. Stiles Mrs. J P. Stiles, age 69. died at a local hospital April 14. after a long illness The funeral was held at the Little Glade Baptist church Wednesday, April 16. at 10 a. m.. with the Rev. Carl Cun ningham. assisted by Rev. Ham Coffey and Rev. E. A. Hedden of ficiating. She had been a member of the Baptist church since she was fourteen. Interment was in the Martins Creek cemetery with the Townson funeral home in charge of arrange ments. Active pall bearers were: Clar ence Roberts. Cecil Roberts, Jim mie Cornwell. Willie Phillips, Lawson Simonds. and Ray Mc Donald. She is survived by her husband. J. P. Stiles, and six sons. Sheridan. W. R., Jake, Bass, Cecil, and Odean; two sisters, Mrs. Effie Roberts of Tomotla, and Mrs. Ad die Stiles of Etowah, Tenn. Dr Clyde A. Erwin, state super intendent of Public Instruction, has accepted an invitation of Supt. II. Bueck to deliver the address at the commencement exercises of Murphy high school. The exer cises will be in the school auditor ium on Wednesday evening. May J 4. at o'clock, with approximately 42 students graduating. On May 13 the primary grades will give an operetta, under the direction of the teachers. May Day will be observed on May 2. with the queen being selec ted from the high school and the dances by grammar grade pupils. The baccalaureate sermon will be on May 11 at 11 a. m., at the Methodist church, with the Rev. Russell L. Young preaching. Drunken Driving Cases Tried In Superior Court Most of the cases disposed of in superior court last week were for violation of the prohibition law and driving while intoxicated. Among the number were: Driving while drunk: Gordon King, fine $50 and costs and road sentence suspended; Kendall Adams, $50 and costs, suspended sentence: Wiley Brooks, $100 and costs, suspended sentence; Mart Hamby. $50 and costs, suspended sentence; Garland Graves, $50 and costs, suspended sentence; Coy Oliver, $50 and costs, suspended sentence; Verlin Randolph, $25 and costs; Gene Hoberson, $75 and costs, suspended sentence; Ernest Young. Driving while drunk and violation of Prohibition law, $250 and costs, license revoked, road sentence vjs"*nrded; Clyde Hamil ton. driving drunk, $50 and costs, road sentence suspended. Gilbert Carringer. abandonment and non-support, $50 per month from April 1947 and every month thereafter paid to superintendent of public welfare of Graham coun ty used for support of three chil dren, 6. 4. and 3 years of age until judgment be modified, bond of $500 to appear at each criminal term of court. Pearl Johnson, driving drunk, and violation prohibition law, $75 and costs, suspended sentence. Violation of prohibition law, Ralph Baker, road sentence four months; Glen Kirkland, $50 and costs; Kenneth Walters, $25 and costs: Robert D. Felton, Jr., $25 and costs: Creed Head, road sen tence 12 months; Mrs. Head, prison sentence, six months; Lee Morrow. Mrs. Lee Morrow, 12 months sentence: Posey Stewart, $50 and costs, suspended sentence: Roy Dockery. road sentence eight months: Allen Wise, violation pro hibition law and forgery, road sen tence 18 months: Fred Stewart, $25 and costs, road sentence 90 days; Charles Walter Stewart, $100 and costs, suspended sentence. Violation prohibition law, Wade Mull $100 and costs, suspended sentence: Glen Beavers, $25 and costs suspended ? sentence. .lack Ramsey, carrying concealed weapon, road sentence 90 days. Dallas Millsaps. reckless driv ing. S25 and costs: Franklin Capps. reckless driving. $25 and costs; Grady Walters, reckless driving, $25 and costs. Divorces granted: Albert C. Almond vs. Onie Al mond: Mabel Rogers Pinnix vs. Ralph Pinnix; Lola Bryson Stovall vs. Frank Stovall; Stella Ashe Kil lian vs. Lonnie Killian; Neal Rob ertson vs. Madeline Medlin Rob ertson: Frances Gibson Rowland next friend Buster Gibson vs. Gay Rowland; Louis Edward Arban vs. Delia Elrod Arban. Gussie Hampton et als, vs. W. A. Hampton et als. compromise; Gen eva Hamby vs. William Mart Ham by. compromise. GUILD TO MEET The Weslevan Service Guild will meet at the home of Mrs. Walter Mauney. with Miss Clara McCombs and Mrs. Laura Freeman as co hostesses on Monday, April 21, at 7:30 p. m. Mrs. Sarah Lloyd will have the devotional .and Misi Mary Cornwell the program. ?
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