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lift fwiii Guard Those You Love - GIVE To Conquer Cancer vol 1 Ml - M'MBKR 41. Ml'RPHY, NORTH CAROLINA I Hl ltSDAY, MAY 1. 1947. IIGIIT PAGES THIS WEEK Baptist Pastorium To Be Dedicated Dedication of the pastorium of the 1 irst Baptist church will bo held at a public program oil the lawn at the home on Friday eve liin May 2. at 8 o'clock. The heme was purchased a year ago from K. (i. Ellis, and the last pay ment was recently made. Tin1 Rev. J. Alton Morris will bring the dedication message. The program will open with a prayer by the Rev. T. G. Tate. The scrip lure will be read by the Rev. Rus ?ll I. Young, and the dedication prayer will be by the Rev. T. Karl Ogu' ol Andrews. The closing prayer will be by the Rev. Fred R. Morton Special music will be g.u n by the choirs of the church, and there will be group singing. Local Boys On Judging Team In Waynesville Sherman Hampton, one of the Murphy high school agricultural class students who attended the Western North Carolina F. F. A. Stock judging show in Waynesville April 23. won first place in judg ing dairy cows and the Murphy team was in ninth place out of the eleven teams entered. Sherman's was the best average west of Ashc vilh. with 2f>4 points out of a possible MO. With six days' preparation Mur phy entered a team in judging daily cows. The following boys were on the team: Jerry Hall, Sher man Hampton, and Kddie Graham, v.ith James Myers and J. B. Hall as alternates. The team was instruc ted by D. M. Tate, assisted by ] Lemuel Goode. attending the show were: Rillv rlark. Rex Davis, Bob Fricks. W Tavlor. Donald Stiles. Bill Lovingftfid, Samuol Taylor. How *rd I la vkins, Howard Barton. Lloyd Arrowood, Carrol Clonts. Guy Rich. Dillon Chastain. James Helton. Luther Dockery. Jack Kep hart. James Thompson. Charles English, John Gibson. Hillard Bar ton. Bruce Mills, Luther Morris, and Herbert Gibson. Much Clover Is Being Planted (' K Freed, local manager of Coble Dairy Products, Inc., an nounces that 4.600 pounds of Laiino clover, enough to plant 2 300 acres, has been purchased this spring by farmers in Chero kee, Clay, Graham and adjoining counties. He states that almost half of this amount was bought by Cherokee farmers. Mr Freed says that the planting ot this clover will have a definite tffcct on increased milk produc tion and the income of dairymen. Buecks Hear Frank Darvall Mr. and Mrs. H. Bueck went to Cullowhee Tuesday to hear the address of Frank Darvall, first sec rotary of the British embassy, Washington, who spoke at 11 o'clock in Hoey auditorium, and were guests at a luncheon in his honor following the address. Dr. H. T. Hunter, president of the college, presided over the pro gram and presented D. Hiden Ram sey of Asheville, chairman of the board of trustees, who introduced the speaker. Music was furnished by the college musical groups. The address was heard by stu dents of the college, the schools of Cullowhee, members of the board of trustees of the college, and a number of townspeople and other visitors. Mr. Bueck, a member of the board of trustees, attended a Meeting of the board following the luncheon. Mrs. H. B. Anderson of Johns ()VVn, Pa., is the guest this week of er niece. Mrs. James H. Gibbs and Mr Gibbs. Sister Virginia Hetherington, wrs B Whitfield, and Mrs. Ben srncr attended a district meet * of the Episcopal auxiliary in "?ynesville Tuesday. I SUNDAY SPEAKER? Dr. Louie 1). Newton, President of the South cm Baptist Convention and paster t f the Druid Hills Baptist Church cf Atlanta, who is the speaker on the Baptist Hour next Sunday, us ing as his subject, "Life's Great est Question,'' as announced by the Radio Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, S. F. Lowe, Director, Atlanta, Georgia. The Atlanta announcement states further that approximately 250.000 believers have already enrolled in the One Million Prayer League who will pray daily for the re Nival so needed in our day. Mr. Lowe announces that a net work of 55 stations extending from Baltimore. Maryland, to Miami, Florida and to the far Southwest broadcast these programs on a sus taining basis. It may be heard i here over WSB. Atlanta. Nutrition Will Spotlight Home Demonstration I Week May 4-11 The importance of planning meals for good nutrition will be one of the keynotes of the 1947 observance of National Home Demonstration Week in North Carolina, according to Miss Verna Stanton, assistant state agent for the State College Extension Serv ice. The week of May 4-11 has been set aside as a period when the state's 2.221 Home Demonstration Clubs will tell their communities what they have done to further better farm living during the past year, according to Miss Stanton, who cited figures to show that in nutrition phases alone, more than nine thousand Tar Heel families were assisted in improving their home food supply by making changes in home production. During a time of high prices and many shortages, rural women have learned how to extend limited sup plies of sugar, fats, and meats, she said. Week's Services Are Announced The Church of the Messiah an nounces the following services and meetings for the coming week: Saturday. 1:30, Children's work shop: Sunday, 10:00, Church School: Sunday. 11 00. Morning Prayer and Confirmation Instruc tions: Tuesday. 3:15, Women's Au xiliary: Wednesday. 7:30, Men's Club. MINISTERS TO MEET ANDREWS ? The Cherokee County Ministers' Association will hold its meeting on Monday, May 5, at Terrace Hotel, Andrews, at 12:30 o'clock. All the ministers in the county are invited to attend this meeting. Mrs. C. B. Ragland of Huntsville, Ala., is spending a few days this week with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Vaught. The Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Taylor and four children were visitors in Murphy Tuesday. Commencement At Hiwassee Is Friday, May 16 Hiwassee Dam ? The following calendar of events will take place at lliwassee Dam school in con nection with commencement: On Friday May 2. at 7:30 p. m. Mr. Beavers and his WDOD Hill billies will give a mountain music shov/. On May 8 at 8 p. m. the grade school operetta "Wedding of the Flowers" will be presented. On May J), at 2 o'clock in the afternoon the (J lee Club will present a con cert On Tuesday, May 13, there will be an all-day field day and achievement day for all the grades, with physical and mental contests such as: track events, spelling con tests, arithmetic contests, reading contests and others. The Eighth grade graduation ex ercises will be presented Thursday afternoon, May 15. On Friday, May 1G, at 8 p. m. is the Senior high commencement, with the Rev. Faul W. Townsend as the main speaker for the evening. Mr. Townsend is pastor of Waynesville Methodist Church, Waynesville. John Christy, Jr., Martha Caldwell Have Top Honors ANDREWS ? John Christy. Jr.. and Martha Caldwell, it has just been announced here, will be vale jdictorian and salutatorian respec tively of the Andrews high school f enior class. Christy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Christy, Sr . and Miss Caldwell is the daughter of Mrs. L. C). Caldwell and the late \l Caldwell. Christy on Friday had been named Outstanding Senior of his class by the votes of the junior ;.nd senior classes and by the high school faculty. This will en title him to receive at commence ment the prized Wilhide memorial t;old medal. However, in the con test for valedictorian, he beat Miss [Caldwell by the incredible margin ! of .006 of one point. His average was 92.575. while Miss Caldwell's WM 92.569. Christy and Miss Caldwell both I had leading roles in the junior and senior plays, and both were mem bers of the first -string basketball teams. Christy was also on the varsity football team. Both arc members of the Methodist church and attend church and Sunday School punctiliously. Miss Cald well teaches a class in Sunday School and is a member of the church choir. Democrats Name Candidates ANDREWS ? More than a hun dred Democrats met in the town hall here Monday night and named a ticket for the town election which will be held here May 6. Arnold Derrebcrry, veteran, was named for mayor, over W. W. Ashe, by a margin of two votes. Nominated for members of the board of aldermen were: Zeb Con ley. Eddie Plesko, William Walker, and Grady Anderson. All men nominated were newcomers to town politics, with the exception of Zeb Conley. who has served a num ber of terms on the board of alder men. The Republicans also are ex pected to name a ticket within a short time. W. D. Whitaker acted as chair man of the meeting. Carringer To Give Recital Walter Carringer, tenor, of Mur phy and student at W. C. T. C., will give a song recital in the Murphy school auditorium on Friday, May 9, at 8 p. m? sponsored by the Fidelis Class and Business Wom en's circle of First Baptist church. There will be no charge. POSTPONED The May Day celebration sched uled to be held at Murphy school on Friday, May 2, has been post poned until May 9, so that it car be held on the athletic field. A carnival is using the field this week. I : VALEDICTORIAN ? Miss Doris j Marie Chambers, valedictorian of ! the graduating class of Murphy j high school, acct ding to announce- : ment by Supt. H. Bueck. She is | the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen | Chambers of Unaka. Bible School Clinic To Be Held On May 3 I An associational vacation Bible ?chool clinic will be held May 3 | from 9 to 12 o'clock at First Bap- J j tist church. The purpose of the! I meeting is to discuss plans and I methods to be used in the vacation Bible schools this summer. All pastors, Sunday School superin tendents and teachers of the in termediate, junior, primary and beginners Sunday School classes ne urged to be present. | Grades To Give Operetta On Wednesday Night Iliwassoe Dam ? The first eight grades of lliv. see ? Dam school will present an operetta "Wedding of the Flowers" on Wednesday . night at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Claude Garland, one of the second grade teachers, will direct the perform ance. She will be assisted with the costuming and stage decora tions by the other teachers of the school and members of the parent ? teachers association The entire play takes place in a lovely woodland glen with the flower children coming from a large basket at the back center of the stage. Sixty-three children take part in this operetta, with special choruses being selected from various grades and groups within the school. Making up the actual wedding party are some of the following characters: Lily of the Valley, the bride, Bobby Jean Recce: Johnny Jump-up, the bridegroom. Dale Barton; Flower Girl. Marjorie Reece; Ring Bearer, J. M. Rice; Water Lily, maid of honor, Joan Barton; Bachelor Button. Best man. Claude Edward Craig: Jack-in-the pulpit. Minister. Gerald Taylor; Tulips, the bridesmaids, Helen Robinson. Linda McClory. Joan Collins, Mary Lee Lindsey. Bessie Roberts and Carol Loudermilk; Dandelions, the groomsmen. Billy Thompson. Dan Barton. Kenneth Jones. Junior Rose, Dan Ledford. and Billy Bruce McCoy. Hooper To Be On National Red Cross Forum W. Carr Hooper, principal of Murphy high school, has been ask ed to have a part on a panel dis cussion of fund raising campaigns, at the National convention of the American Red Cross in Cleveland. O., June 9-12. He served as chair man of the fund campaign of the Cherokee county chapter this year in March. The local chapter has appointed him its official delegate to the National convention. DECORATION Decoration Services will be held at the River Hill Cemetery or May 11. The public is invited tc attend. Some work has already i been done on the lots but everyone . who has relatives or friends buried i here are urged to come May 3 anc help clean off the cemetery. SALUTATORIAN ? Miss Dollie Martin who has been named Salu tatorian of the graduating elass of Murphy high sehool. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Martin of Unaka. Clyde Floyd Is Selected As Best Citizen Hiwassee Dam ? Clyde Floyd, a ninth grade student, recently was elected by Hiwassee Dam I school as the best citizen in school. Nominations were made from tach class by its home-room tcach cr and this list submitted to the eleventh grade history class. This .roup prepared ballot boxes and lists of the candidates. After a preliminary registration the group selected Marie Williamson. Walter Uockery and Clyde Floyd as the lop three, eliminating all other candidates. In the second run-off Clyde Floyd was the winner and will receive a good citizenship medal. Last year's winners were Jessie j Jo Quinn and Russell Reid. mem bers of the present eleventh grade. The voters were asked to judge the candidates on the basis of the following attributes: Honesty in effort and principle: stands for that which is for the good of all; not selfish to the extent of "all for cne'; accepts responsibility well: average or better in scholarship: takes part in or helps promote all school activities. Later the same day the 6th, 7th. and 8th grades selected their best citizen. Haven Holbrooks. in the same manner. In second place were June Allen and Mary Nell Recce. I Junior Woman's Club To Sponsor Dance On May 3 The Junior Woman's club of Murphy will sponsor a dance to be held Saturday night. May 3. from 8:30 to 12 o'clock in the gym. Pro ceeds will go to the American Cancer Society. The gym has been donated for the occasion, and music will be furnished by recordings. Tickets are on sale in town. AT CONFERENCE Miss Addie Mae Cooke, chapter chairman, represented the Chero- 1 kee county chapter of the Ameri- 1 can Red Cross, at the state-wide I conferences and luncheon held the ! first of this week in Asheville. in connection with the Social Service conference. Mrs. Laura Freeman and Miss Marvie Walker of the welfare department, also were in Mtendance at the conferences. AUXILIARY TO MEET The Presbyterian Woman's auxi liary will meet next Tuesday after noon at 3 o'clock, with Mrs. Ben Vaught. At this meeting the an nual auxiliary birthday party will be observed and a special offering will be taken. CRAFTERS TO MEET The Cherokee County Crafters will meet on Saturday morning. May 3, 10 o'clock in the home agent's office in Murphy. All members of this group and any [ others interested in handicrafts i are invited to this meeting. f Joe Miller Elkins arrived home ? Monday from Dallas. Texas, where I he was a student during the past I term at Southeastern Photo In stitute. To Organize P.-T.A. For Murphy Area Water Supply Is Subject For May Meetings Home Demonstration schedule ! for May as announced by Home ; Agent Mary Cormvell, is as fol- 1 lows: Thursday, May 1. Peaehtree, Mrs. I C. M. Hendrix. 130 o'clock; Fri day, May 2, Violet, Mrs. Gwendo- 1 lyn Beavers, 1:30 o'clock; Tuesday,! 1 May fi, Brasstown. Mrs. J. C. Hog- , ged. 1:30 o'clock. Wednesday, May 7, Postell, Mrs S. Montgomery. ! 1 1:30 o'clock; Thursday, May 8.; Slow Creek, Mrs Arthur Harnett. 1 1:30 o'clock; Thursday. May S. 1 Culberson. Mrs. Dollie Thompson. 2:00 o'clock: Friday, May 13. Boll- 1 view, Mrs. Bill Hembree. 1:30 o'clock; Thursday. May 15, Tomot la. School Building. 1:30 o'clock; 1 Friday, May 16. Sunny Point, Mrs. Wade Anderson, 1 30 o'clock; Tues day, May 20, Grand view. Mrs. Sid ney Clay. 1:30 o'clock; Wednesday. May 21, Unaka. Mrs. U. S. G. Phil- : lips, 1:30 o'clock: Thursday, May 1 22. Hanger, Miss Medley Fox, 1:30 o'clock, Tuesday. May 27. Martin's Creek School. 1 30 o'clock. Wed nesday, May 28. Valleytown, Mrs. Koy Williams. 2:00 o'clock. The lesson for the month is "An Adequate. Safe and Convenient Water Supply". Methodists To Have Baptismal Service Sunday Baptismal service, reception of members and Lord's Supper will feature the 11 o'clock service Sun day morning at the First Meth odist church, according to the ' pastor, the Kev. Russell L. Young. Sunday school will be at 9:45 a. m. and the Youth Fellowship will meet in the evening at 7 o'clock. The .Junior choir will meet at the church Tuesday at 4 p. m. Prayer meeting will be held Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock with senior choir rehearsal follow ing. District conference will meet at Robbinsville Thursday morning at j 10 o'clock. Revival services will begin at 11 o'clock Sunday, May 18. Lists Subject For Night Service The Rev. T. G. Tate has an- ! nou need as his sermon subject for] the 7.30 service Sunday evening.! "Take Heed How Ye Hear." There will be no morning serv ice. this being Mr. Tate's regular j appointment at the Hayesville Presbyterian church at 11 o'clock, a. m. Youth Fellowship will meet at ; (?:45 p. m.. and Sunday school will j meet at 10 o'clock, a. m. Mrs. Carrie White Mrs. Carrie White, age 70. died | at the home of her son. Ruel White ! at Clarksville. Ga.. April 21 after' a short illness. The funeral was held at Young ; Harris. Ga . at 2 p. m . Tuesday | with the Rev. Sim Martin and the j Rev. Mr. Adams officiating. Town- j son funeral home was in charge. | Active pall bearers were: Melvin Eller. John Oakes .Edgar Sutton. Hud Ferguson. Tom Helton, and Andrew Ferguson. She is survived by two daugh ters. Mrs. Sallie Allison of Young Harris. Ga.. Mrs. Gladys Under wood of Hiwassee, Ga., and three sons. R. A. of Clarksville. Ga.. Garner and Worth of Young Har ris. Ga. W. S. C. S. TO MEET The Woman's Society of Chris tian service of First Methodist church will meet Tuesday after noon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs R C. Mattox, with Mrs. W. D. King, Mrs. Nettie Axley and Mrs. D. V. Carrlnger serving as associate hostesses . Mrs. W. M. Axley will lead the program. The Murphy unit of the North [ arolina Education association will L'ooperate with patrons of the schools in organizing a Parent Teacher association at an early date, it v as decided at a dinner meeting of Murphy N. C. E. A. unit Thursday evening. A committee recently was appointed to ascertain from the parents what the interest i.- in such an organization, and it was proven that a large majority feel there should be a Parent Teacher organization. A commit tee from the V C. E. A. unit and [?ne representing the parents, will meet to work out plans. Miss Kate Hayes, retiring presi dent. presided over the first of the program, later turning the gavel over to W. Carr Hooper, new presi dent. Supt. H. Bueck explained some special rulings relating to teachers, stating that certificates will not have to be renewed until 1948. but that it was advised by state officials for teachers to go to summer school this summer if possible. The tables were decorated with flowers, and at each place was a small umbrella. The table contain ed a large pile of gifts, covered with two umbrellas in pastel shades of crepe paper. The gifts were for Miss Lucy Winston, bride elect. Miss Addie Leatherwood and Miss Clara McCombs were hos tesses and presented each lady with a corsage and man with a boutonniere, which they made. Dinner was served by home eco nomics girls. Following the business discuss ion**. Mrs. H. Bueck directed en tertainment. Lemuel Goode, who is to wed Miss Winston in June, was the target for several jests. Miss Winston, who had been kept in the dark about the shower, was then asked to open her gifts. Gentry To Go On Training Cruise State College, Pa. ? William W. Gentry, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Gentry, 417 Hiawassee street, Mur phy. a senior in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps unit at the Pensylvania State College, will ac company the training cruise for midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy to be held this summer in northern European waters. Gentry, a graduate of Fontana high school, is a senior in civil engineering. He has been active in intramural football and basket ball. The complete itinerary for the cruise includes visits to Ports mouth. Weymouth. Greenwich, and Woolwich. England: Rosyth, Scot land; Oslo. Norway; Goteburg. Sweden: and Copenhagen. Den mark. Not all the ships will visit at each of these ports. They will arrive in European waters about .Tune 19 and depart a month later. "Prepared Place" Morris' Subject The Rev. J. Alton Morris, pastor of the First Baptist church, will preach on "Prepared Place" Sun day morning at 11 o'clock and "Choosing a Companion" Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. The B. W. C. will meet with Miss Addie Mae Cooke at her home 1 Monday at 8 o'clock. The church will have a special | observance for Elderly people I Sunday, and all aged people not 1 in some other church are invited ! to attend. SOCIAL SECURITY A representative of the Asheville . field office of the Social Security ! Administration will be at the i Register of Deeds, Murphy, on May 1 at 1:00 p. m., and at the Post Office in Andrews on May 2 at 9:00 a. m. Mrs. S. P. Horowitz will leave this week for New York City where she will meet her brother, Dr. Richard Strauss, his wife and son, of Amsterdam, and bring them to Murphy for a vacation. They will arrive in New York on the Gript holm from Sweden May 5.
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