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v. it|f nut Guard Those You Love - GIVE To Conquer Cancer VOLl ME 57 ? NUMBER 44. MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA Till RSUAY, MAY 22, 1J47. I l(. II I PAGES THIS WEEK GUERNSEY SALE IS TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY Scrogss Held After Preliminary Hearing Roy Scroggs, OA 01 urasstown. was ordered held tor the next term ul Cherokee county superior court Thursday, May 15, on a charge of murder after probable cause was found at a hearing before Justice of the Peace Fred O. Bates, in con nection with the death of Wayne Zinnnerman of Brasstown ?n 1938. Sheriff Frank Crawford and Sti.V Highway Patrolman Charles Gallo way arrested Scroggs last week, and it was the third time Scroggs had been taken into custody in connection with the case. Testifying at the hearing were Zimmerman's former wife, now Mrs. Ella V. Philman of Buffalo, New York; Aud Wilson, J. C. Zim merman, the dead man's father, and James Wimpey, a nephew. Scroggs was arrested on a warrant sworn out by Zimmerman's father Zimmerman, who was 34 years of age at the time, disappeared July 2. 1938. A skelton, which members of the family identified as boing that of the missing man, was found Dec. 17, 1938. by Allen James, who was squirrel hunting on the Hitchcock property about three miles from Murphy. Observe Wedding Anniversaries At Baptist Church | Sunday Morning "Happily Married" will be the sermon topic of the Rev. J. Alton Morris at First Baptist ct urch Sun day uiorninfc at *1 1 V ciock. This will be a wedding anniversary service for all couples whom the | pastor has married during his ( ministry. Other married couples | are urged to attend this service and renew their marital vows. In , connection with Sunday's being 4-H club church Sunday, the min ister will recognize all 4-H club members attending the service. Sunday school is at 9:45 o'clock; and training union at 7:00 p. m. There will be no evening service, members being asked to attend revival at Methodist church. Wed nesday evening at 7:15 the junior choir will practice, and preview of the Sunday School lesson will be held, and at 8 o'clock, the motion picture, "The Prodigal Son" will be shown. This is the Bible story ot the Prodigal son. Mrs. William E. Matthews of Washington, D. C., spent several days in Murphy this week attend ing to business, and see friends. Forsyth Heads Park Commission The Park and Cemetery com mission for Murphy, created by the 1947 General Assembly, has organized and is ready lo get un der way with some work on the cemetery and park areas in the city. Frank Forsyth has been elected chairman of the commission; Miss ? Tommy Slayton. secretary; and Leon Axley, treasurer. Among the activities planned I first are: Putting tennis courts at the park in shape for use; erect ing a gate to the park; providing a play ground on some up-town site <to be selected); and cooperate in getting the athletic field light ed. Chairman States Much Clothing Is Being Received Mrs. W. A. Phipps, Cherokee county chairman for Ihe clothing drive, reports that a considerable amount of clothing has been turn ed in to her and that Sister Vir ginia Hetherington has announced that the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts will collect clothing from the homes. Mrs. Phipps states that boxes will be packed and shipped as fast as they are delivered to her, and wil not be held until all is in. Members of the Baptist church will ship clothing through their church channels. Mrs. Phipps says. ! so that it wil go direct to their own | missionaries. I To Observe 4-H Sundav On 25th V | "Righteousness Exalteth a Na tion" is the subject announced by the Rev. T. G. Tate for his sermon , Sunday morning at the Presbyter ian church. Sunday school will meet at 10 j a. m., and Youth Fellowship at 6:45 p. m. There will be no evening service on account of the revival at the Methodist church. "This is to be observed as 4-H Club Sunday and all boys and girls who are members of 4-H clubs and their parents are invited to attend ' rnd sit together. Erwin Addresses Graduating Class Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, State Super intendent of Public Instruction, delivering the literary address at the closing exercises of Murphy high school Wednesday evening, challenged the graduating class, which sat directly in front of the stage, to keep their faces toward the future and meet the challenges that will present themselves to the graduates. "Every day is a new day, with a special lure and challenge," he said. "Every day as long as we live will be that sort of day. Take advantage of the opportunities that it is your privilege to enjoy . . ? Your life is in the future. In the j present we are preparing for the great challenges that are coming, I to live a more complete, fuller life." I Declaring that in recent years educational standards have ad vanced sharply and that now the , average person has attended school eight years, whereas only a few years ago the average had attended ?nly four years, he advised the , graduates to make up their minds *hat they want to do in life and having done that to determine they will take the proper training to at tain their goal. His closing thought was, "Lift Him Up", referring to the Man of Galilee, stating that victory, suc cess and happiness in life can come only through lifting up the Christ. Doris Marie Chambers gave the valedictory, and Dollie Martin the salutatory. Mrs. J. VV. Davidson was pianist. The glee club sang, "The Desert Song", Romberg, and "Nightfall", Liszt. Supt. H. Bueck presented the speaker. Jean Reid gave the piano solo, "Polonaise", Chopin, and Porter Raper sang, "Wagon Wheels", Warren. Awards and medals were presented by W. S. Dickey, vice-chairman of the school board. Elaine Richardson received the award for best typing. Claribel Roberts and Ted Green received the awards for outstand ing achievement in athletics, and the valedictorian and salutatorian | received awards. I Diplomas were presented by Dr. Erwin and Dr. R. S. Parker, chair man of tbe school board. FARM - HOME SPEAKER ? I Dwight D. Eisenhower, Army Chief of Staff and General of the Armies. | has accepted an invitation to be a , featured speaker at Farm and Home Week, to be held on the State College Campus, August 25-29 as a functioi of the Exten sion Service and cooperating farm organizations. The distinguished general will speak in Riddick Stadium, the eve ning of August 28, according to present plans. DECORATION The annual decoration service vill be held at the Roger's Chapel church June 1. Wednesday and Thursday, May 28 and 29, have been designated as the time for cleaning off the cemetery. STORY IIOl'R A story hour for children of Murphy will be held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at Murphy Carnegie library. Girl Scouts will tell the stories. Bishop Gribbin And Rev. Rufus Morgan To Be In Service Sunday On Sunday, May 25, at 11 a. m. the Kcv. A. Hufus Morgan, Rector ol St. Agnes Episcopal Church. Franklin, and priest-in-charge of the mission of the Church of the Messiah, Murphy, will present Robert Failing, Mr. and Mrs. Myron Jensen, and Mrs. E. C. Van Horn to the Rt. Rev. Robert Grib bin. Bishop of the Protestant Epis copal Diocese of Western North Carolina for the Apostolic Rite of Confirmation or Laying on of Hands. This rite performed by Peter and John upon the people of the Church of Samaria as record ed by Luke the Evangelist in the 8th Chapter of The Acts of the Apostles verses 14-17 has been car ried down to the present by an un broken line of apostles or bishops to the present time by those churehes preserving the Apostolic Succession of ordination of the ministry as ordained by Christ, and recorded in Mark 3:14-19 and Acts J 4:21-23. Following the confirmation and sermon by the bishop, there will be a celebration of The Holy Euchar ist or Lord's Supper for all con firmed members. The public is invited to attend these services. Saturday evening there will be a fellowship picnic at the church at 6:30 in order that Bishop Grib bin may meet informally with those who may wish to attend. It will be appreciated by the com mittee on arrangements if those who plan to attend will notify one of the members. The committee consists of Mrs. Myron Jensen. Mrs. E. Van Horn and Wm. Papers. Missionary , Secretary Are W. M. U. Speakers Several Teachers Plan Different Work Next Year Supt. H. Bueck has announced plans for the following teachers of the Murphy school for the coming term: James A. Kelley will accept a teaching fellowship at N. C. State College while securing his Doctor's degree. Mrs. Kelley will go with him. Rev. Alfred Smith will complete his seminary work at Furman Uni versity. Miss Ann Hill will do Public library work. * Mrs. Vesta Wiggins will join her husband who has been transferred to Tennessee. Miss Annie Laura Mulkey will teach next year but her plans are not yet complete. Mrs. Ola Vinson Duggan is re tiring from the teaching field. Mrs. Maureen Weiss and Miss Jane Hill are not certain what their plans .for the next school year will be. The Woodworking department will be closed next year due to the small number of boys registered for this work. Robert S. Bault who has had this department will devote his full time to contract building. Mrs. Jean White, who has served as office secretary forthe past two years, will join her husband in Lynchburg. Va. Mason Practicing Law In Murphy J. L. Mason, formerly of Chero kee county, has returned here after several years in Washington, D. C., to practice law in his home town. He has opened law offices in Mauney building. He received his LLB degree in 1932, his LLM in 1933, and his MPL in 1933, from the National University Law School In Washington. Western North Carolina Baptist I W. M. U. members will meet Thursday, May 29, at Andrews Bap tist church, for the annual asso ciational convention. Miss Florence Lyde, missionary to China, will address the morning session, which starts at 10 o'clock, using as her subject, "Fields White Unto Harvest ". In the afternoon, Miss Ruth Provence, state secre tary, of Raleigh, will speak in the afternoon on, "Take the Task He Gives You Gladly." Among other features of the pro gram will be: Devotional by Mrs. Amos Harris; reports by Mrs. C. T. Almond, associational superin tendent: Mrs. Frank Wilhide, miss ion study chairman; Mrs. L. P. Smith, stewardship chairman; Mrs. E. H. Murray, missionary study chairman, and others, and closing | meditation by Mrs. E. H. Corpen ing of Tapoco. divisional superin tendent. Revival Going On At Methodist I Church This Week Revival services are being con tinued through Sunday. May 25, at the First Methodist church with the pastor, Rev. Russell L. Young preaching. He has chosen for his subject Friday night "The Four square Christian" and on Saturday night "One Thing Thou Lackest". For the Sunday morning service he has chosen, "Men Wanted", as his subject. For the evening service at 8 o'clock his subject will be "The Great Shepherd of Love". Sunday school will be at 9:45 a. m. and Methodist Youth Fellowship will meet at 7 p m. Junior choir rehearsal will be Tuesday afternoon at 4 o 'clock and prayer meeting wil be Wednesday night at 7:30 with Adult choir re hearsal immediately following. Mr .and Mrs. Peyton G. Ivie and daughter, Genda, left Sunday for a vacation trip to various points north and east. Parade Saturday To Launch Vacarion Bible School Here The annual Daily Vacation Bible school will begin at First Baptist church next Monday and continue through Friday, June 6, announces the pastor, Rev. J. Alton Morris, who will be principal of the school, i All boys and girls l'rom four to 17 years of age are invited to at tend the school each morning from j 9 to 1 1:30 o'clock. Saturday morn- ! ing of this week, at 10 o'clock, | those expecting to attend will meet | at the church for registration, pre paration and a parade. The pastor requests that all come promptly at 10 o'clock so as to go in the parade, put on for the purpose of interesting other boys and girls in attending. The faculty for the school is as follows: Rev. J. Alton Morris, pas tor and principal; Cyrus C. White, assistant superintendent: Mrs. J. Alton Morris, pianist ;Mrs. P. G. Ivie and Mrs. R. D. Chandler, sec retaries i general); Intermediate department ? Mrs. J. V. Hall, supt.; Mrs. J. L. Savage, P. G. Ivie, Mrs. Del mar Thompson. Mrs. Vera Gen try. Miss Fannie Deweese, helpers: junior department ? Mrs. Lloyd Hendrix, supt.; Mrs. Vivian Gen try. Mrs. J C. Penland, Mrs. Clyde Gladson, Cyrus White, helpers; primary department ? Mrs. Roger Amnions, supt.; Mrs. Roy Cook, Mrs. J. B. Hall, Mrs. Ethel Will iams. Mrs. Creed Bates, Mrs. A. L. Simonds, helpers: beginner depart ment ? Mrs. Boyd Davis, supt.: Mrs. W. A. Hooper, Mrs. Virgil Dec. v i Mrs. Walter Coleman. Mrs. Carl Weiss, helpers. Lt. Jas, L. King Finishes Officers' Basic Course At Finance School 1st. Lt. James L. King, son-in-law oi E. A. Howard of Murphy, com pleted the officers' basic course at the Army Finance School on May 12, and has been assigned to the Army Finance Center. This was announced today by Col. Leonard H. Sims. Assistant Chief of Fin ance and Commanding Officer of the Army Finance Center in St. Louis, Missouri, where the Army Finance School is located. Before entering the Army in May 1942, Lieutenant King was associated with Mid-Continent Pe troleum Corps in Tulsa, Oklahoma Lieutenant King was a member of the first officers' basic course under the Gerow Plan for educa tion of Army officers. His class included thirty-two officers from nearly all branches and compon ents of the Army, and has been in session since December 3. 1946. The Army Finance School trains finance personnel to staff the Army's disbursing network, which even at present operates on a glob al scale. Wherever troops are sta tioned finance rtien are sent to see to it that they receive their pay on time. Since all matters of pay and allowance for soldiers are governed by law, the Finance De partment men must be well versed in the proper application of such laws. They are in effect spending Uncle Sam's money and are conse ouently subject to strict account ing for all expenditures of Federal funds. Graduates of the Army Finance School at St. Louis have in the past, and are now discharg ing their responsibilities at Army installations all over the world in an efficient manner and are proud of their school and its motto, which | is Learn To Do By Doing. Mrs. King is the former Beatrice | Howard of Murphy. SPEAKS AT SYLVA H. Bueck, superintendent of Mur phy schools, delivered the com mencement address at Sylva high school last week. IN PARADE ? Miss Elizabeth | Ann Elkins, daughter of Mr. and I Mrs. H. G. Elkins. who has been I chosen to represent Murphy Lions j club in the Parade of Nations at j the State Lions convention in 1 Asheville on May 25. She will j wear the costume of Nicaragua. I The celebration will be held in j City Auditorium. Several mem- 1 bers of the local club expect to at- 1 toad. i Graduates With Honors, Maryville Miss Eloise Barton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Barton of Mary ville. Tenn.. formerly of Murphy, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. H A. Barton of Murphy, graduated from Everett high school in Mary ville. Tenn.. Thursday, May 15. She was salutatorian of the graduating class, winner of the D. A. R. Good Citizenship Award, queen of the Spanish club and member of the Beta club. She was also author of the interpertation of the symbol for the school. She plans to enter Maryville college this fall. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Barton and I Sally of Murphy, and Mrs. W L. ! Scott of Anniston, Ala , attended the graduation exercises. 42 Animals Are Consigned For This Sixth Annual Sale The sixth annual Cherokee County Guernsey Breeders associa tion consignment sale will be held at 12:80 |> m Friday. May 23. at the Cherokee county fair grounds. Sale will be held in the Exhibit Hall. Offered for sale will be forty-two selected animals, consisting of seven cows already fresh or near fresh, eight bred heifers, six bulls, i'.nd a number of unbred heifers. Approximately fifteen 4-H calves will also be auctioned off by Ward Snarr, auctioneer of Siler City. Ralph Coarsey will read the pedi grees. J. R. Farnham. North Carolina extension Dairy specialist, will at tend this auction sale, as well as R. W. Shoffner, extension district agent. Murphy Lions club will give away a Guernsey heifer. This heifer is on display at the fair grounds. The 4-H club girls and boys, di rected by Miss Mary Cornwell and Miss Lena Brown, will serve lunches on the grounds. Two Cherokee Students To Be Graduated Mars Hill College MARS HILL ? Miss Nell Keen um and James Hawkins of Suit will be graduated from Mars Hill col lege at the 91st commencement finals Friday morning. May 23. Miss Keenum has been active in Sunday school and Baptist Train ing union work, an officer in the Business Club, and a member of the Clio Literary society. Hawkins is a Philomathian Literary society member, a Sunday school officer, and a member of the Baptist Train ing union. He also participated in tumbling. President Hoyt Blackwell will present diplomas to 257 seniors Friday morning, the largest num ber ever graduated from the col lege. Dr. Ellis A. Fuller, president of the Southern Baptist Theologi cal seminary. Louisville, Ky., will deliver the baccalaureate address. jWaynesville Host To District Clubs More than 30 Home Dcmonstra-* tion club women of Cherokee coun- ; ty, accompanied by Home Agent j Mary Corn well and Assistant Home Agent Lena Brown, will attend the district meeting of Home Demon stration clubs at First Methodist church in Waynesville on May 29. The morning session will begin at 10:30. and the program will end at ( 3:30 p. m. The Cherokee county women are chartering a bus for the trip, and I will leave from the Smoky Moun tain bus station at 6:45 o'clock j Stops will be made at Tomotla and Andrews to pick up club women in those communities. Cherokee county has received the gavel, for best attendance, for five years ,and are hoping to get it again this year. Among those on the program will be: Miss Anna C. Rowe, form er district agent; Mrs. Pauline Hotchkiss. new district agent; Miss Elizabeth Lovell, health supervisor; and Miss Verna Stanton, state home agent. Mrs. Paul Sudderth. president of the Cherokee county council of Home Demonstration clubs, will give the Cherokee coun ty report ;and Miss Carolyn Smith, president of the 4-H county coun ty council, will make the 4-H re port from this county. Miss Mil dred Hendrix will serve as a page. The theme of the club work this I year is, "Today's Home Builds To ? morrow's World.^' Dr. Foreman Is Sunday Speaker "The God of All Comfort" will be the subject of Dr. A. D. Fore man. Jr. next Sunday morning, .May 25, in his last of two messages 011 the current series of the Bap tist Hour, as announced by the Radio Commission, S B. C S. F. Lowe director, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Foreman, a native of Houston and graduate of the Southwestern Seminary at Fort Worth, is pastor of the First Baptist Church. Amar illo, Texas. Mr. Lowe stated that "since this message of Dr. Foreman will offer spiritual help to all who have bur dens, or blasted hopes, it will be of interest to every one, old and young." According to the Atlanta an nouncement, the Baptist Hour, now in its sixth year, is broadcast over a network of 59 independent sta tions. giving radio coverage to the territory from Maryland to Flori da and Westward to include Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Miss ouri. and is heard around the world by shortwave. The broadcast may be heard in this section over WSB, Atlanta, and WNOX, Knoxville.
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