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VOU ME 58 ? NUMBER 8. MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA 'l*HURSDAY, SEPT. 11, 1947. Cherokee County CLOTHED IN NATURE'S SCENIC WONDERS IS AN IDEAL VACATION SPOT FIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK M H S To Invade Franklin Friday Bv JOIINNY JOHNSON Twenty-seven Murphy high school Bulldogs. Murphy's football hope- for a successful season, will inv ade Franklin Friday to engage the Franklin high school Panthers j? ii , u first grid contest of the sea.^n. They enter their opening enc(, i.iter, a night game, as a slight underdog and plagued with a rapid-fire series of injuries and haunted with the noticeable lack of reserve strength. Undaunted by the wild series of iccidents and the lack of support from many eligible boys who have failed to report for practice. Coaches Dick ' Yow and Porter Raper continue to pace the Bnll dogs at heavy conditioning drills. They sent the gridsters through their first taste of ball handling under the lights last night and are winding up their final preparations with a light skull practice to night The are taking no chances and despite the odds expect to send a well conditioned team on the field to represent MHS. Coach Vow mentioned he expected any member of his squad to be able to play a full game of football and from all indications all twenty icven prospects may be able to lomply with Mr. Yow's wishes. To further the Bulldogs' coach ing staff's headaches. Monday morning quarterbacks from the Panthers' lair arc counting on the Franklin gridders to roll over the Bulldogs by no less than three touchdowns. Now. with the ab sent ? ol Alexander, Dalrymple and Gibson, the odds are on the climb to even higher tallies. How ever. no prediction of 4he outcome of tli'' contest has been issued from Hie Murphy staff. Instead. Coaches Yow and Raper com ied a vigorous program to ww nme the troubles that lie in i the larging. tackling, blocking and ' iu' wi !ch arc the Bull do main weaknesses other than the l ick of reserves. Hi inning their first practices '.nly few weeks ago. the peak of Hie squad rested at thirty-five and now has dwindled down to a criti cal members. Scrimmages ac counted for most of the gaps that are des| erately trying to be closed. The Bulldogs" will make the trip in individuals cars, and from the buzzing under the surface, it is likely that the Bulldogs will be supported by an enthusiastic fol lowing. Position Open Naval Laboratory Applications are now being re ceived for the position as helper general at the Naval Ordnance laboratory at Hiwassee Dam. The minimum hourly wage is 85c and maximum 97c. This is based on the work week of 40 hours. All basic salaries are subject to a de duction of 5% for retirement bene fits. Applications must be on file fc'ith the Detached Member, Board bf 1 S. Civil Service Examiners, Hiwassee Dam. not hater than Sep tember 30. Forms may be ob tained from any first or second class post office, Civil Service, New Post* Office Building, Atlan ta. or Naval Ordnance Laboratory at Hiwassee Dam. Di\ E. E. Smith left this week for Asheville where he will spend * few months. Methodist Topics Are Announced The Rev. Russell L. Young. ( pastor of the First Methodist ' church, will preach Sunday morn j ing at 11:00 on "Why People Go To Church", and Sunday evening at 7:30 p. m. on "The Lord of the Harvest Speaks To The Reapers". Sunday School begins at 9:45 a. m. Methodist Youth Fellowship will I meet at 6:30 p. m. ' Prayer meeting will be held at j 7:30 Wednesday evening, with the I senior choir rehearsal following. C. R. Freed will conduct the sing ! ing and the pastor will lead the dis cussion. The pastor makes the following announcement: "The Sunday School, in seeking to keep step with the world-wide Crusade for Christ, is this week making a wide visitation campaign in an attempt to bring all absentees back to Sunday School and church, pnd at the same time urging those not attending anywhere to get started. The pastor is preaching 1 a series of messages that have to ' do with the value of the church." ; ? 1 a ? /m m I hxtension Service Releases Bulletin If you plan to seed ladino clover, for pasture this fall, then you will be interested in a new circular, just released by the State College ' Extension Service. Prepared by I Jr. H. L. Lovvorn. professor of Agronomy, and S II Dobson. Extension Agronomy spec ialist. both of State College, the circular is prepared for the bene f of hundreds of farmers who plan to seed this wonder clover for the first time this fall. Although ladino clover is a new legume for North Carolina, hun dreds of farmers have seeded it during the past two years and are enthusiastic about its performance. Much of the popularity of this clover is due to the great carrying capacity, long grazing season, high mineral and protein content, and its perennial nature. Authors of the circular have discussed the clover from its adap tation to various sections of the state, seeding and seedbed pre paration, liming and fertilization, and uses and management. Copies are now available for dis tribution. Interested persons may receive copies by writing to Agri cultural Editor, State College Sta tion, Raleigh, N. C. Just ask for Ladino Clover Pastures", Extens ion Circular 301. J. W. Barker Is Taken At Age 78 J. Wheeler Barker, 78. died at his home at Peachtree Saturday. Sept. 6. following an illness of three years. Funeral services were conducted at 3 p. m. Sunday at Peachtree Baptist church, with the Rev. James Truett officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with Townson funeral home in charge. Surviving are the widow and one brother. John Barker. A native of Cherokee county, he had been an outstanding church member since early boyhood. 1 Walker Makes Record In Navy Recruiting Test ANDREWS ? Samuel Bruce Walker, 16-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Walker of Savan nah. Ga.. formerly of Andrews, be came the first persons in the his tory of ihe loeal Naval Recruiting Station in Savannah to record a Perfect seore on the navy's stiff applicant's qualification test re cently given. Young Mr. Wglker answered the eighty questions correctly in twen i ty-six minutes of the forty-five minutes allotted for the examina | ''on. The youth, when asked how ^ * felt said, "I did not know I was getting thom all right." He is an applicant for the Naval School of Electronics and complet ed the scientific course at Savan nah high last June. Young Mr. Walker's father is J the son of Mrs. R. S. Eskridgc of j Andrews. His mother is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Everett. He lived in Andrews until he was six years old at which time his par- j ents moved to Savannah. He j spends most of his summers here ! with his grandparents. Mrs. Esk ridge and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Everett. ? 1,354 Enrolled At Opening Of Murphy Schools City School Superintendent H. Bueek announces that total enroll ment on the first day of the cur rent school session was 1.354. Mr. Bueck also stated that it was his belief that the below figures would be increased by an additional hundred students because of late enrollments. The first day enrollment was: Murphy Elementary School. 658; Murphy High School, 375; Tomot la, 108; Grape Creek. 84; Bates Creek, 54; Texana. 75; totals, 1.354. Mrs. Alsie Foster Taken By Death Mrs. Asie Foster, 79. died at the j home of her son. Parker Foster, j Culberson, Koute 1. Saturday, Sep-; tember 6, after a long illness. Funeral services were held at Mt. Zion church Sunday at 3 p. m with the Rev. John Cook and the hev. Emanuel Henry officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with Townson funeral home in charge. The daughter of the late John and Lively Davenport, she was a I member of one of the oldest ! families in that community, and had been a devoted member of Mt. Zion Baptist church for more than 6.? years. She is survived by one sonrPark er Foster, and two daughters. Mrs I John Burns and Mrs. Tina Burnett j both of Culberson, Route 1; and four sisters. Mrs. J. I.,. Thompson of Culberson. Mrs. J. C. Cobb. Hemp, Ga.. Mrs. W. J. Hayes of Morganton, Ga.. and Mrs G. \V. Thompson of Canton. Ga.: three brothers. E. L. James, and Willard Davenport, Culberson, Route 1. She was the grandmother ol the three Parker girls who were drown ed in Notla Lake on July 4. Tate's Sunday Topics Listed "Except Yc Repent" is the sub ject announced by the Rev. T. G. Tate for his sermon Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at the Pres byterian church. The subject for Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock will be "Bought With a Price". Sunday school will rrieet at 10 a. m. There is a change in the evening hour from 8 o'clock to 7:30 o'clock. Latham Preaching Andrews Church The Rev. L. E. Latham of Gaines ville, Ga'. is conducting a revival meeting at Andrews Free Meth odist church this week, preaching each evening at 7:30 and will preach Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and Sunday evening at 7:30. Mr. Latham was a former pastor here. SUNDAY SPEAKER ? Rev D I'. McGeachy, Jr., of Clearwater, Florida, who will be the speaker en. the Presbyterian Hour network next Sunday September 14. Mr. MeGeachy on both sides of his family is descended from some of the most outstanding Presbyter ian preachers and teachers in the history of the South. He is a worthy son of worthy forebears. He was educated at Davidson College and at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond. He re ceived the degree of Fh M. at the University of Edinburgh, Scot land, in 1928. He was ordained by Atlanta Presbytery He has held pastorates in Atlanta and in Monroe, N. C. He is now the pastor of the Peace Memorial Pres byterian Church in Clearwater. He is a member of the Assembly's Committee on War Relief. The subject of the message next Sunday will be "What the Bible Teaches about Man '. The broad cast can be heard at 8:30 a. m., E. S. T. < 7:30 a. m., C. S. T.l over radio stations, WSB, Atlanta, or WNOX. Knoxville. Headrick Attends Short Course Di\ A. .!. Headrick. local veteri narian, attended the 23rd annual veterinary shorteourse at Auburn University, Auburn. Ala., last week. The shorteourse was designed to ; cquaint the practicing veterinar ian with the latest techniques i n diagnosing, treatment, and the af ter care of all the diseases and condition prevalent to domestic animals. While at the shorteourse, Dr. Headrick was privileged to attend lectures and demonstrations by Dr. H. C. H. Kernkamp, the most noted authority on the diseases of swine in the United States. There were also numerous other noted guest speakers from the fields of veterinary practice and scientific research. The shorteourse is an annual af fair and was attended by over 200 licensed veterinarians represent ing 28 states and three foreign countries. IX ANDREWS TUESDAY M/Sgt. Ken H. Coon. U. S. Army and Air Force Recruiting Service, will be in Andrews at the Veter ans Information center, located in the Bank building, on Tuesday afternoons. Scout Seeks Full Sports Coverage It is the desire of The Cherokee Scout to give a complete sports coverage each week, and the paper requests th public to cooperate in this coverage. Schools, clubs, churches, coaches, man agers, players or other individuals are re quested to notify the paper of any story, game coverage, schedules or events that will be of interest to Scout readers. Fishermen, hunters or participants in any activity are also requested to submit their accomplishments. Fishing stories of reasonable length and possibility are also welcomed. Please mail your information, either a completed story or readable rough notes, to the paper as soon as possible following your game or event. This will enable The Scout to publicize what you and your club are do ing in Cherokee county. State Officers Expected For First District Club Meeting Murphy Woman's Club Will Have Dinner Meeting The Murphy Woman's club will hold its initial meeting for the cJub year Tuesday evening at 6:30 o'clock in the basement of the Methodist church. This will be a dinner meeting. The Rev. Ralph Taylor of Canton, former pastor of First Methodist church here, will be the guest speaker for this meeting. Special music also will feature the pro gram. Mrs. E. H. Brumby, president, announces that plans are being made for a successful club year. New members are being invited to enroll, and it is expected that the club will take on new life and in terest and many worthwhile pro jects will be accomplished. Some important business items will be transacted. Wm? Patton Beal Buried Here Mondav Afternoon William Patton Bcal. GO, died Saturday. September (i. at 9:30 a. m.. at a Dalton. Ga. hospital, hav ing suffered a heart attaek the day before. The body was brought to Murphy where funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the First Baptist church, with the Rev. .1. Alton Morris and i he Rev. A. Rufus Morgan of Franklin, officiating. Burial was in the Beal family cemetery, with ( i" fnnr ral home in char;'? Mr. Beal lived in Murphy until about a year and a half ago when he moved to Dalton An active layman in the Baptist church, he often filled the pulpit for different ministers in their absence. lie is survived by the widow. Mrs. Leah Stephens Beal: three brothers, Ralph of Hayesville. Oliver of Asheville. and Charlie of Murphy, and Mrs. Vesta Scroggs ol Tomotla. Pallbearers were nephews. Billy and* Frank Stalcup. Johnnie Beal. Robert and Troy Byers, and Fred Lee Scroggs. Burnett Attends Warden's School E. S. Burnett, Cherokee county forest warden, attended a two-dav school on "How to Take Care of Fires, and Laws Regarding For ests" at Wilson's Lick, a ranger station on Wayah Bald, September 4-5. Burnett spoke on "Law En forcement" at the school. Wardens from each county in the district and officials from Raleigh and Sylva headquarters ot the State Forestry service were in attendance. Fire Destroys V Kephart Home Fire completely destroyed the I home of Harve Kephart at Ebenez- 1 er last Thursday about noon. The J origin of the fire was unknown. . but it was first noticed in a chim- 1 ney in which no fire had been for | several weeks. Mrs. Kephart was canning in the kitchen several feet from the chimney in which the j fire started. Practically everything in the I home, including furniture and ' clothing, was destroyed. The home was adjudged to be about 75 years old. one of the oldest homes in the section, according to a neighbor. J. E. Graves. Friends of the family have rallied to the assistance of the i family and are planning to help j rc place the home for them. REGULAR SERVICES Regular services will be held at First Baptist Church Sunday, with the pastor. Rev. J. Alton Morris, preaching at both the morning and evening hours. Other meetings will be held at the usual time. Lookout Tower To Be Built Plans are being made to ereet a tower on Payne Mountain, about 20 miles from Murphy on U. S. Highway <J4. going west. The site to/ the tower will be surveyed the 17th and 18th, states Forest War den E. S. Burnett Honors Won By 4-H Clubsters At Dairy Show Thirteen Cherokee county 4-H club boys and girls took 14 pure bred dairy heifers to the District Junior dairy show in Asheville last week. Leading the list of honors brought back to Cherokee county were James Smith and James Crisp, who came back with blue ribbons for their heifers. Nine red ribbons and three white rib bons were won by other county 4-H club members. Those from this county entering calves in the show were: Betty Jane Crisp. Mil dred llendrix, James Smith, James Crisp, James Myers. .1 B. Hall, Jr.. Sherman Hampton. Jerry Hall. David Hendrix. Edwin llendrix. Carroll Phillips. Dick Ketner. and Jerry Reece. On Tuesday evening preceding Wednesday's show, a banquet was given for the boys and girls with Di. Clyde Erwin, State Superin tendent of Public Instruction, as speaker. The District Junior Dairy show i' sponsored annually by the Ashe ville Merchants association and is ( pen to 4-11 club and FFA members in the Western District ol' North Carolina. Jersey, Guernsey, and "Holstein heifers entered this year numbered 17(>. Assignments Of Faculty Announced H. Bucck, superintendent of Murphy City Schools, has announc ed the faculty assignments for this session to be: Murphy Elementary School: Grade 1. Miss Clara McCombs and Miss Frances Dickson: Grade 2. Mrs. Evelyn Patton and Miss Helena Ryland: Grade 3. Mrs. Dair Shields and Miss Eleanor Meeks; Grade 4. Miss Emily Sword: Grade 5, Mrs. Martha M. Adams; Grade 4 & 5, Mrs. Christine Ingle; Grade <>. Miss Kate Hayes and Mrs. Lona Fox Davis; Grade 7, Miss Addie Leatherwood; Grade 8. Mrs. Emily Davidson, Miss Mary E. Jones and Miss Merle Chason. ??* High School: Mathematics and Physical Education. R. R. Yow; Social Science and Physical Edu cation. Porter Raper; English and Latin. Miss Juliet Pegues; English and General Business, Mrs. Mau reen Weiss; English. Mrs. J. D. Mallonee: Mathematics. Walter Puett; Science. Miss Ruth Payne: Science and physical Education. Miss Jayne Knowles; Home Eco nomics. Miss Grace Tucker; Agri culture. Glenn Patton: Library. Miss Roberta Spiers. CARRIXGER TO SIXG The Rev. T. Earl Ogg announces that Walter Carringer of Murphy will sing at the 11 o'clock worship service at Andrews Baptist Church Sunday. Large attendance is expected at the First District meeting of Wom en's clubs to be held in Bryson City on Saturday, September 20, states Mrs T. A. Case, district president, of Murphy. The meet ing will be held in the Presbyter ian church, registration beginning at 9:30 a. m. and the meeting at 10:00. Luncheon will be served in the Masonic Hall next door to the church, at noon. Mrs. Jas. A. Gupton of Char lotte, president of the North Caro lina Federation of Women's clubs, and Mrs. Edwin P. Brown of Mur freesboro. second vice-president and director of districts, will be among the speakers at the meeting. Many delegates from Murphy and Andrews are expected to at tend the meeting. Mrs. Melvin Taylor is president and Mrs. LeRoy Soss.oman. secre tary. of the hostess club of Bryson City. Lions Discuss Racial Question At Tuesday Meeting Murphy Lions club had a dis ! cussion of the Racial Question at its meeting Tuesday evening at the .Methodist church. Program Chair man \V. M. Davis presented the question by saying that there was in the kitchen a Negro man from Augusta, Ga., who wanted to at tend the club program to make up a meeting. A motion was made that he be asked to come in. and I a round-table discussion of the I question resulted. Chairman Davis | then announced that the Negro was fictitious. | The club voted to cooperate in building bleichers for u?e a' fair building and on the athletic ' field, and President Joe Ray nam j ed the following committee to work with the fair association 011 | this project: R. S. Bault, chair I man. Dr. W. A. Hoover. 11. E. Bis hop. Loicn Davis, and Buel Adams. President Ray announced that the White Cane drive will be the week of September 22-27. He also announced the football game at Franklin Friday night and request ' ed members of the club to take some of the team to the game. Several members said they would go. John Axley of Andrews was a guest of John A. Davidson, and Richard Vow was a guest of Doyle Burch. Identification Necessarv To VA Former service men and women in Murphy and vicinity have been reminded to be sure to give com plete identification when they write the Veterans Administration about their benefits. Tli i > information should inelude the veteran's full name and ad dress. claim number or insurance i policy number, branch of service j and dates of service, according to I Guy C. Riggs. contact representa | tive in charge of the Andrews VA officc. Failure to include such informa tion may cause delay in handling the veteran's inquiry and may necessitate addition correspond ence. Mr. Riggs explained. When a veteran includes complete in formation. he added, this facilitates the handling of his case by the VA. Johnson Speaks At Peachtree Picnic What good farming practices mean to people in developing bet- ' ter spirits, larger incomes, and healthier, happier lives was por trayed to people of the Peachtree community Thursday evening when Collis Johnson of the TVA gave an illustrated lecture at the annual picnic sponsored by the ladies of the Home Demonstration club. Mi-. Johnson showed slides to illustrate what can be done to im prove living conditions when peo pie work together and learn better methods. The speaker was presented by Miss Mary Cornwell, who presid ed over the meeting. Approximately 100 guests were present at the picnic, which was held at the home of Mrs. Andrew J. Barton. A spacious table had been constructed, and the lawn lighted making an attractive set ting for the meal.
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