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Officers Installed
By Local P.-T. A.
Mrs. Allen Luther of Asheville, ?
retiring district P.-T. A. director, !
at a meeting in Murphy school
auditorium Monday evening install
ed the following officers of the
local P.-T. A.: Mrs. W. A. Hoover,
president; J. L. Savage, vice-presi
dent: Mrs. Neil Sneed, secretary;
and Harry Bishop, treasurer.
.Mrs. Luther spoke briefly on the
work a P.-T. A. can do for a school
and community.
Mrs. Hoover announced the ap
pointment of the following depart
ment heads: Hospitality, Mrs. R.
W. Kasley: membership, Mrs. H.
G. Elkins ;program, Mrs. Ben
Palmer; publicity, Miss Addie Mae
Cooke: room representatives, Mrs.
Hayes Leatherwood, Sr.; procedure
and by-laws, Mrs. S. P. Horowitz;
welfare, Mrs. Cloe Moore; music, j
Mrs. Margaret Akin; Founders'
Day, Mrs. Merle Davis; budget and
finance. Harry Bishop; devotional.
Rev. J. Alton Morris; and attend
ance. Mrs. Glenn Bates.
The Rev. T. G. Tate conducted
the devotional. Supt. H. Bueck an
nounced that at the beginning of
school there is a large enrollment
and that the average attendance
following does not make a good
record for the school. He stated
that if attendance is held up to a
high average th scnool is entitled
te more teachers.
Vocal numbers we. 7iven by
Sanimie White and Poi Raper,
accompanied by Mrs. *garet
Akin.
Miss Fannie McClelland and
Miss Edna Ritchie of of the Folk |
School gave a marionette and pup
pet show, which brought hearty
applause from the audience of 96
people.
Mrc Hoover announced that any
adult in the school district who is
interested in the school is entitled
to membership at the regular dues ,
of 25c per year Many People who
wre unable to attend Monday
ni-lit already have given mem
bership to the chairman of that j
department.
At the conclusion of the pro
punch and cookies were
served by the following: Mrs. H.
Bunk. Mrs. R. W. Easley, and
Mi-. Merle Davis.
Methodists To
Observe World
Wide Communion
The Rev. Russell L. Young, pas
tor of the First Methodist church
here, will preach on "Symbols"
Sunday morning at 11:00 and on
"Victory" Sunday evening at 7:30.
The church will join in observing
world wide communion Sunday
morning. Sunday school begins at
9:45. Methodist Youth Fellowship
will meet Sunday evening at 6:30.
This is the last Sunday of this
conference year. The annual con
ference of the Western North
Carolina Conference will be held
in the Dilworth Methodist church
in Charlotte October 8-13.
Regular prayer meeting will be
held next Wednesday evening at
7:30 with Mrs. Merle Davis in
charge. There will be no preach
ing service on Sunday, October 12,
but the usual prayer meeting serv
ice on Wednesday October 15 will
be held.
Mrs. Taylor Is
Taken At Age 65
i
Funeral services were held Sun- 1
day morning at 10 o'clock at New
Prospect Baptist church at Unaka j
lor Mrs. Margaret Taylor. 65. who I
died Friday at 3:30 p. m. at her
home at Beaverdam. The Rev. I
Johnnie Moss officiated and bur- 1
ial was in the church cemetery I
with I vie funeral home in charge. !
Surviving are three sons, Fred, i
Edio. and Creed Taylor, and three j
daughters, Mrs. Sarah Lowe. Mrs.
F.lice Beavers, v .3?*'s. Ina Bur- ,
ue.ss. all of Unaka.
CHILDREN'S DAY
Murphy City Schools were dis- J
missed Wednesday afternoon in '
order to permit the students to at-'
tend the Cherokee County Fair'
and the special afternoon session
set aside as Children's Day.
Roscoe Lamb Is
Shot In His Back
rranK Kooinson, about 35, a?
mechanic here, who according to
Sheriff Frank Crawford, admitted
the shooting Sunday of Roscoe
Lamb 35. also of Murphy, is being
held in Jail here pending the out
come of Lamb's condition.
Lamb was admitted to Petrie
hospital about 3 p. m. Sunday with
a bullet wound in the back. He
told authorities he was unaware of
the identity of the man who shot
him. He was reported Wednesday
to be doing very well.
Sheriff Crawford declined to
comment on the case ot!'cr than
to say th*t Rob.nscn admitted tne
shooting. The admission c*me
after questioning of Robinson at
his home, the sheriff said.
Lamb is employe! as a laborer
by the Anglo- American Timber (
Corporation. i
SINGING
The all night singing which is
to he held on the first Saturday
light in each month, will be held
in the Murphy school auditorium
October 4 beginning at 8 o'clock.
It is open to all singers as well as
listeners.
!
Horton Announces
Sermon Subjects
The Rev. Fred Horton. pastor of
the Free Methodist church, will
preach on "The Bible Standard of
Christian Living" at the morning
service and "Prophecy" at the 7:30
evening service Sunday. Sunday
school will begin at 10:00 a. m.
The Young People's meeting will
begin at 7:00 p. m.
Prayer meeting will be held J
Thursday at 7:30 p. m.
AT BAYLOR
Harry Mauney, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Mauney, of Murphy
has returned to the Baylor School
for Boys in Chattanooga, Tenn.. for
the 1947-43 term.
REVIVAL
A revival will begin Sunday j
night. October 5. at Pleasant Val- 1
ley. The preaching will be done j
by the pastor, the Rev. C. J. .
Thompson.
TIE' DECORATED BY CHINESE
MILITARY ATTACHE of the Chinese Government, Brig. Gen. Peter Tsong
Kan-pee congratulates Geir. Dwight D. Eisenhower (right), in Wash
ington, after presenting him with the Yun-Fei, Order of Cloud and Ban
ner, Grand Cordon, Special Class. (International Soundphoto)
Henn Wins First
In Cup Regatta
P. J. Henn last week took firsts
place in the 225 hydroplane class
in the President's Cup Regatta at
Washington. The "Goo Goo", in
which he took the honor, is a 20
foot boat and is powered by a 225
inch displacement motor develop
ing 300 horsepower.
By winning the Patomac river |
regatta. Mr. Henn became first in
line of the John Charles Thomas
trophy awarded each year to the
high point man.
School Students
Answer Inquiries
About This Vicinity
The Commercial Department of
the .Murphy schools has taken on
l ew additional duties aside from
the regular courses of instruction,
announces Supt. H. Bueck. The
classes are now assisting in civic
duties by answering the hordes of
routine questions and requests for
information mailed to the Chamber
of Commerce.
Requests for detailed informa
tion on Murphy and Cherokee
county in general have been aver
aging in excess of more than fifty
letters each week.
The classes will gather the ma
terials desired and in addition will
mail out the regular Chamber of
Commerce bulletins in response to
the many requests from nearly
every state in the union.
Some requests have involved
many hours of research in the
past.
Final Rites For
Hartness Held
Harvey Hartness. 46, died at
11:30 p m. on Wednesday. Sept.
24. in the hospital at Cherokee.
The body was brought to Murphy
and funeral serviees were held at.
10:30 a. m. Friday, at F.benezcr
Baptist church with the Rev. Wel
don West officiating. Townson
funeral home was in charge of ar- ?
rangements.
He is survived by his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hartness: one
brother. Jack Hartness, and two
sisters, Mrs. Floyd Laney of Brass
town, and Mrs. Fred Allen, Mur
phy. Route 3.
Fox Hunters
Meet Next Week
The annual meeting of the Tri
State Fox Hunters association will
be held on October 8. 9. and 10 at
Murphy and Bearpaw. The num
bering and registering of all
hounds for bench show and field
trial will be held on Oct. 8 at 2 p
m. at the Cherokee county fair
grounds. The bench show will be
gin at 7 p. m. Classes to be shown
are :Best pup under six months
old. best male and female under
one year, best 'l'. male and
female, best pair and best pack.
The field trial will begin on the
mornings of the 9th and 10th. a'
Bearpaw. Prize winners in both
bench show and field trial will be
awarded cups and ribbons. Tin
lunch stand will be on the hunting
grounds.
Payne Taken
Into Custody
A man. giving his name as "Will
ard Payne" of Clay county, was
taken into custody by sheriff Frank
Crawford Sunday about 12:30 a. |
m. following a report of a stolen
vehicle. Payne, after a prelimi
nary hearing before F. O. Bates,
was confined to the county jail
when he failed to produce requir- 1
ed bond and was charged with
stealing an automobile and driving
while intoxicated.
The incident occurred when the '
owner of the vehicle, Fred Dickey. |
Jr., reported the theft. Sheriff |
Crawford soon >ighted the stolen
car and gave chase. Payne was
overtaken and placed under arrest
about one mile out on the Joe
Brown highwav
Payne, stated Sheriff Crawford,
is believed to be on parole from a
federal prison located It Chilli
cothe.. Ohio.
ATTEND GAME
Among those from here who at
tended the Carolina-Georgia game '
in Chapel Hill Saturday were: Mr. j
and Mrs. P. B. Owenbv. Mr. and .
Mrs. Karl Weiss. Mr. and Mrs. ,
H. G. Elkins. Mrs. Walter Maunev. j
Mrs. Virginia Townson. Miss Tom- !
mie Slayton. Miss Billy Adams. !
Pat Reese, and Ken R. Coon.
Outstanding Exhibits And Attractions
Brinaina Larqe Crowds To Annual Fair
Thousands of happy and eager
youngsters as well as swarms of
adults have already attended the
Twentieth Annual Cheroke County
Fair here in Murphy as the at
traction rolled into its third day.
Still larger crowds are expected
as the fair continues through Sat
urday.
Departmental exhibit superin
tendents have also expressed their
gratitude for the manner in which
the citizens of the county have
responded in submitting their ma
terials for exhibition which has all
contributed to the success of the
f?J.\
Exhibits in flowers, handicrafts,
pantry supplies, garden and field
trops, and many others have sur
passed all expectations. The re
sponse has been overwhelming and
the quality of the exhibits have
upheld the excellent Cherokee
county fair tradition.
Along the stork pens, hundreds
of fine stock exhibits attracting
the Cherokee farmer for hoursk and
it is believed that the s'cek on ex
hibition thi< year will prov'j to be
the best ever seen at the annual
event.
On the midway, the Joseph J.
Kirkwood Shows have sent hund
reds of children home lalkira to
themselves and to their playmates
over the thousand-thrills afforded
j tnem by the riles and the shows.
Three Men In Hospital
As Result Of Shooting
Freezer Locker
Plant To Open
Here Wednesday
Murphy Freezer Locker plant. ?
owned by P. J .Henn. is scheduled
for opening on Wednesday, Octo
ber 8, at 10 a. m.. states the owner.
Sixty lockers have been install
ed for the opening, and others will
be available as their is demand
for them.
In addition to renting lookers,
the firm will carry a supply of
frozen foods for sale.
Lease On Regal
Is Purchased By
Rev. F. M. Davis
The Rev. F. McConnell Davis of
Atlanta. Ga.. has purchased from
Mrs. Thelma Dickey Phipps the
lease on the Regal hotel, and took
over the management of the hotel
Wednesday, October 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis and their
three children. Charlene. Richard
c-nd Carole Anne, arrived here
this week with their household
goods.
Mr. Davis has been pastor of the
Cascade Baptist church in Atlanta
for the past 17 years.
Mrs. Phipps has not made an an
nouncement as to her future plans. j
Hayesville Man
Dies On Street
Georff" Alexander Vaughn. G1
of Hayesville, died of a heart .it- ,
tack on the street there at 8 p. m. i
Monday. The body was taken by i
I vie funeral home to Atlanta where \
funeral services were held today
? Thursday) with burial in West J
View cemetery.
Surviving are the father. James
David Vaughn of Toccoa. (Ja . and j
one brother, .lames L. Vaughn of ;
Atlanta.
Mr. Vaughn had been a clerk in
John Swanson's store in Hayesville
for eight years.
Means Speaks At
Cub Scout Meet
Thursday Evening
! The Cub Scouts held their second
pack meeting since their beginning
in Murphy last spring Thursday.
September 25. in the recreation
room with Avery Means, field sec
retary from Ashevill' and Myron
! Jensen, local Cubmaster. jointly
I in charge. The monthly theme of
a round up was carried in the pro
gram consisting of stunts and songs
by the boys and short talks by the
leaders, followed a discussion and
pack business carried on by the j
parents.
Registered cub scouts receiving
membership pens were as follows: j
.lean Bates. Skeeter Cook. Gordon ,
Darnell. Eddie Joe Elliott. Tommy j
Gentry, Eugene Hughes. Jan Jen- j
sen. Howard Kephart, Burke Ed
ward Moore. Fred Van Horn, and
Sammy White. Den chiefs are i
Tommy Alexander. Howard Ashe,
and Jack Deweese.
The theme for next month. "Cub
artists", was announced and plans
made for an exhibit at the fair.
HOMECOMING
Homecoming day will be ob- 1
served at Grape Creek Baptist |
church on Sunday . October 5 Tlv* j
public is invited to attend and all
are asked to bring lunch baskets i
A special invitation goes to all
singers.
SMALL CHILD DIES
Graveside services were held
I Saturday in Sunset cemetery for
| Harry Thomas Brondle, three-day
| old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. T.
| Brendle of Murphy, who died at a
| local hospital on Friday. The Rev.
; Mr. Winkler officiated. Town son
1 iuneral home was in charge of ar
' rangements.
SPEAKS SUNDAY ? Rev. Ken- 1
r.eth J. Foreman. D. D. professor |
at Louisville Presbyterian Semi
nary, Louisville. Ky., will be the
speaker on the Presbyterian Hour
next Sunday October 5. at 8:30 A
IVi., E. S. T.
Dr. Foreman is a native of New
York state. He took his under
graduate work at Davidson
College. In the first world war he
served in the I S Navy. After
the war he took his theology at
Union Seminary in Richmond, Ya.
He has taken extensive post gradu
ate work having received his M. A
at Princeton University, his Ph.
D. at Yale, and his D 1). a. Wash
ington and Lee. He has taught
Bible. German and Philosophy a'
Davidson College since 1922. He
has recently been elected to the
chair of Theology at Louisville
Presbyterian Seminary. Louisville.
Ky He is on the editorial staff of
the Presbyterian Committee of
Publication and is one of the edi
tors of the Presbyterian Outlook.
His subject next Sunday will be
"Our Belief i.i the Future Life".'
This broadcast may be heard in
this section over radio station.
WSB Atlanta, or WXOX Knox
vilhv
"Extra Service"
Is Tate's Topic
The Rev. T G. Tate will preach
at the Presbyterian church here
Sunday night at 7 30 o'clock on
"The Parable of Extra Service.'
Youth Fellowship will meet a'
( :45 p. m.. and Sunday school a1
10 a. m.
Mr. Tate will preach at Hayes
ville Presbyterian church Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock and the
Rev. R. E. McClure. executive sec
retary of Ashcvillc Presbytery,
will begin revival services there at
7 30 Sunday evening and continue
through the week with services
every evening at 7:30. and the fol
lowing Sunday al 11 a. m . and 7:30
p. m.
Three Murphy men. Hubert
Weils. Guy C ain and Charles Wil
bur who were severely wounded in
a shooting affray here Sunday
morniim about 12:30 o'elock, are
reported to be doing as well as
could be expected at Murphy Gen
eral hospital.
According to Chief of Police
Sheridan Stiles, the shooting took
place on Tennessee Street between
the post office and the Henry
House when Cain and Wilbur en
countered Wells who was seated
in an automobile with two women.
Two pistols were used in the
shooting, and all three men were
shot, about ten shots having been
fired. Stiles said. They were
rushed to the hospital in police
cars and taxis, and a number of
physicians were called to attend
them. Wells was shot in the ab
domen. Cain was shot in the ab
domen and shoulder, and Wilbur
was shot in the chest and abdo
men.
Wells, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Wells, is about 25 years of age and
unmarried. Cain and Wilbur,
about 40. are both married, the
officer said.
Wells recently opened a beer and
billiard parlor here. Cain and
Wilbur are employed by C. L. Al
verson in the maintenance of juke
boxes. Stiles said.
No formal charges have been
placed against any of the men in
volved in the shooting, pending
outcome of injuries.
WJVUL Divisional
Meeting Is In
Franklin Oct. 9
The annual meeting of Women's
Missionary Union of the Bryson
City Di\ ision will be held at Frank
lin Baptist Church. Thursday, Oc
tober 9. The theme for the day
will be "The Furtherance of the
Gospel Mrs C. D. Creasman,
writer of the Royal Service pro
gram. will speak as Southern Rep
resentative. Mi>s Hilda Mayo,
State Younu Peoples' Secretary
and Rev Bill Jackson. State Royal
Ambassador Secretary will speak.
The Bryson City Division in
cludes Jackson. Macon. Swain. Gra
ham. Cherokee, and Clay counties.
The meeting will start at 10 a. m.
; nd close about 3 p. m.
REPORT ON RALLY
Hiwassee Dam ? The F. H. A.
Chapter of Hiwassee Dam met
Monday Sept 29. on their regular
meeting day. The meeting was
called to order by the president
and after the business Evelyn
Mash burn. Dar Lee West and Miss
Marion Jones related to the club
what happened at the district Rally
in Ashcville September 2fi
Drivers' License
Schedule Announced
RALEIGH ? Col. I C. Hossar.
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles,
nas issued .1 complete -ciu?lulc fori
re-examination of all drivers as I
provided in the Highway Safety
Act passed by the 1947 General
Assembly. ,
As previously announced, peo
ple whose surnames begin with A
and B are being examined now ? i
during the period beginning July J
1 and ending December 31. of this'
yea:*.
Persons w hose last names begin i
with C and D will be examined 1
between January 1 and June 30. (
3940.
The schedule for other alpha- -{
betical groups follows:
E. F, and G drivers ? from July
1 to December 31. 1948.
If. I. J and K' ? between Janu
ary 1 and and June 30. 1949.
L and M ? between July 1 and
December 31, 1949.
N. O. P and Q ? between Jar.u- 1
ary 1 and June 30, 1950.
R. S and T ? Between July 1 |
and Decern be.- 31. 1950.
V, V. W. X, Y and Z ? betwe.n I
January 1 and June 30 1951.
Col. Rosser said the re-examina
tion schedule had been worked out
carefully according to the number
of drivers in each alphabetical
croup. He added that: "At the end
o! four years. I hope North Caro
lina can boast a group of safety
minded motorists."
Taking four years to complete,
the re-examination program is de
signed- to eliminate all poor drivers
from the roads. A thorough driv
ing test is now being given, which
examines motorists on the essent
ial driving techniques. Given in
four parts, the exam consists of: a
vision test, a highway sign test, a
written rules questionnaire; and
an actual road test.
Col. Rosser again urged upon
motorists the necessity of taking
the examination as soon as their
alphabetical group comes up. Per
sons caught driving on old licenses
after the expiration of their alpha
betical group deadline, will be
guilty of driving without a license,
which is a misdemeanor, and will
be punished by a line of not less
than $25.