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iP}t Clftf Cherokee County V CLOTHED IV NATURE'S SCENIC WONDERS IS AN IDEAL VACATION SPOT VT)l.l ME 58 ? NUMBER 14. MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCTOBER >3, l'UT ElCiUl PAGES THIS WEEK Cherokee County Takes First Place At The State Fair T ; Cherokee County home (l istration club's booth in thj t;i ii educational exhibit at th"* State Fair. Raleigh, last week, took the . > ' n?' ribbon and first prize ot 1155 The exhibit was on, "Light the Home for Seeing and Beauty", and consisted of three rooms ? bed room, living room and kitchen ?th.it were lighted to show good jet i nil as well as decoratize effects. Outstanding in the exhibit were the living room slip cover and draperies and the dressing table skirt and stool made by the Bell view home demonstration club women The woven rug for the bed room was made by Mrs. Carrie Wilson of Valleytown club, and a hand-painted picture by Mrs. Dock Sudderth of the Peachtree club. The kitchen curtains were hand stenciled by Mrs. Ben Warner. Among other exhibits were four hooked rugs made by Miss Mae Sudderth of Marble, which were displayed in the home craft booth, along with other hooked and braid ed rugs from five counties. Miss Mary Cornwall, home dem onstration agent, took the exhibits to Raleigh and arranged them working many hours on the Light ing exhibit that attracted much at tention Mrs. Harnett Presley of WPTF mentioned Cherokee coun ty exhibits on three of her broad casts during the fair, including the Lighting exhibit, a quilt sent by Miss Marvie Walker, and 4-H club projects, including a handwoven dress of Mary Estes, and clothing entries. So f a r as could do learned. -Miss Cornwall was tho only person from | Cherokee who attended the fair, j The following prizes were won by Cherokee county people: Corn Hybrids ? U. S. 282, Robert F'Mer, first: Pp?il Foster, second; Sequoia potatoes, Robert Foster, first. Fruits and vegetables ? apple laua Hazel Suit, first: peaches. Mrs Ben Warner, third: pears. Mi V B. Stalcup. first; baby beet*- Annie Lee Rogers, second; pimento peppers, Mrs. Frank Mc Donald. second. Preserves ? 4-H Club 2-jar ex hibit. Martha Hill, Martins Creek, i first peach, Mrs. Lizzie Brown, | first: plum, Mrs. Sarah Lloyd., first; dewberry, Mrs. J. W. Dyer, second: fig. Mrs. A1 Brown, first. , apple butter, Mrs. C. C. King, sec-j ond. Jelly ? grape, Mrs. Clyde Mc Xabb, first: plum, Mrs. Clyde Mc- , Nabb. first: meats ? beef. Carolyn | Smith, first. Clothing, crocheted baby sack. Mrs Margie Ilenson, second; cot ton dress, Carolyn Smith, first; cotton dress, 10-14. Mrs. Noah Hembree, first: cotton dress. Doro- 1 thy Shields, first; cotton dress, i Ma 17 Farmer, second; wool suit. Mary Estes, second: evening dress. Carolyn Smith, first: slip, Mary Frances Robinson, first: apron, Mrs Ben Warner, first; woven rat* Mrs. Carrie Wilson, first; Woven rag rug, Mary Estees. sec ond: cotton patch-work quilt. Mar vie Walker, second; cotton appli Qued quilt. Olive Whitaker, first: hemstitched towel, Mrs. Dave Swan, first; handwoven linen tow el. Mrs. Guy Hill, first. Handicrafts, honeysuckle bask et- Mary Cornwell, first; split bask* 1 w. M. Woody, first; split casket, Lou Martin, second: pock Mbook Kenneth Farmer, firs' loin purse, Mary Cornwell. second; animal carving, Jack Hall. first. , animal carving, Jay Morris, sccond; ' bird or fowl. Hope Brown, first : | bird or fowl, Rulh Hawkins, sec ond: bird or fowl, three or more, I Kay Mann, first; bird or fowl. 3 or more. Nolan Beavers, second: tray | Fred Smith, first: plaque, Rulh Hawkins, first and second: paper knife and pen, Bea Massey. first: paper knife and pen, Mrs. A. 1J. Martin, second; ear rings, Bea Mas*; sey, first: ear rings. Mrs. A. B Martin , second; tea tile. Theodore Laney, first: tea tile, Ruth Haw kins. second; metal buttons, Mrs. Ben Warner, first; metal buttons, Mrs. Ben Warner, second; fire set. Oscar Cantrell, second. Parent-Teachers To Meet Monday; Discuss Truancy Murphy Parent-Teachers associa tion will meet in the Murphy school auditorium on Monday eve ning, Oct. 27, at 7:30 o'clock, an nounces the president, Mrs. W. A. Hoover. Dr. D. F. Folger of John C. Campbell Folk school will have charge of the program, which will j be on, "Truancy". An open forum on "Truancy" will be hi Id. with W. M. Davis. Frank Crawford, and Miss Mary Cornwell leading the discussions. In addition to the above, there will be an interesting skit given by the fourth grade and a musical number by the seventh grade There are 112 charter members of the local organization. All civic minded adults in the community are eligible for membership and are invited to attend Coward, Penland And Edwin Hvde Receive Degrees Calling their second speci.il communication within a week's time. Cherokee Lodge, No. 146. A. F & A. M . of Murphy, conferred the Master Masons degree on three candidates last Thursday, it was announced by Worshipful Master J. >1. Duncan. Sixty-five members and visitors witnessed the Murphy degree team as they conferred the work upon Candidates Alden Coward, Cecil Penland and Edwin Hyde, all of Murphy. T. M. Jenkins, an attorney of Robbinsville. past district depu ty of the forty-third district, gave the lecture to the newly made masons. Visiting masons from Robbins ville. Bakersville .Hayesville, Rang er. Junaluska, Fontana Dam. An drews and out-of-state cities were reported as being present during the exercises. Secretary Hembree stated there is to be considerable degree work coming up in the near future and requested all members of the Mur phy lodge to take an active part in its presentation. SHADY GROVE TO PLAY CULBERSON Culberson and Shady Grove football teams will meet next Sun day afternoon at 2 o'clock on th ? Culberson field. Funeral Directors Here For Convention ?wnson Funeral home was host t? the meeting of the Western 01 1 funeral directors' convention hist Thursday. The morning! business session was consumed M the discussion of insurance and other interests of the members. Visitors present were: Claudo ( Abernathy, Raleigh; A. Lee For is Greensboro, J. E. Needham. Mountain; Ernest Thompson. ?u,lington; Mr. and Mrs. J. M j e,,s? Canton: O. C. Pennington. Kaleigli: Mr. and Mr-. Ralph M. Crawford. Wayncsvillr: Mrs. Os car Bryant, Franklin: and W. T Forsyth. Andrews Mr. and Mrs. W. I) Townson on ' torlainod the visitors and several local friends at luncheon at the 1 fair exhibit hall at noon. Wei com ? j was extended by Mayor Neil Sliced | and Miss Addie Mae Cooke, edi tor of The Cherokee Scout, and thanks were offered by the Rev. j J. Alton Morris. LEAVING FOR FINAL RESTING PLACE I A BRONZE CASKET, containing the bod; of an American who died In the defense ot hi? country, U placed on a steel-shuttered mortuary car in Oakland, Calif, bound for a distribution center nearest his home. The first carloads of coffins of war dead returned from the Pacific left Oak land for distribution centers Is Memphis, Tenn.; San Antonio, Tex.; Ogden, Utah; Auburn, W?*h, and Columbus, Ohio. (International) Rev. W. B. Penny Assumes Pastorate The Rev. YV. B. Penny and family I arrived here Wednesday. We will beeome pastor of First Methodist chureh, succeeding the Rev. Rus sell L. Young, who moved to Way nesville Wednesday. Mr. Fenny will preach his first sermons here Sunday at the morn ing an devening services. Having formerly lived in Hend crsonville, the new minister is somewhat acquainted with this section and states, "I am happy to be in Murphy and know we aiv fcoing to enjoy living here." lie comes to Murphy from Archdah1 Baptist church, High Point, where he served as pastor for three years. Last year he also was a.~ sociate professor of Religion at High Point college. He has held pastorates in Cramerton. Raleigh and Bel haven. Mr. Penny received his A. B. and L. L. B. degrees from the University of North Carolina, and his Bachelor of Divinity from Un ion Theological Seminary. Rich mond. Va. He has done post graduate work at Duke and Emory. Mrs. Penny was the former Miss Agnes Jones, the daughter of a Presbyterian minister in Forest City. She is a graduate of the Woman's College U. N. C., Greens boro. The couple have three children: j Marion Jean, 10; Billie. 13; and I Bobbie 12. Car To Be Loaded For Orphanage .Moderator P. G. Ivie of the WNC | Baptist association announces that a railway car will be loaded in Murphy on Thursday, November 6. for shipment of produce to til? Baptist Orphanages. All kinds ot farm produce and eanned goods are acceptable, but where glass jars are donated, it is asked t hat j they bo wrapped securely to pre vent breadkage The ear will be in Andrews on the 7th for addi tional supplies to be loaded by people in that vicinity. Mr. Ivie states that he welcomes contributions from the West Liber ty association, as well as the West ern North Carolina. State Leases Hiwassee Village For Park Area HI I IJHK - WILDCATS SCIIEDIT.E ( HANGED The Murphy High School Hull dots vs. Andrews High School Wildcats football game, original- ; ly scheduled to be played at the ! Murphy Athcletic field. I'riday j October 31. has been changed according to an announcement issued by Supt. II. Bueck. The Wildcat-Bulldog clash has I been moved nearer one day and will be played Thursday, October 30, under the lights at the Mur phy Athletic field. The kick off is scheduled for 8 o'clock. $25,109 In Bonds Sold In September W. D. Whitaker, chairman of i the Cherorkee County U. S. Sav- ; ings Bond Committee, announces ; that according to the monthly re port just received fiom State Di rector Allison James in Greens boro. total E. F and G savings Bonds sales in September for Cherokee county amounted to $25. 909.25. Of this total $25,109.25 was in Series E Bonds; and S800.00 in Series G Bonds. The total September state sales in North Carolina's 100 counties were as follows: Series E Bonds $3,404,900; Series F Bonds $255, 022.75; Series G Bonds $1,430,400. total E, F and G sales $5,090, 322.75. TWO SERMON TOPICS | ARE ANNOUNCED The Rev. T. G. Tate has announc ed the subject for his sermon at the Presbyterian church at 11 o'clock Sunday morning, "1 Be lieve in Home Missions", and at I 7:30 n. m. "The Twice Born Man." Youui Fellowship meets at 6:45 p. m. and Sunday school at 10 a nt SERMON SI BJECTS The Rev. .1 Alton Morris, pastor of the First Baptist church here, will preach Sunday morning on "Conversion of Jews" and Sunday evening at 7:30 p. m. on "The Man o! Sin". Sunday school will begin .v 9:45 a m. Training Union is I at 6:30 p. m Prayer meeting will be held Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. IMPROVING j Mrs. J. Paul Gass of Knoxville, j formerly of Murphy, who undcr j v ent a serious operation in a Knox j ville hospital recently, is reported I to be improving. Cherry/ Sees This Section As Great U. S. Playground Announces Plans For State Park At Hiwassee Dam ASHEVILLE ? "Greatest play- j ground in Eastern America" was j envisioned as the goal for Western ' North Carolina Monday by Gov- ' ernor Gregg Cherry as he opened j the autumn meeting of the Board j of Conservation and Development here. At the same time, he warn- j ed North Carolina resorts that I tin y were competing with ?"all the world" in seeking visitors, and ad- i moil i shed them to look sharply to the appearances of their communi ties. the quality of food and lodg- | in;;', extent of recreation, and fair j prices. Plans for Hiwassee village as a : state park were described by the j Governoi'. He commended the "vigorous" j steps taken by the new Norln \ Carolina Parks. Parkway and Na tional Forests Commission to ' utilize the "imponderable" re sources of the mountain area, and called upon members of the North Carolina delegation in Congress to support the Commission's program for larger appropriations for the Great Smoky Mountains National J'ark. Declaring that "Western North Carolina is on the move." the gov- ! ernor summarized the section's progress: A new road to the sum mit of Mt. Mitchell, with funds to develop Ml. Mitchell State Park for visitors: and assured road to | the top of the Koan: establishment j of a large resort at Fontana pend ing negotiations between TV A and the NC Forest and Parks Divi-won lor a similar enterprise at Hiwas- 1 see: and pending transfer of the Moses Cone estate at Blowing Roe'< to the public. "No other section of North Caro- J lina lias a greater stake in nor con 1 corn for conservation and develop- 1 mont than has Western Nortn Carolina, and no other section ha^ been more keenly aware of t ho. ( fact." stated the Governor "Our Board, meeting here * ii j week, has alwa> - relied upon an 1 has always been given the suppoit ! of the people of Western \? r i Carolina in i'> el fori s to uard for j the citizens oi this stale it s natural resources, and t ? make the mo*.' ol , them. "Within the counties west of th? : Blue Ridge lie most of our na tional forest lands, our parks, min ' erals, scenery, and a substantial i part of our water resources. It is ? great reservoir of wealth for fu ure generations, and it must be vvisely conserved, sanely develop- i pd. "Some of these resources arc tangible, such as our hardwood forests, water-power and minerals "This Board, through its various divisions, is constantly in touch with matters concerning these n sources. Only in recent months. I he Department of Mineral Hesour e in cooperation with the TYA. has established here in Ashev ille \ \ minerals laboratory which we , hope is goinc to mean much in the ' future development of our mill- ! L-rals. "But quite as important as thr-e j tangible assets are the imponder j able resources of the area, and it 1 is siunificant that we meet here [oda> when the people of western i North Carolina are t akin; new j ,nd vigorous steps t?> benefit from ?- pleasant and beautiful environ- i ment. and its beneficient climate ? ? i ops which have the full support >i this administration and of lea-.l i is in other parts of the state "Under the sponsorship of the | new North Carolina National Park. Parkway and Forests Development j Commission, a program to develop . Continued on page four SUNDAY SPEAKER ? Rev. Lloyd Courtney D. D., will be the speaker over the Presbyterian Hour next Sunday, October 26, at R:30 A. M., E S. T. Dr. Courtney is a native Tennes sean. He was a registered phar macist for ten years before going to Union Theological Seminary in Richmond. With the exception of a short pastorate at Stony Point, Tenn., Dr. Courtney has given his life to one congregation, the Old Stone Church, in Lewisburg, W. Va. He was awarded the D. D. degree by Davis and Elkins College in 1934. He was the moderator of the Synod of West Virginia in 1939 He is a member of the Assembly's Home Mission Council and the As sembly's Committee on Evangel ism. His subject next Sunday will be "What Is Man's Way to God"" This broadcast may be heard in this section over WSB. Atlanta, or WNOX, Knoxville. SI ADA Y SEDYICES The Rev. t\ F. Johnston of At lanta will preach Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at Free Methodist church. Sunday school will begin at 10 am m. The revival now in progress with Mr. Johnston preach ing will close Sunday night. In ii y concluding business session in A&hevillc last week, the board ui the Sta"<- department of Con servation nnd Development accepr ed an 8 '-acre tract at Hiwassee Dam on 1< . se from Tennessee Valley Authority. While plans for th< development of the Cherokee tract remain to be laid, .J Wilbur Bunn of Raleigh, chairman of the board's parks com mittee said that the land would probably be utilized on a lease basis. The lease, he said, would prob ably be made at a token figure for three to five years and include an option of renewal up to a total of 19 years He said there is a possi bility that title to the land might ultimately be transferred to the state, but added that he understood the federal government wished to hold title for a number of years. Two Tested Cows Make High Records F. Ghiringhelli, inspector, an nounces that milk testing during he past month resulted in the fol lowing: At the Folk school, a cow named i " Flirt" milked 1,020 pounds of | milk, testing 4.5<~< of fat and pro I ducing 46 pounds of butterfat for the month. Randolph Shields' cow named | "Minnie" milked 1.041 pounds of ' milk, testing 3.9r; of fat, thus mak ing a total for the month of 40 I pounds of fat. I Mr. Ghiringhelli states that due ! to the very dry weather in Septern | ber and pastures drying up. those > two cows were the only two that I reached the 1.000 pounds mark lor ' the month, j ro FORM CU B i j Mrs .Tames Haggard is request - | i tig that all local women interested j in forming a home demonstration ' club in Murphy meet at the rec reation hall Monday afternoon at j 2 o'clock. Stiles Brothers Are Fatally Injured Funeral services were held at \ Liberty Baptist church Friday af- 1 ternoon at 2 o'clock for Winston J Parks Stiles. 20. and his brother, j Edwin Weldon Stiles. 17. who died in a Gastonia hospital from injuries j received in an automobile wreck j near there on Tuesday. October n The Rev. Ed Cheat am of Duck - 1 town and the Rev. Briscoe Hankin. pastor of the church, officiated. , Burial was in the church cemetery with Ivie funeral home in charge. Both were member- of Mt. Olive Baptist church. Survivors include the parents. Mr. and Mrs. John M Stiles. Tur tletown. Route 1; five brothers. Maynard and John \ Stiles Tur t let own Route 1 and Roy O Leon ard H.. and Floyd T .Stiles all of Gastonia. and three listers. Mis* Betty Stiles of Turtictown. and Mrs. Leona King and Mrs. May Worley of Gastonia. The following story of the acci dent was published in the Gastonia Gazette October 15: The brothers were fatally injured when the truek in which they wer ? riding collided with a trailer truck on the east side of the overhead bridge on the Bessemer City road. .1 A All man of Charlotte, who was driving the trailer truck, said th?t the Stiles truck was attempting i<> pass an automobile when they col lided. lie tried to pull his truck to the shoulder of the road to avoid the wreck, he said. His trailer truck overturned down a 11? or l Moot embankment foil -w iii4 the impact of the two truck?. Allniau was unhurt. Allrnan was alone in his truck ? huh was headed toward Besse mer C t\ The Chevrolet pick-up truck of t he Stiles brothers wa< headed for Gastonia. The Chev rolet truck was demolished. vate Highway Patrolman R. B. Harrill and officers of the sheriffs department investigated the acci dent. Officers said that Allman was under a $1,000 technical bond pending investigation of the wreck. Teas Again Heads Andrews C Of C ANPRKWS ? At a meeting of | the Andrews Chamber of Com merce held in the Town Hall Oi to In 1 16. the following officer were reelected W. T. Teas, presi dent 1. B. NichoK vice-president: and Sam W Jones, m'c Tetary-treas ure?\ Directors reelected were: Dr j Chas T. Van Gorder, Mrs. W. VV. Ashe and Wayne Battle. New di rectors elected were H. B. Hamil ton and Arthur Wat kins. Motion was made by Mrs. Giles W Cover and duly passed provid ing that the Chamber of Commerce ? liould provide suitable seats iii the vicinity of the bus station so that waiting bus patrons could have a place to sit down. Such scats were especially needed at. night. Mrs. Cover pointed out. The seats will be painted and labeled by Harry Russell, local sign painter.
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