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lilt Cherokee County CLOTHED IN NATUR..S SCENIC WONDERS IS AN IDEAL VACATION SPOT VOLUME 58 ? NUMBER 18. MURP1IY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 19?" EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK Farm Committees To Be Elected 25th * Elections of Agricultural Con servation community committee men and delegates to the county convention for the election of coun ty committee will be held in Chero kee county on November 25, Victor Raxter. chairman of the county Agricultural committee announces. Community elections will be held on November 25 at the following places: Andrews, school; Murphy, court house: Martins Creek, school; Jianger, Ranger Baptist church: Suit, School; Shoal Creek, George Jones store; Hangingdog, Grand view Post Office; Unaka, Crowe's store; Hothouse, Charlie McGill store: Marble, school. Any person who is participating in the 1947 Agricultural Conserva tion Program or who had a con tract with the Federal Crop Insur ance Corporation is eligible to vote This includes owners, opera tors, tenants, or sharecroppers. Lists of eligible voters are being prepared and will be used to check votes cast in the elections. Study Course Is In Progress At Baptist Church Approximately 100 Baptist Train ing union members have enrolled in the enlargement campaign at the First Baptist church this week. Classes are being held each eve ning from Sunday through Thurs day. beginning at 7 o'clock and ending at 8:30. Tonight 'Thurs day' a pot luck felowship supper will be held at 6 o'clock. L. J. Newton, state Young Peo ple's leader. Raleigh, is teaching the Young People's course: Mrs. Newton, the intermediates: the Rev. J. Alton Morris, the adults; and Miss Mildred vVhitfield. the juniors. Mrs. Caldwell Is To Speak At PTA Meeting Monday Mrs. Robert Caldwell of Blairs ville. visiting teacher for Union county schools, will be the guest speaker at the meeting of Murphy Parent -Teachers asociation in the school auditorium next Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock, announces Mrs Ben Palmer, program chair man. The subject will be, "The Home". Seventh grade girls, under the direction of Mrs. J. W. Davidson, will sing. Mrs. Margaret Akin's music pupils will furnish music be fore the program opens. McAllister Rites Held Friday Miss Ellen McAllister, age 59. died at the home of Mrs. L. L. Mc Allister in the Hot House section November 13, at 1:00 p. m. Funeral services were held at the Wolf Creek Baptist church. November 14. at 2:00 p. m. with the Rev. Cook officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Miss McAllister is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Nancy Morgan of Topton. and Mrs. Laura Prince of Copperhill, Tenn. She was a life long resident of Cherokee county and a member the Baptist church for years Kecord For Smith Herd Is Given In the report of milk production for herds in the county, published two weeks ago, the record of franklin Smith's herd was inad vertently omitted. His 24 cows produced 7,314 pounds of milk. "Christine" was their highest, with a total of 923 pounds of milk test ing 4 9 and making 45 pounds of butterfat. The correct figures for the Folk School herd were: 40 cows produc es a total of 14,702 pounds of mHk, their highest cow, "Mildred", Producing 1,041 pounds of milk, testing 4.8 and thus produced a total of 50 pounds of butterfat for the month. Many Cases Disposed Of In Superior Court Judge Felix Alley of Waynes ville presided over the term of Cherokee county superior court which closed here Saturday. So licitor Dan K. Moore of Sylva did the prosecuting for the state. Shuford Rubinson, driving auto mobile while intoxicated, $50 and cost. Porter Meroney, false pretense, abated. Lake Gibson, forgery, placed on probation. Carl Powell, violating motor ve hicle law, remanded. Charlie Langford, driving auto mobile while intoxicated hit and run, $55 as reimbursement for damages to the car. F .A. Fain, assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill, con tinued. Willie Ledford, driving auto mobile while intoxicated, $100 and cost. John Boyd Henson, reckless driv ing, $50 and cost. Charles G. Owenby. speeding, continued. Clarence Chambers. public drunkenness, cost. Lonnie Killian, non-support, con tinued. G. S. Hardin, Elizabeth Hardin, violation of prohibition law, con tinued. Birdie Hardin, violation of pro hibition law. continued. Herbert Mull, worthless check, continued. Wade E. Adams, seduction, con tinued. Allen Bell or Alonzo Bell, driv ing automobile while intoxicated and violation of prohibition law. continued. Harvey Akin, driving automobile while intoxicated. S25 and cost. Dorothy Hardin. Herbert Hard in. violation of prohibition law, continued. Austin M. Ensley. driving auto mobile while intoxicated and reck less driving, continued. John H. Williams, assault with intent to kill, continued. Hay McClure. assault, drunk and disorderly, continued. Carl W. Cornwell. abandoning and non-support, continued. Lewis Derreberry. driving auto mobile while intoxicated, contin ued. Ed. P. Mann, reckless driving. $25 and cost. Fred Trantham. Clyde Trantham. George Jones, kidnapping, contin ued. Ernest Weaver, selling mort gaged property, continued. Charles Wellborn, assault with deadly weapon and conspiracy, continued. Frank Robinson or Roberson, as sault with deadly weapon, con tinued. James Griffith. Ora Ward Reese, assault, nol prossed with leave as to Mrs. Reese, verdict of "verdict of simple assault" $25 and cost. Clyde Newman, driving automo bile while intoxicated, continued. Frances Haney. violation of pro hibition law. continued Clara Clark, order, continued. Harrison James, assault, con tinued. Glenn Martin, driving automo . bile while intoxicated, continued. Ralph Berrong. driving automo j bile while int9xicatcd. recklcss driving, speeding, continued. Lester C has tain, assault and dis orderly conduct, continued. Auzman Brady, speeding, contin ued. Herman Jones. Onis Radford, violating motor vehicle law. Jones nol prossed, Radford, mistrial. Arthur James, violation of pro hibition law, placed on probation. Harvey Anderson, non-suppor* continued. John Henry Hollender, abandon ing and non-support, continued. Hubert Wells, murder, contin ued. Wanda Murphy, disorderly con duct, 12 months jail. Mart Hamby. non-support, con tinued. Murphy Churches To Hold Union Thanksgiving The Churches of Murphy will meet together on Thursday, No- , vember 27. at 10 o'clock a. m. in the Presbyterian church for a Union Thanksgiving service. The Rev. T. G. Tate, pastor of the , Presbyterian church will preside. The Thanksgiving sermon will be ; brought by the Rev. William B. ! Penny, pastor of the First Meth odist church. The other ministers I of the city will also have part in the service. The Thanksgiving j music will be in charge of a group j of singers from the choirs of the j city churches, under the direction <>1 Mr. C. R. Freed, with Mrs. R. H. ] Foard as pianist. Appointed On State Commission Miss Addie Mae Cooke of Mur phy has been appointed as a mem ber of the committee on element ary education of the State Educa tion Commission. The last General Assembly created the Commission, which is charged with the respon sibility of studying all educational problems to the end that a sound overall educational program might be developed in the State. The Commission will report its findings and make its recommenda tions to the Governor and the General Assembly of 1949. OPENS SIGN SHOP Harry Russell has moved his Key ?nd Sign Shop from Andrews to Murphy and is located upstairs over Carringer's store Morris, Ivie, Cooke On State Board The Baptist State convention in session November 11-13 was de scribed as the most harmonious in years. Many important matters, including the purchase of proper ty and adopting policies on social service and civic righteousness, passed without discussion and ar gument. Among those from this county attending the convention were: The Rev. and Mrs. V. Earl Ogg and daughter, representing An drews Baptist church, and the Rev. J. Alton Morris, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Chandler. Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Ivie, Miss Mildred Whitfield and Miss Addie Mae Cooke, rep resenting Murphy Baptist church. The Rev. John W. Suttle of Shel by was elected president of the convention. He is the first rural minister to be elected to the post in 50 years. Dr. C. C. Warren of Charlotte is retiring president. Other officers elected were: Dr. I F. O. Mixon. Raleigh, first vice president; the Rev. M. L Banister, Oxford, second vice-president; the Rev. W. C. Reed of Kinston. third vice-president. Congressman C. B. Deane of Rockingham was re elected by acclimation, as record ing secretary. Three Murphy people were ap pointed to membership on boards of the convention: the Rev. J. Al ton Morris, general board, term to expire in 1951; Miss Addie Mae Cooke, trustee. Baptist orphanage, term to expire in 1951; and P. G. Ivie. trustee, Wake Forest college, term to expire in 1951. I. B. Hud son of Andrews continues on the general board, his term expiring in 1949. The convention approved two | resolutions calling for purchase of the building leased by the general board at Charlotte and used by the Baptist Book store, at a cost of approximately $95,000. and one calling for purchase of property leased for a student center at Chapel Hill for $35,000. The social service and civic righteousness report was present ed by the chairman of the commit tee. Rev. Phil Elliott, president of Gardner-Webb college. Boiling Springs and adopted. Relative to the teacher problem, the report contained the follow ing: ?"While disavowing any pur pose to engage ourselves in parti san issues of political and eco nomic nature, we deplore the dis crimination in salary scales gen erally current against those engag ed in character-building profess ions. The finest, best -trained per sonnel must be attracted to state supported and denominational schools for the all-important task ol teaching and training today's youth for citizenship in God's one world. Our society must re-evalu ate more nearly in terms of his worth the services of its teacher. As citizens ol a spiritual kingdom, Eaptists recognize that the work of the preacher and that of the teacher must go hand in hand Constant reinterpretation and re iteration of our Christian prin ciples in the light of changing world conditions must accompany evangelism in the transformation of this materialistic society into Christ's spiritual kingdom. It is imperative, therefore, that salary schedules for teachers in our Christian schools approach more nearly those found in the best regional institutions of similar grade, in order that quantitatively I and qualitatively our youth may receive the best training of hand, head, and heart. However, we do not believe that Federal aid in education will help to achievc that if in any way such aid regi ments or influences the operation of our schools. Nor do we believe that the program of universal mili tary training will help us. Liquor Traffic As to liquor, the report cited figures to show that intemperance is making "tremendous progress in our country", then gave an eight-point program for the de nomination to follow. 1. That Christian people of the State vote for candidates in the elections to be held next year who pledge their vote and influence to the cause of prohibition. 2. That our Baptist associations throughout the State organize work, and pray for the - volition of alcoholic beverages. 3. That all Christian churches and ministers repeatedly inform cur people concerning the evils of the liquor traffic. 4 That the convention condemn the undemocratic action of ihc Legislature in permitting a refer endum on the liquor issue on a municipal basis instead of on the county-unit basis. 5. That the convention endorse the democratic method of deciding this issue in a State-wide refer endum. 6. That this convention call up on all of its members to strictly observe the principle of total ab stinence and to publicly reaffirm their Baptist position as set forth in many church covenants, that the sale and use of beverage liquors are against the welfare of the na tion and Christian progress. 7. That the convention com mend the Allied Church League tor its relentless opposition to the liquor traffic and Alcoholics Anonymous for the splendid serv ice it is rendering to alcoholics in our State. 8. That the convention urge upon our Senators and Congressmen the passage of the bill now pending in the United States Senate to pro hibit the advertising of alcoholic beverages. This bill is known as the Capper Bill or Senate Bill number 265. Rare Problem Going on to economic and race problems, the report stated its position as this: 1. We shall think of the Negro as a person and treat him ac cordingly. 2. VVe shall continually strive as individuals to conquer all preju dice and eliminate from our speech terms of contempt and from our conduct actions of ill will. 3. We shall teach our children that prejudice is un-Christian and that good will and helpful deeds arc the duty of every Christian toward all men of all races. 4. We shall protest against in justice and indignities against Ne groes, as we do in the case of people of our own race, whenever and wherever we meet them. 5. We want the Negro to enjoy the rights granted him under the Constitution of the United States, including the right to vote, to serve on juries, to receive justice in the courts, to be free from mob vio lence. to secure a just share of Continued on page four State 4-H Club Winners Win Trips To Chicago Twenty-four delegates will rep resent North Carolina at National 4-H Club Congress when it con venes in Chicago, November 30. says L. R. Harrill, State 4-H Club leader for the State College Ex tension Service. Expense-paid trips to this big 4-H event were awarded those boys and girls for the outstanding work they have done in their 4-H Club projects, Mr. Harrill said. Records from more than 1,200 county champions, competing in the various State-wide contests, were reviewed to determine the winners. Winners in other pro jects wil receive Saving Bonds, cash awards, and gold watches. During the week of Congress, I North Carolina delegates will join in the recreation, banquets and conferences with delegates from ' the other 47 states, Mr. Harrill said. Winners of the expense trip and the projects they completed are: Jmogene Rayfield of Anson Coun ty, Better Methods Electric; Bon nie Jean Moore, Surry, Canning; Carolyn Smith, C' erokee, Cloth ing; Sophia Perry, Bertie, Dress Revue; Jane Alexander, Gaston, Farm Safety; Frank Johnson, Cumberland, Field Crops; Helen Miller. Forsyth, Food Preparation; Dollie Ann Hedgecock. Guilford. Garden; Frances Lancaster. Edge combe. Girls Record; Gene Dull. Davie and Daphion Galloway. Montgomery, Health; Jean Jordan, Wake. Home Improvement; Bobby Lee Cockerham. Surry. Poultry; Billy Bryan Cansler. Iredell. Soil Conservation; Dennis Harrell. Guilford. Tractor Maintenance; D. G. Harwood. Jr . Stanly, Dairy Production; Frances Lancaster. Edgecombe, Martha Ann Washam and Doris Nell Davis, Mecklenburg, Dairy Foods Demonstrations. Also winning a free trip to the Congress will be State winners ir Sweet potatoes, corn, cotton, to bacco. and peanuts. These will be announced at an early date, Mr Harrill said. Armistice Day Program Given By Legion Posts The Joe Miller Elkins Post No .% of the American Legion present ed an Armistice Day program here Tuesday. The program started at 2:00 p. m. with the Blue Ridge high school band parading through t . wn to the ball park where the> played several numbers. The football game between the Murphy American Legion mem bers and the Andrews Americar Legion members began at 2:30 p m. Due to the rain and mud the spectators could hardly distinguish between the players. The end ol the game found Andrews leading with a score of 15-0. At 5:30 p. m the American Leg ions members and their guestf went to the gymnasium where z picnic supper was served. Ap proximately 100 attended. At 7:00 p. m the American Lepion presented a program nt the courthouse where Edwin Hyde a local attorney served as mastei of ceremonies md Chaplain Fred Stiles led in prayer. After Mr Stiles' prayer, Mr. Hyde called on the following to make a short talk Mrs. Aline King spoke on behalf of the Amciican Legion Auxiliary. Commander Frank Swan of the Andrews American Legion Post spoke next. Rev. .1 C. Lime pastor of the Presbyterian church of Andrews was the guest speaker. Three prizes were given away. Miss Justine Johnson won the prize for the American Legion Auxiliary John O'Dell Commander of the Murphy Legion post won an Ever sharp pen and pencil set. Llcyd Goss of Andrews American I>egion post also won an Eversharp pen and pencil set. The American Legion will hold its next meeting Monday. Decem ber 1, at the courthouse at 7:3(1 p. m. j K. H. Woosley of Atlanta, Ga., , visited his cousin. Mrs. C. W. Sav I age and Mr. Savage over the week I end. New F armT raining Class For Vets Starts January 1 Final Rites Held For Edward Hardin Who Died Overseas ANDREWS -Funeral rites were held last Sunday at the Andrews Funeral home at 2 o'clock P. M., for Edward Hardin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hardin of the Beaver Creek section. His body was sent from the United States cemetery in Belgium. The body was taken to the home of the parents where it remained until Sunday afternoon al which time a military funeral was held. Rev. J. C. Lime and Capt. F. W. Swan officiated. Forsyth funeral home was in j charge of arranngements. $17,239 In Bonds | Sold In County During October W. D. Whitaker, county chair man of the U. S. Savings Bonds committee for Cherokee county, announced today that, according to information received from Allison James. State Director of the U. S. Savings Bonds Office in Greens boro, sales of L\ S Savings Bonds for the period October 1 through October 31. fofr Cherokee county totaled $17,239.75. Broken down in to the three series the sales were: E Bonds S16.239.75: and G Bonds S1.000 00 Stale sales of Savings Bonds for North Carolina for the same pt-riod were: Series E, S3.689.749 50; 1 Series F. S362 933.00; Series G, $1, -746,200.00. Total : 1 os for the three series were: $5,598,882.50. This was a 10'; increase over total .?late sales in September, reflect ing not only a seasonal increase in Bond buying in many farm coun ties. bul in the industrial counties '? f well, the report stated. County Chairman Whitaker said that although counties had not been assigned sales quotas in 1947 the slate as a whole has a sales objec tive of 94 million dollars as its share in the plan for managing the ? nationa ldebt in 1947 Mr. Whit ? aker said that Series F and G I Bonds are excellent investments ? for industrial and business con i terns as well as for individuals and ? recommended that firms check to see whether they have as yet ? bought their limit of S100.000 for ? th:- calendar year. i . Tate Announces ; Sermon Topics The Rev. T. G. Tate will preach . Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at . the Presbyterian church on the , subject. The People llad a Mind . to Work . and at 5 o'clock Vesper service on "The Two Sons". Sun , day school will meet at 10 a m and Youth Fellowship immediately after vesper service. Please note the change in the I hour of the evening service from 7:30 p. m to 5 o'clock p. in Captain Patton J Is In Germany Capt. John W Patton of this county has reached Bremerhaven, Germany, having sailed from New York aboard the l_ s Transport General Holbrook on November 2. lie will be in the army of occupa tion in Germany for the next two and a half years. FREE METHODIST .CHURCH SERMON TOPICS ANNOUNCED The Rev. Fred R. Horton pastor of the Free Methodist church will speak Sunday mbrning at 1 1 o'clock on "Hungering and Thirsting after Righteousness", at the evening I service on "The Four Horses of Revelation." Sunday school will begin at 10 a. m. The young peo ple's meeting will begin at 7:00 . p. m. Prayer and Praise servicc will be held Thursday at 7:30 p. m. A new farm training class for Vorld War 11 veterans will start lere January 1, Any veteran wishi ng to start training should con act G A. Patton, agriculture eacher at Murphy high school, not ater than November 29. The new class will operate under >ublic Law 377 which sets forth ?equirements much stricter than hose in effect in the last. These ?equirements can be changed only 3y an Act of Congress. Among he requirements are the follow ing: 1. An advisory committee com posed of five local men will assist Ihe teachers in deciding on the eligibility of prospective trainees with a questionable training situa tion. 2. The new enrollment will 6e confined to self-proprietorship cases and no employee-trainer cases can be accepted. All new enrollment must be completed by January 6. and new classes will be started between January 1 and 6, 1948. 3 The veteran must have com plete control of the farm on which he is to receive training. 4 The farm must be of such size and quality that the trainee could make a living on it, under normal conditions, after completing train ing. 5. The veteran must keep a book record of his receipts and expenses. 6. He must attend class room instruction 200 hours per year and be supervised on the farm 100 hours per year. Two unexcus^d absences from class in any one month will automatically drop a trainee from the program. 7. When a trainee is renting a farm, or farming his father's farm, he must sign an agreement, in the presence of the tea^or of agricul ture. showing that the lease agree ment provides a suitable training situation and protects the interest of the veteran. Special Features Planned For Box Supper Friday The Parent-Teachers association will give a box supper at Murphy school lunchroom 011 Friday eve ning of this week at 7:30. The ladies attending are asked to bring a box of food and place their names inside their boxes. These boxes will be sold, with two auctioneers in charge. In connection with the supper a contest with free voting will be held to find the most beautiful man. the most skinny woman, the most talkative man. and the most 1 talkative woman in the crowd. Glenn Ellis will furnish music, and a cake walk will be held. This is a public affair and there i ? no admission charge. Proceeds from the sale of the boxes and the cake walk will be used to purchase school equipment. Young Harris Chorus To Give Musical Program The Rev \V. B. Penny, pastor of the First Methodist church of Murphy will preach Sunday morn ing at 11:00 a. m on "Christian Living. Its Meaning". At the eve ning service a chorus from Young Harris College will render a pro gram of f sacred music. The fellowship hour will be held Wednesday November 26. at 7:30. "THE CHRIST OF TOMORROW" Sl'BJECT AT BAPTIST CHURCH The Rev. J. Alton Morris, pastor of First Baptist church announces that he will speak on "The Christ of Tomorrow" Sunday morning at 11:00 a. m. and "The Final State" Sunday evening at 7:30 p. m. Sun day school will begin at 9:45 a. m. The Baptist church members will join the rest of the Churches in the city at the Presbyterian church Thursday for the Thanksgiving program.