POPULATION
CHEROKEE COUNTY 18,813
COUNTY SEAT
2.500
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Cherokee County
CLOTHED IN NATURE'S SCENIC
WONDERS IS AN IDEAL
VACATION SPOT
MURPIIY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 37, 1947
p. H. Sword Taken
By Death At Age 83
Peter Horry Sword, better known ?
as -Dock" Sword, died at his home
on Cherry street here early Mon
day morning of a heart attack. He
was 83 years of age.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the First Methodist church with
the pastor, the Rev. W. B. Penny
officiating. Burial followed in
Sunset cemetery with Ivie funeral
home in charge of arrangements.
A native of Pikeville, Ky., Mr.
Sword came to Murphy 59 years
ego and opened a barber shop on
Tennessee street. He was engaged
in his profession until 1940, when
he sold his shop and moved part
of his equipment to his home. He
was so popular with his friends
and customers ,that many of them
in both Murphy and Andrews con
tinued to patronize him, going to
his home regularly to the time of
his death.
Mr. Sword was married in 1899
to Miss Luna Zimmerman, who
died several years ago. He was a
member of the Masonic Lodge.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. Annie Brandon, Misses Emily
and Sara Sword; two sons, John
and Horry, and two grandchildren,
Mary Sue and Billy Brandon, all
of Murphy; a sister, Mrs. Nan
Tracy, and two brothers, John R.
and Frank Sword, all of Pikeville.
Active pallbearers were Edwin
Winchester. Marshall Ramsey, Ben
Akin. Frank Crawford, Will Gentry
and Fred Johnson.
Honorary pallbearers were: L.
K Bayless. Neil Davidson. P. H.
Leatherwood. Ben. Johr ' Gar
land Posey, Harold Ha. l.n
Axley. P. C. Hyatt. I , A.
R. Ledford. Willaru \ W.
Savage, J. A. Rich W. D.
King, R. C. Matto Bales,
Ray Johnson, Wiluui uicCombs,
Dillard McCombs, Dr. R. S. Park
er, Will Moore. Jerry Davidson.
W. P Odom A. w McTver. Roy
end Volahd Wells. K T". Huglies,
Willie Bates, Bailey Meroney. B. I
L Padgett, Howard Moody, Ross
Lovingood, John O'Dell, Virgil
Johnson, E. C. Moore, W. M. Fain,
II. G. Elkins, Walter Mauney, H.
Buock and Sam Cover.
Mashburn Takes
Course For Medical
Corpsmen, Texas
Pvt. Donald E. Mashburn, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Hoke Mashburn who
resides at Murphy, N. C., is at
tending the course for Medical
Corpsmen at the Air University
School of Aviation Medicine,
Randolph Field, Texas.
The intensive four weeks course,
covering one hundred and sixty
hours of instruction, is given to
train Basic Medical Department
enlisted men to perform the duties
of Medical Corpsmen in medical i
installations in the Army Air |
Forces.
Prior to entering the army on
Aug. 12. he was a clerk at Parker's
Drug Store in Murphy.
Baby Reported
To Be Gaining
Dr. Francis Coy reports that |
little Mattie Ann Hughes, three- 1
months-old daughter of Ernest I
Hughes and the late Mrs. Mattie I
Hughes, who was born by Caesar
ian operation after the death of the !
mother, is growing and gaining'
nicely. The baby who weighed i
three pounds at birth, now weighs
seven and a half pounds.
Scout Board Of
Review Is Held
The Boy Scouts of Troop \'o. 2
ot Murphy, held its regular meet
ing at 7:00 p. m. Tuesday in the
recreation room. The meeting was
opened with the Scout Oath and
Laws led by Tommy Alexander
| The scouts then discussed a rife
club.
After the regular meeting a
board of review was held. It was
opened with the Pledge of Allegi
ance to the flag by Tommy Alex
ander and prayer by Leader Dale
Lee. The board of review consist
ed of six members: F. B. Inglis,
Dale Lee, Harry Bishop, Alden
Coward, W. A. Sherrill, Sr., and
John Jordan. Several boys were
passed by the board.
Twenty members were present.
Fair Association
Reviews Financial
Report From Fair
The following directors of the
Cherokee County Fair association,
Lawson Lunsford, president; W. S.
Dickey, W. D. Townson, and Mrs.
J W. Dyer, met in the courthouse
on Saturday morning, November
22.
The purpose of the meeting was
to review the financial report of
the 1947 County Fair and to de
termine policies for handling the
fair building, used as a school gym
nasium and the other building on
the fair grounds.
The financial report shows that
a total of $933.36 was spent to re
pair and make improvements on
the buildings. The sum of $1,943.
50 w/n. paid in : ~"iniums and a
net balance of $585.37 is on deposit
in the Citizens Bank and Trust Co.
It was determined by the direc
tors that the rock exhibit hall used
as a school gymnasium should be
under supervision of Supt. H.
Bueck during the indoor athletic
season. All organizations desiring
to use this building for any pur
pose will contact Supt. Bueck and
abide by the following rates set up
by the Directors: $25 for dances,
$15 for ball games and free use
for civic organization meetings.
These rates are being established
so as to cover water, lights, anc*
heat: therefore. the Murphy
Schools are responsible for all bids
incurred during this period.
It was further decided that the
association would have a stoop
constructed over the door facing
the highway and repair the damag
ed floor at this entrance.
SERMON TOPICS
The Rev. W. T. Truett will
preach Sunday morning at Hope
well Baptist church, at 11 o'clock:
and at Shady Grove at 2:30 p. m.
His subject will be: "The Plan of
the Great Redemption ".
Christmas Seals
-MERRY CHKISIMAS
. . . Your Profacfisii
Against Tuberculosis
Womanless Wedding
To Be Given Friday
featuring the Amateur program
to be given Friday evening of this
week at the new Peachtree school
auditorium will be a Womatiless
Wedding, sponsored by the Peach
free Home Demonstration club.
The program will open at 7:30
o'clock.
The principals in the wedding
wil1 be: Bride, Guy Sudderth;
?room, Paul Ledford; and minister,
J F Smith.
Smiling Red Raper, who is now
a member of the faculty of Mur
' pliy high school, as well as being
i in f?reat demand at folk festivals
and other musical events in the
country, will sing. Many other
I musical attractions are scheduled,
including among them being num
I bers by the Upper Peachtree choir.
The proceeds from the evening's
' entertainment, to which there will
be a small admission charge, will
j be contributed to a fund for buy
ing a stage curtain for the school.
OUR DEMOCRACY i?m.i
THANKSGIVING
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The spirit and season of thanksgiving go back to
THE PILGRIM FATHERS... BUT OUR CELEBRATION
OF IT AS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY WE OWE TO ?
ti"i.
SARA JOSEPHA HALE
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For 17 years she worked
TO HAVE A DAY OP THANKS
set aside to ee
OBSERVED THROUGHOUT
THE NATION.
Her goal was attained in 1864 when President Lincoln
ISSUED A PROCLAMATION ASKING *MV FELLOW-CITIZENS
IN EVERY PART OP THE UNITED STATES ?.TO OBSERVE
THE LAST THURSDAY OF NOVEMBER AS A DAY OP
THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE.
FROM THAT TIMS ON, THIS OA/ HAS STOOP ASA SYMBOL
OF FAMILY UNITY AND NATION-WIC>? THANKSGIVING.
?If I ' P M II P I I I
Christmas Seal
Sale Is Now On
The 41st annual Christmas Seal
sale sponsored by the North Caro
lina Tuberculosis association began
in Murphy this week. The sale
here is sponsored by the Murphy
Woman's club Mrs. C. W. Savage,
who has been general chairman
of the sale for the past 18 years,
announces that as has been the
custom for several years, seals will
be sold through the school. Mrs.
J. W. Davidson has been appointed
chairman of sales by the ele
mentary school pupils, and Mrs.
Karl Weiss is chair for the high
school.
Posters, bearing the message,
"Protect Your Home From Tuber
culosis", have been placed in the
windows of down town business
houses by Girl Scouts. Like the
1947 Christmas Seal, the poster
features a rural American scene,
showing a team of oxen pulling a
sled loaded with Christmas trees.
When a poster was presented
Mayor Neil Sneed he said. "When
you distribute posters and I buy
Christmas Seals, you are doing
your part as a Scout and I as a
citizen. When we support the
work of the tuberculosis associa
tion we do a service to our entire
community. The campaign against
tuberculosis is of such importance
to our welfare that it deserves the
support of every man. woman and
child in this city."
Seventy-five ccnts of every dol
lar spent for seals here is used in
Cherokee county for the cure or
prevention of tuberculosis, by pay
ing for X-rays and other services
to prevent or stamp out tubercu
losis.
More than $100 has b?cn spent
in Murphy for chest X-rays, a chest
clinic, and milk for a tuberculosis
patient during the past year.
BART MILLSAPS
Bart Millsaps, age 86. passed
away at his home in Graham coun
ty Friday, November 14th.
He is survived by his wife. Mrs.
Deedie Millsaps; two sons, George
and Charlie Millsaps. and one
daughter. Mrs. Alice Williams,
twenty six grandchildren and thirty
one great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at
Lone Oak Baptist Church with the
Rev. Ronald Holland officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery
with Townson funeral home in
charge.
Pallbearers were: John Simerly,
Albert Millsaps. Otis Phillips, Will
Prince, Bill Kilby, and A1 Baker.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Canata will
spend the Thanksgiving holidays
with Mrs. R. D. Chandler.
Ledford Death
Results Froai
Swallowing Lye
HAYESVILLE ? Van Ledford.
58. member of the faculty at Elf
school and prominent Clay county
citizen, died Saturday, Nov. 15. in
a Franklin hospital as the result
of a dose of lye taken three months
ago through mistake.
He had spent several weeks In
Franklin and Atlanta hospitals and
had then improved sufficiently to
return to the classroom for a per
iod of three weeks. Two weeks
ago his condition became more
serious and he was carried back to
the hospital at Franklin.
Mr. Ledford was a leader in the
Ledford Chapel Methodist church.
He was a graduate of Young Harris
college and Western Carolina
Teachers college and had studied
at the University of North Carolina
and the University of Georgia.
Funeral services were held at
3:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at
Ledford chapel, with the Rev. Rob
ert Poindexter. pastor, officiating.
Pallbearers were Oliver Gar
rison. Ed Patterson. Marvin Cabe.
Frank Chambers. Wade Crawford
and Bob Long. Flower bearers
were members of Mr. Ledford's
fifth grade class at Elf school.
Surviving are the widow; one
| son. Oleon Ledford of Hayesville;
| three daughters. Mrs. Grady Day
I ton of Franklin and Mrs. Ted Rog
ers and Mrs. L. P. Booth of Hayes
ville: eight grandchildren; one
sister. Mrs. Floyd Smart of Hayjs
ville: and two brothers. Orion Led
ford of Ft. Worth. Tex., and Nolen
Ledford of Long Beach. Calif.
Ivie funeral home was in charge
of arrangements.
Presbyterian
Services Listed
The Rev. T. G. Tate has an
nounced as his sermon subject
Sunday mornins at 11 o'clock at
the Presbyterian church, "Chris
tion Maturity", and at the 5 o'clock
Vesper service. "The Greatest
Story Ever Told". Youth Fellow
ship will meet following the
vesper service, and Sunday school
will meet at 10 a. m.
At 7:30 o'clock in the evening,
Mr. Tate will preach at the Pres
byterian church in Hayesville.
School Holidays
Are Announced
Murphy Schools will have a half
holiday today (Thursday) for ?
Thanksgiving. No lunches will
be served in the school lunch
room.
H. Bueck, superintendent of
Murphy schools, announced that
school will be closed from Decem
ber 20 through January 4 for the
Christmas holidays.
Recommendations |
On Home Visiting
Adopted By P.-T. A.
Murphy Parent-Teachers' asso
ciation at the meeting held Mon
day evening in the school auditor
ium went on record as approving
the following recommendations:
1. That the teachers establish a
policy of visiting in the home of
each student as early in the year
as possible so as to have a clearer
understanding of the child's home
condition as well as parental in
fluences.
2. That grade mothers check
with the teachers and maintain a
list of disinterested students that
need encouragement. Also, that
grade mothers furnish the names
of such children to interested citi
zens who will assume the responsi
bility of being advisors to one of
the said children.
3. That adequate informative
publicity concerning parental dis
interest be given the public.
The recommendations were pre
sented by the truancy committee,
composed of W. M. Davis, chair
man. Miss Mary Cornwell, and
Frank Crawford. Mr. Davis, who
made the report .also stated that
the county commissioners have
voted to appropriate money for a
truant officer and that the three
superintendents of schools in the
county have been appointed a com
mittee to secure one.
Mrs. W. A. Hoover, president,
presided.
The program opened witli the
singing of. "Home, Sweet Home ".
Kev. Fred R Horton conducted the
devotional. Mrs. H. G Elkins.
membership chairman, announced
'hat 175 have joined the associa
tion Mrs. .1. Alton Morris an
nounced that for the next meet
in? a musical program will be
given, with Mrs. Margaret Akin
directing. This meeting will be on
i Dec. 22. Mrs. Robt. Weaver re
ported for the room representa
tives. Mrs. Cloe Moore, chairman
of welfare committee, reported
that considerable clothing for
needy children has been donated
j since the appeal was made in the
Scout two weeks ago. Mrs. R. P.
| Jones, ways and means chairman,
announed that $193.85 was realized
from the Box Supper held last j
week.
Mrs. W. M. Davis announced
that the Junior Woman's club is
encouraging the teaching of Bible
in Murphy schools in the 1948-49
session.
Mrs. J. W. Davidson's seventh
grade girls sang several selections,
accompanied by Mrs. Davidson.
Mrs. Margaret Akin's music pupils
also participated.
Refreshments were served at the
conclusion of the program.
Mrs. W. A Hoover announces
that the P.-T. A. has adopted for
its projects this year the securing
ol a band and a public school
music teacher for the school.
Attends National
Editorial Council
Miss Addic Mao Cooko attended
the National Editorial association
fall council held at Edgewater
Beach hotel in Chicago a few days
last week. She is a member of the
National Women's committee.
Others from North Carolina at
tending the Chicago council were:
A1 Rcseh. state president, and Mrs.
Resch of Siler City: Miss Beatrice
Cobb, state secretary of Morgan
ton: Ed M. Anderson, chairman of
the N. E. A. legislative committee,
and John Anderson of Brevard.
National Editorial association
will meet in North Carolina next
May, at Carolina Hotel, Pinehurst,
and following the convention on
May 6, 7, and 8, will have a tout (
of the state, from the coast to the
Smokies.
Dr. Kelly Bennett
Is Lions Speaker
SUPERINTENDENT ? Cecil D.
Thomas, 35, native of Rockingham
County, who has received appoint
ment as executive assistant super
intendent of the Test Farm Divis
ion of the State Department of
Agriculture was announced by
Agriculture Commissioner W. Kerr
Scott.
Methodist To
Conduct Canvass
Of All Members
The Rev. William B. Penny will
preach Sunday morning at First
Methodist church on the subject,
? Which, ? Self or Life Eternal?"
In the evening he will preach on,
"From Slave to Ruler". Church
School starts at 9:45 and Youth
Fellowship at 6:30. An every
member canvass will be conducted
from 2 to 4 p. m.
On Monday, December 1. the
Waynesville District of the Meth
odist Youth Fellowship will meet
in the Methodist church in Sylva
at 7:30 p. m.
The fellowship hour will be con
ducted by the pastor at 7:30 Wed
nesday evening.
The stewards and others will
take an every member canvass on
Sunday during the following hours:
Church school. 9:45 a. m.: Morn
ing Worship. 1 1 :00: Sunday after
noon. 2 to 4 o'clock: and again on
Sunday night at 7:30 o'clock.
Those who do not get cards on 1
Sunday morning are asked to be '
at home from 2 to 4 Sunday after- 1
noon in order for the canvassers to '
contact them.
IN REVIVAL
The Rev. J. Alton Morris is con
ducting revival services at Colston J
Branch church, near Bamberg. S. '
('.. this week. He will return to |
Murphy in time for the regular)
services at First Baptist church
Sunday.
Murphy Lions club voted Tues
Jay evening to sponsor a post-sea
?on football game, to add some
funds to the treasury. President
If. G Elkins, who as first viee
>resident became president of the
rlub upon the resignation of Joe
5. Ray recently, appointed the fol
owing committee to arrange a
same: Doyle Burch, R. W. Eaiiey,
Jr., and Dr. Geo. Plonk.
Dr. Kelly E. Bennett, mayor of
Bryson City, was guest speaker
for this meeting of the club. He
A'as presented by Program Chair
man W. M. Davis. Dr. Bennett
spoke on the possibilities for West
ern North Carolina if the clubs,
individuals and chambers of com
merce work together. He said,
"If we unify our effort, we can
get about anything we wish." It
is necessary to take stock to real
ize what natural values exist in this
area, he said. "There is a great
future for Western North Carolina,
if we all will put our shoulder to
the wheel and work to accomplish
it."
The speaker is a member of
Western North Carolina Associat
ed Communities and the Park,
Parkway and Forest Development
commission. He told of the work
each of those groups is doing.
The club will operate its dime
board to collect funds for needy
&nd blind people at Christmas
Dee. 13 to 23rd.
Guests at this meeting were:
Bob Bailey. Asheville, guest of H
A. Mattox; Rev. W. B. Penny, guest
of W. M. Fain; and E. E. Bates of
Bryson City.
Deacons -Pastors'
Course To Be Held
At First Baptist
An asosciation-wide Deacons'
and Pastors' study course will be
held at First Baptist church Dec.
8-11. with the Rev. C. D. Bessinger
of Asheville doing the teaching.
The book "Honoring the Deacon
ship". by P. E. Burroughs, will be
used as a textbook.
The regular services will be held
at the church next Sunday, with
the Rev. J. Alton Morris, pastor,
preaching at both the morning and
evening hours. Sunday School be
gins at 9:45 and Training Union at
(i:30.
The Lottie Moon Week of Pray
er will be observed at the church
next week, with circles of the miss
ionary society in charge of an af
ternoon program at 2:30 on Mon
day. Tuesday. Thursday and Fri
day. On Wednesday evening at
7:30 the B W. C. will give a pro
gram at the Hour of Power service.
Dr. and Mrs Ashby Winsteaa
of Franklin will be guests of Mr.
and Mrs. H. Bueck Thanksgiving.
Jerry Hall Heads
4-H Club Council
The Cherokee County 4-H Club \
Council held their fall meeting on .
Saturday. November 28. with Car >- 1
lyn Smith, president, presiding. :
Officers selected for the new year I
were: Jerry Hall, president; Sher- !
man Hampton, vice president:
Carolyn Smith, secretary; Mildred |
Hendrix. treasurer; Skeeter Cook, j
Mary Estees. song leaders: Mary
Farmer, pianist, and Dorothy
Shields, reporter.
Twenty members representing
seven clubs were present. Plans
for the new year were outlined.
A committee headed by Mildred
Hendrix was appointed to work out
a score card for club attendance.
An award will be given to the Sen
ior and the Junior club that makes
the best attendance for the year.
Awards for outstanding club
work were presented the following
club members by Miss Mary Corn
well. home agent ,and M. S. Pat
ton, assistant farm agent: a gold
medal a^ county award to Jerry
Hall for Dairy Production demon
stration; a gold medal to Devereaux
Martin for the county's Meat Ani
mal contest; a gold medal to Ed
die Graham for Poultry: and a
Certificate of Achievement to Sher
man Hampton for being county
Health King. Carolyn Smith re
ceived the gold medal for the
Clothing Achievement contest and
the best Girls' Records. Mary
Farmer and Dorothy Shields each
received gold medals for their
Dairy Team demonstration and
Mildred Hendrix a silver medal i'or
the county's Individual Dairy dem
onstration . Dorothy Shields also
received the county's gold medal
for Food Preparation and a gift of
h food mill, pastry fork and sifter.
Mary Farmer received a silver pin
for county Dress Revue winner and
a Certificate of Achievement for
her Clothing demonstration. Mil
dred Hendrix received the county
gold medal for Leadership.
The council planned to make
greater efforts to secure complete
Records for 1948 so as to have com
plete participation in all county
and state contests. The group also
approved the recommendation of
the council's meeting every other
month instead of quarterly. The
next meeting is to be held in Janu
ary.