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
VOLUME 58 ? NUMBER 21.
MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1947.
SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY
Yelton is Speaker At
N. C. E. A. Meeting
Nathan H. Yt'l ton , exceeutive
secretary of Teachers' and State
Employees Retirement system, wis
guest speaker at the meeting of
the Cherokee county unit of the
N. C. E. A. at Peachtree Friday
evening. He was accompanied by
his brother, C. I. Yelton, member
of the State Safety department.
Members of the Andrews school
faculty and Mrs. L. W. Shields,
president of the Murphy unit,
were special guests.
After a tour of the building,
dinner was served in the school
dining hall to approximately 70
people. Group singing of Christ
mas carols followed the meal
Miss Mary Frances Axley gave a
piano solo, "Minuet" by Padere
wski and Miss Jean Penny sang
"Sweet Little Jesus Boy" and
"Long Ago".
Bulldogs Take
Two Ganias From
StecoahCagers
The Murphy Bulldogs bounced
back into the win column Tuesday
*ith the girls trouncing the Ste
coah Cagers 41 to 20, and the boys
winning 38 to 24.
The girls led by Taylor was nev
er behind as they sent word to
ether teams that they will be after
the conference championship. She,
playing most of the game led the
lassies to a 41 to 20 triumph
The boys losing four regulars
from last year were fighting to
defend the championship that they
won last year. Paced by Hughes
and Alexander the boys were very
impressive in their 38 to 24 vic
tory
Community Shows
Cooperative Spirit
Tangible results in the form ot |
In eight bed infirmary, a doctor, |
ind 5,000 dollars for medical
' quipment have been secuivd
through the all-out efforts of ?he
people of Young Harris College I
community to receive much need- {
ed medical facilities.
Their triumph in securing this i
is a story of cooperation on thr |
part of all concerned to secure 'he
best for a community.
The efforts to obtain medical
facilities began when the college
officials and the people of the |
'immunity decided to change the]
If1'0 of doctors to persons in I
Towns county? a ratio of 1 to 4 -
50C.
The college secured an infir
mary building through the federal
government surplus commodities,
'hen all forces set to work to
equip the building. The Towns
bounty Lions Club led the way
with the first contribution. This
* as followed by members of the
"Ung Harris Communiity Club
a subscription of 1800 dolla.-s.
college is providing the re
mainder of the necessary funds I
?or equipment.
These facilities and the enthu
(IJ'm 'be people have been suf
ficient to attract Dr. Albert Mor
r's to the position of physician.
Tentative plans are for the ad
dition of two nurses to the staff
for of this cooperative health ven
ture.
I'nder these plans Young Har
f!> may well set an example for I
er communities to follow.
Motor Vehicle
Inspection To
Start In January
One inspection station will serve
eight counties in Western North |
Carolina next year when everv '
motor vehicle in the state will i
have to take a physical examina- 1
tion
No schedule has yet been pre
pared for the station to be set up
in the various communities, but
it is anticipated that it will move
about from town to town with
weekly stops in each.
Some 200 state employees will
serve as inspectors under Arthur |
T. Moore, a former lieutenant in
the state highway patrol, head of
the mechanical inspection division
in the department of motor ve
hicles. One group of employees
is attending a school at Chapel
Hill learning their new jobs. Two
other schools will be held in Jan
uary.
To handle the inspection of
more than 800,000 motor vehicles
twice a year, decreed by the last
legislature. Moore will place 36
inspection stations in operation
over the state, each expected to
handle approximately 200,000 ve
hicles. He plans to begin the pro
gram gradually, with the first five
stations scheduled to open the
first Monday in January, and five
more the second Monday.
Each station will be manned by
one supervisor and at least four
inspectors. Motor vehicles will be
checked for all manner of defects,
covering the horn, rearview mir
ror. windshield wiper, wheel align
nupt. steer!*": gear, exhaust sys
tem. tires, tail lights, head lights
and brakes.
If the vehicle passes the test,
the driver will be issued a seal
ot approval ? a blue and black
sticker in the shape of the state.
Vehicles found to be unsafe to
c.perate will get a red. diamond
shaped sticker which means that
the owner will have to have the
mechanical defects repaired. If "le
returns to an inspection station
within the specied time with the
defects corrected, he will be issued
a.i approved sticker.
Owners who fail to make the
repairs will have their cars tagged
with a large yellow sticker which
will say: "This vehicle is unsafe,
must not be operated or parked on
roadways or any public place."
If experience in other states
which have adopted inspection
systems holds true in North Caro
lina. only one car in three will
pass the test at first. After the
program has been in effect for
a while, the percentage probably
will be reduced.
Penny Announces
Sermon Topics
The Rev. William B. Penny will
preach on, "The World Prepar
ing" Sunday morning at 11 o'clock
at First Methodist church. \t
7:30 in the evening he will preach
on. "Whither Thou Goest".
The Wesleyan Service guild will
entertain the Youth Choir at a
banquet at the church Monday.
Dec. 15, at 6:30 p. m. Offficers
will be installed at this time.
Other regularly scheduled ser
vices will be held.
Simple Rules For Christmas Safety
traffic
1. Use extra care for the extra
holiday hazards.
2. Put the Christmas spirit of
"good will" into your attitude
toward drivers and pedestrians.
3. Don't let Christmas packages
obstruct your vision when walk
ing,
4. Don't drive if you drink ?
and vice versa.
5. Start in time and take it
eaay. Allow for winter weather
and extra holiday traffic. . ,?.,a
HOME
1. Check your homo for any
thing that might cause an ac
cident.
3. Keep your Christmas tree in
water and away from flames.
3. Use electric tree and window
lights ? no lighted candles ever.
Don't leave tree lights on when
you are out of the room for a
considerable time.
4. Check your electrical con
nections for shorts and worn
out wires.
5. Keep flimsy Christmas dec
orations and wrappings away
from the fireplace.
JEWS F.EJ0X5? AP.AES THREATEN
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CELEBRATING THE FORMATION of the new Jewish state Id the Holy Land
crowds attending the New York convention of the National Committee
of Labor Palestine dance in the street (top). Meanwhile Arab threats of
violence continued. Below (right) if Ha) Amln El Husseinl, former
Grand Mufti of Jerusalem who has been granted leadership over all
Palestine Arabs. He has Issued no final orders for Arab action. At left is
Dr. Hussein Khaldi, chairman of the Arab Higher Committee which
ordered a three-day general strike of Palestine Arabs. (International)
No Firecrackers
Allowed This Year
No firecrackers can be legally ?
used in Cherokee county, nor the
State of North Carolina, this year.
Mayor Neil Sneed calls attention
to the law which became effective
July 1 that fire crackers cannot
be manufactured, purchased, sold,
dealt in, transported, possessed,
received, advertised, or used in
North Carolina.
A violation is a misdemean >r.
with the fine or imprisonment cr
both left to the discretion of the
court. Judgment must be passed
by the Superior court if a person
is found guilty.
Scouts Have
Song Fest
The Boy Scouts of Troop 2, j
Murphy, met Tuesday evening in |
the recreation room. The meeting |
was opened with the Scout oath |
and laws, led by Tommy Alexan- j
der. The boys .were led in songs '
by Harold West.
A stunt was put on by the Wild- '
cat patrol, following which the
troop had a few games. When the
meeting was adjourned, the troop
formed the "Friendship Circl j" (
and sang Taps.
About 20 members were pres
ent.
1 i
Nova At Edwood's
Is Top Producer
"Nova", one of the eows at Ed
wood Dairy. Andrews, was the
high producer in this county for
November. She gave 1.044 pounds
of milk, with 61 pounds of fat.
The 74 cows checked there by F.
C. Ghiringhelli, tester, produced
21,812 pounds of milk, on which
the average test was 5.2.
"Jenette" at John C. Campbell
Polk school produced 741 pounds,
with 31 pounds of fat. The 37 cows
tested produced 11.958. averaging
5.2.
A. Q. Ketner's "Annie" produc
ed 990 pounds of milk, with 39
pounds of fat. His four cows pro
duced 2.610 pounds of milk, aver
aging 4.4.
Randolph Shield's "Princess"
produced 978 pounds of milk, with
59 pounds of fat. His 42 cows pro
duced 18.786 pounds of milk. 4.3.
Franklin Smith's "Christine"
produced 741 pounds off milk,
with 33 pounds of fat. His 25 cows
produced 5.206 pounds of milk,
averaging 4.3.
Lions To Operate Dime Board
For Funds To Assist Blind
Sammy Beck To
Flay For Dance
Sammy Beck and his Skylanders
of VV. C. T. C. will play for the
New Year's Eve dance to be hold
at the gymnasium here on Decem
ber 31, announces the sponsors,
the Cherokee Country club. The
orchestra is composed of 15 pieces
and two vocalists, most of them
veterans. Several of the members
were professional musicians prior
to entering the war.
Murphy Club To
Meet On Dec. 16
The Murphy Woman's club will j
i hold its December meeting next
j Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock in
1 the school auditorium. Sister Vir
ginia Hetherington will present a
| program on "Scouts in the Com
I munity."
I This will not be a dinner meet
I ing.
$10,634 In Bonds
I Sold In November
W. D. Whitaker County Chair
I man of the U. S. Savings Bonds
I Division for Cherokee County, an
I ltounced today, according to in
j formation received from Allison
James, State Director of the U.
S. Savings Bonds Office in Greens
! boro, sales of U. S. Savings Bonds
for the period November 1
I through November 30 for Chero
! kee county totaled $10,634.00 in
I F Bonds.
I Sales of SavMngs Bonds for the
' State of North Carolina for the
same period were: E Bonds S3.
467,486.79; P Bonds $178.562 00;
G Bonds $1,279,800.00. Total State
sales of the three Series were
$4,925,818.75.
Mr. Whitaker said f u r t h e r.
there's a personal feeling lo
Christmas that you don't find dur
i ing other holiday seasons. That's
the time when you think of your
family, of their happiness, of their
security; That's why United States
Savings Bonds make an ideal
i Christmas present ? the present
| with a future. At maturity, they'll
be worth four dollars for every
three you put in originally. And
they're safe ? guaranteed by your
Government. Savings Bonds. Ser
ies E. F and G may be purchased
at all banks, post offices and other
issuing agencies.
P. T. A. MEETING
i Mrs. W. A. Hoover, president,
announces that the December
meeting of fthe Parent-Teachers'
association will be held on Mon
day evening. Dec. 22. af 7:30 ?n
the school auditorium. Mrs. Mar
garet Akin will present a Christ
mas pageant, and Christmas carols
will be sung by the assemblage. |
OFF ON DARING 'THANKrYOU' TREK TO PACIFIC
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READY TO SAIl FROM SEATTLE, WASH., In their small craft are Marvin Norstedt (left) and Jack Maier,
whose port of destination Is atoll-sized Tabiteuea Island, in the Gilbert group. During the war, Maier was
ship-wrecked on this dot in the South Pacific. Determined to repay the Islanders' kindness, Maier, an evange
listic man, will carry to them on the ship (right) a cargo of Bibles so that they may learn the teachings of the
Post Office To
Remain Open All
Day Saturdays
Postmaster Howard Moody an
nounces that the Murphy post of
fice will remain open all day Sat
urdays, Dec. 13 and 20, for the
convenience of those maili.ig
Christmas packages.
EDITOR ? Miss Mary Cornwell.
Cherokee county home demonstra
tion agent, who was elected to
membership on the public rela
tions committee to serve as co
editor of The News Letter of the
National Home Agents' associa
tion. at the national convention in
Chicago last week Miss Cornwell
assisted in presenting gifts from
North Carolina to the delegates,
giving Cherokee county consider
able publicity on its crafts, mine
rals and other assets. rH North
Carolina girl wore a large hand
carved dogwood pin representing
the state flower during the con
vention. Mrs. Clarence Hendrix
had written a poem on the assets
oi North Carolina, and this was
read by Miss Velma Beam of
Hayesville as he presided over
North Carolina Agents' part of the
program.
Miss Beam was elected chair
4
man of the cooperative buying
committee of the National asso
ciation.
RENOVATED
Students of Young Harris Col
i lege were again using the Susan
I B Harris Chapel this week, reno
vations having been completed.
Renovation was carried out as
a part of a program of the alumni
association and board of trustees
working jointly.
Ill RY IS PRESIDENT
John Hurn. Lakeland. Fla.. was
recently elected president of 'he
Veterans Club of Young Harris
College.
John Mappin. Cordele. is the re
tiring president.
Twenty-Four North Carolina 4-H
Ciub members will attend National
Club Congress in Chicago when
it convenes the first week in De
cember.
Murphy Lions club has spent
several hundred dollars this year
on its assistance to the blind in
the county. Several eye clinics
have been held, and the club co
operated in purchasing glasses for
those examined and found to need
corrections. Also, other blind
work has been done.
To replenish the treasury and
carry on the wide-spread service
to the blijid, the club will this
week begin operation of its dime
board on the square in Murphy.
John Davidson is chairman of the
board committee and has made as
signments for the Lions to work
at various hours from December
13 through December 23, The
board will be operated from 10 to
6 o'clock daily except Sunday dur
i"g that period.
At the meeting of the club
Tuesday evening at the Methodist
church, H. Bueck was program lea
ner. He presented a recording of
f speech of Dr Clyde Erwin, state
superintendent of Public Instruc
tion, delivered recently at the Re
source Education conference at
W c. T. C.
President H. G. Elkins announc
ed that the next meeting of the
club will be Tuesday, December
instead of December 23.
Guests at this meeting were: A.
A. Payne of Asheville, guest of
J H. Duncan; H. T. Partain. guest
of W M. Fain; and Rev. W B
Penny, guest of Dale Lee.
Seven new members were taken
into the club: Howard Adair,
Frank Crawford, P. j. Henn.
C.lenn Patton. Cecil Penland, Karl
Weiss, and Bob White. Only three
were present: Adair. Crawford,
and White. They were initiated bv
1 1 Bueck. who required them to
sing. "Silent Night", and give a
| nursery rhyme. President Elkins
presented them a pin and read the
[ wde of ethics. ?
j ? ' \
Industrial Survey
Data Is Being
I Compiled By Tva
i The largest cooperative project
j for the industrial development of
estern North Carolina was
I undertaken recently by the year
j old W. N. C. Associated Com
munities.
With the assistance of the T. V.
A. and the N C Department of
C onservation & Development, an
industrial survey off 11 counties in
the Western tip of the state is now
being compiled and the data is
to be organized and published bv
T. V A
I The survey, in rough form, has
, already been instrumental in se
! curing two new industries for the
| rection it covers.
TRl ETT'S SI BJECTS
The Rev. W. T. Truett will
preach at Ranger Sunday morn
ing on. The Lost Sheep" and at
Shady Grove at 2:30 p. m. on the
same subject.
This minister is supply at Shady
Grove, preaching every Sunday
afternoon at 2:30. until the church
calls a pastor.
Symphony Drive
Is Now Under Way
The North Carolina Symphony
orchestra has played in this coun
ty for the past two conecutive
years, and local committees are
now conducting a campaign for
funds to have it return here on
the annual tour next spring. A to
tal of $750 must be raised in the
county for two concerts, one in
the afternoon for school children
and one in the evening for adults.
Miss Margaret Fisher of An
drews is county chaiFman this
year. Committees in the various
communities of the county will
work with her.
Among the others working in
Andrews are: Mrs. Jack McCraney,
Mrs. Mary Darden, Miss Mildred
Barker. Mrs. Louise Rogers, Mrs.
John Olson, Mrs. Giles W. Cover,
Miss Helen MePherson, Mrs. Char
les Van Oorder, Miss Eleanor
Cover. Mrs. Gerald Almond, Mrs.
Boyd Robinson. Mrs. Bill Teas,
Mrs. Arthur Watkins, .Mrs. Jane
On*. Mrs. Arnold Derreberry, Mrs.
Wade Reese. Mrs. Alec Van Gor
der. and Mrs. Luke Ellis.
Among those to work in Murphy
are: Mrs. B VV. Whitfield, Mrs.
T. A. Case. Mrs. Wade Massey,
Mrs. H. Bueek. Mrs. Howard Ad
air, Mrs. Tom Axley, Mrs. J. W.
Davidson. Mrs. Robert Easley,
Mrs. Dale Lee. and Miss Toinmie
Slayton, for the residential sec
tions; and Harry Bishop, Dale Lee,
Karl Weiss and others for the
business section.
The Brasstown and Hiwassee
Dam committees have not yet
been announced.