POPULATION
CHEROKEE COUNTY 18,813
COUNTY SEAT
2,500
<?lff Hifrrpfctt
Cherokee County
CLOTHED IN NATURE'S SCENIC
WONDERS IS AN IDEAL
VACATION SPOT
VOLUME 58 ? NUMBER 36.
Early Services, Cantata To Feature Easter
Southern Train
Discontinued; New
Mail Schedule Here
Southern Railway passenger
trains 17 and 18 between Murphy
and Asheville were discontinued
oil Sunday, and the company an
nounced that the action was in
compliance with an Office of De
lense Transporation order requir- j
ing a 25 per cent reduction in the |
total daily mileage of coal-burn
ing passenger service locomotives |
Sixteen Southern schedules |
M re curtailed in the same action. |
in addition special trains, ex- ;
tr.i sections of regular trains, and
nuus and carnival trains cannot1
be operated without a special per
mit from the ODT.
One out -going and one in-com
ing mail from Murphy daily have
1 con discontinued. Mail formerly
having here for Asheville by
Southern train at 6:15 a. m. now
leaves by truck at 11 a. m. Mail
iormerly coming in from Ashe
ville at 3:15 ? m. by Southern
train now comes in by truck at
4:30 and returning at 8 p. m. has
: been discontinued and the above
schedule substituted.
Mali service here now includes:
Out-going. 7:30 a. nv, star route J
to Gainesville. Ga.. including air
rrail; 10 a. m , L & N train to
Blue Ridge, Ga., including air (
mail: 11 a m., star route to Bry- 1
ion City thence to Asheville: 2:45
p. m., star route to Gainesville;
and 3:30, star route to Cleveland.
Tenn.
In-coming: 10:30 a. nv, Gaines
ville; 11 a. m. Cleveland. Tenn.;
p. m.. Blue Ridge: 4:30 p. nv.
Asheville; and P:40 p. nv. Gaines- j
ville. ?
School To Have
Open House
Open house will be held on |
"Wednesday and Thursday, March !
31 ? April 1. at Murphy schools.
?Supt H. Bueck announces. Parents;
and other interested patrons are |
invited by Mr. Bucck to visit the
school and various classrooms and
lo have lunch in the school lunch
loom those days.
PRE ACHES SUNDAY
Rev. Weldon West will preach
?it the Grape Creek Baptist church
Sunday morning, March 28, at 11
I'clock.
Exhitition Game
Scheduled For
Mountaineers
The Murphy Baseball club an
nounces this week the scheduling
of Asheville-Biltmore college Bull
dogs in an exhitition game here
April 24 or 25. This will be the
only exhitition game before the
Mountaineers settle down for
regular season play. The boys will
begin practice sessions here about
April 15 and open the season
shortly after the Asheville-Bilt
niorc game.
New uniforms have been order
ed for the boys and are sponsored
by business men in town. The uni
i lorms will be white with blue
; stripes.
| Manager David King says the
| field will be repaired next week.
I boles filled in and 20 extra lights
ud<le???--This will make the park
the best one in this part of the
state and a regulation league
park, he says.
Jury For Term
Superior Court
Is Announced
The fofl lowing have been drawn
1 to serve on the jury at the com
bined criminal and civil term of
Superior court here for the next
two weeks:
First week P. J. Henn. Mur
j phy; Lonnie Earley, Andrews; J.
, A. Rogers. Murphy; W. L. Pen
! land. Murphy; Kellis Radford. An
drews; Donald Anderson, An
drews: Mrs. H I. Taylor. Letitia;
Arnold JJryson, Marble: V. M.
Johnson. Murphy; N. A McDon
ald. Murphy: Dallas Truett. An
drews: Henry Stover. Andrews;
j Ed Forrister, Turtletown. Rt. 1;
j G. G. Williamson. Patrick; J. W.
I Dyer, Murphy: Dewell W. Hatch
| ett. Murphy. Rt. 2: Walter Cole
i man. Murphy; E. L. Little. Mur
phy, Rt. 2: Wint Ledford. Turtle
I town. Rt. 1: Burt Tatham. An
| drews; B. B. Corn well, Sr., Mur
Continued on page 8
| TRAIL BLAZER Mrs. Estelle
I Tomlinson Smith. Associate
j Manager of Kerr Scott's campaign
| for Governor, is the first woman
j to share top rank on equal status
j with men in a gubernatorial cam
paign in North Carolina.
Judge, Solicitor,
Congressman
Win Nominations;
With Filing Ended
When filing date for the May
| 1'9 state primaries ended Satifrday.
j several candidates for offiee won
| nominations, no opposition having
tiled against them. Among them
i were Judge Dan K. Moore of
| Sylva and Solicitor Thad D. Bry
son. Jr., of Bryson City of the 20th
judicial district, both of whom re
cently were appointed to their
positions by Governor Cherry, and
Congressman Monroe Redden of
llendersonville. Lt. Governor L.
V. Ballentine won the Democra
tic nomination for state agricul
ture commissioner. Harry Mc
Mullan for attorney general. Clyde
A. Erwin for superintendent of
public instruction, and Wm. P.
Hodges for insurance commis
sioner.
D S. Coltrane was certified as
the Democratic nominee for com
missioner of agriculture: Sam Er
\in. Jr.. Morganton, associate jus
tice; Chester Morris, Currituck,
judge first district: F. Donald
Phillips. Rockingham, judge 13th
district: John R. MaLaughlin.
Statesville. solicitor, 15th district;
and the following congressmen
Herbert Bonner, first district;
John Kerr, second: Graham Bar
den, third; Harold Cooley. fourth:
and Robt. L. Doughton. ninth.
There will be 15 Democratic
Continued on page 8
tilrs. Shields Elected President Of Club;
iarden Contest To Be Sponsored This Year
Mrs. Dair Shields was elected
resident of Murphy Woman's
1 1 u b for next year at the dinner
eting held Thursday evening at
Methodist church. Mrs. H. S.
iault was elected vice-president;
piss Ad die Mae Cooke, secretary;
prs C. W. Savage, treasurer; and
Nss Emily Sword, corresponding
pcretary.
| The club is sponsoring a garden
pntest with the idea of bringing
pout a general improvement in
appearance of Murphy homes
season. The contest is open to
fy resident of Murphy who regis
I1"* with the promotion commit
headod by Mrs. John Donley,
' March 31. Attractive and valua
' prizes will be offered for the
'st outstanding flower gardens
N lawns. The town is divided
|to four divisions: North Murphy,
paltown and Newtown, Central
ui^phy, and East Murphy.
?liss Addle Mae Cooke is gener
chairman, and the following
I committees are directing the con
test: Prizes. Mrs. H. G. El kins,
chairman; Mrs. It. H. Foard, Mrs.
Neil Sneed, Mrs. J. J. Hamilton;
promotion. Mrs. John Donley,
ehairman; Mrs. R. S. Bault, Mrs.
Walter Coleman, Mrs. Rae Moore,
Mrs. Pauline Brendle, Mrs. B. W.
Whitfield, and Mrs. R. W. Easley,
Jr.; and judging: Mrs. Duke Whit
ley, chairman: Mrs. Bessie De
weese, Mrs. Don Witherspoon,
Mrs. Dale Lee. Mrs. Salo Horowitz,
Mrs. Sarah Lloyd, Mrs. Ed Brum
by, Mrs. Laura Freeman, Mrs. R.
C. Mattox, Mrs. Dixie Palmer,
and Mrs. J. W. Davidson.
Miss Reba Adams, former ex
tension specialist in Home Indus
tries with the U. S. department of
f-griculture, was the guest speaker
and was presented by Mrs. Ben
Warner, arts chairman. Miss Ad
ams spoke on "Crafts", giving her
audience many suggestions of do
ing craft work and making it
profitable.
Mrs. Warner presented the fol
lowing guests from the Folk
School, who had assisted in ar
ranging an attractive display of
crafts for the meeting. Miss Fan
nie McLelland, Mrs. Murrial Mar
tin, and Miss Edna Ritchie, and
the following home demonstra
tion club women who have done
outstanding craft work: Mrs. Edna
Erwin. Mrs. Guy Hill. Mrs. Clyde
McNabb, and Mrs. A B. Martin.
Mrs. Frances Bourne and Miss
Nell McLendon were special
guests.
The club endorsed the Chero
kee drama which is expected to
be presented at Cherokee Indian
Reservation this summer.
Mrs. R. W. Easley, Jr., read a
story on how Wilmington had be
come an attractive city because
of a garden club movement sever
al years ago.
Mrs. E. H. Brumby, president,
thanked the flower committee for
the decorations.
New Red Cross
Campaign Slogan
Is "Keep Ready"
The Cherokee county chapter of
the American Red Cross with a
goal of $2,160 in the present fund
campaign now has only about $1.
600. states Fund Chairman How
ard Adair, who urges all commit
tee to make their final reports
this week.
A new slogan, "Keep Your Red
Cross Ready" has been adopted
by Red Cross in the past few days,
and renewed efforts to make the
present campaign throughout the
country an effective one have been
made.
Southeastern Area Manager W.
W. Jefferson, Atlanta, wired Chap
ter Chairman Addie Mae Cooke
Monday as follows:
"Recent events make necessary
new approach to fund campaign.
National headquarters has releas
ed new theme for campaign which
has been forwarded to major ra
dio networks, newsreel companies
i nd other public information out
lets. Theme reads. Keep your
Red Cross ready'. The subheadin ;
is 'As the voluntary auxiliary to
the Armed forces as the Nation's
agency for disaster relief ? let's
keep the Red Cross strong'. Vital
that chapters now over minimum
goal continue campaign for maxi
mum over-subscription and chap
ters still short of goal redouble
efforts to succeed. Red Cross must
be ready. "
Father Pays For
Not Keeping His
Children In School
Wayne Truelove of Hiwassee
Dam was tried before Fred Bat
es, J. P. Saturday for failure to
keep his two small children, a boy
and a girl, in school regularly.
The children, both in the second
grade, had attended school only
eight or ten days the present
school term. Warrant was sworn
out by Miss Emily Sword, truant
officer. Truelove was taxed with
fine and costs of $18.50 and order
ed to keep the children in school.
RECRUITING
The Army Recruiting office
located in the courthouse here
will be closed Thursday and Fri
day of this week, announces M/
Sgt. Ken R. Coon.
SCOUT BALL GAME
Group No. 1 of the Girl Scouts
will have a basketball game Fri
day at 3:30 p. m. in the Murphy
gymnasium. The Whites will play
the Blues.
TRAINING? Pvt. Thos. J. H.
Burrell. who is stationed at Fort
Monmouth, New Jersey: in the U.
S. Army. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Burrell and husband
of Mrs. Georgia Burrell of Mur
phy. He is taking special training
as a radio technician.
Mayor, Council To
Be Elected May 4
Town of Murphy will hold an i
election for the election of a
mayor and town councilmen on
Tuesday, May 4. Thus far no can
didates have filed with the clerk,
E. G. Hughes, for any of the of
fices.
Ben Fox has been appointed to
serve as registrar for the election;
and J. W. Franklin and L. W.
Shields, judges.
Registration book will be open
April 3, 10, 17, and 24 for registra
tion of anyone entitled to vote in
the election Saturday, May 1.
will be challenge day. 36-4tc
Cottage Prayer
Meetings 30th
The VV. M. S of Murphy Baptist
church will hold cottage prayer
meetings on Tuesday. March 30.
at 7:30 p m. in various homes in
Murphy. They are open to every- :
one who is interested in attend- ;
ing. The purpose of the meetings '
is in preparation for a revival {
meeting which will start at the
church April 12.
Lions Activities
Reviewed Tuesday
The accomplishments of Murphy
Lions club for the past few years1,
and the past year in particular
were reviewed at the meeting of
the club Tuesday evening at the
Methodist church. J. B. Gray was
in charge of the program on.
y Lions ,Kkication Reminding the
Lions that the club is based on
the principles of good government
;>nd citizenship and that it is not
for the benefit of any individual
Lion but a service organization to :
serve the community, he present
ed two speakers who told of some :
of the work that is being done. 1
Dr. W. A. Hoover, chairman of
the blind committee, reported
that in 1945-46, the club made
generous contributions to several
phases of blind work in the state
and that through a clinic helped
to provide examinations tor 75
people . 51 of whom were furnish
ed with pairs of glasses. In 1940
47, contributions were made to
practically the same causes and
154 were given examinations and
102 fitted with glasses. During
the past fiscal year, he pointed
cut. the number receiving exami
nations and glasses has tripled
i.nd that around $900 has been
spent for blind work.
R. W. Easlcv Jr.. secretary, re- 1
ported on some of the other activi- 1
ties of the club the past year, stat
ing that the following had been
('one: Collected clothes and given j
money to underprivileged families
ot the county: paid hospital ex
penses for removal of tonsils, pro- 1
\ ided lunches for three children
;:t school for the year; had teeth
< xtracted and dental work done
for different people: sent two
sweaters to patients at Black
Mountain sanitorium: paid part of
expenses for six Boy Scouts to
summer camp for two weeks: help- j
ed in securing new industries; |
helped complete lighting ball .
field: promoted highway 119;'
completed tennis courts at city j
park; furnished all materials to
build portable seats for football
field and gymnasium; furnished !
cars for transportation of football I
team to games; and sponsored |
several drives, including: White
cane, polio. Boy Scout. Red Cross
and others.
Members of the club were ask
j ed to fill out questionnaires sent
out hv the State School Commis
sion. by Supt. H. Bucck.
C. R. Freed announced plan!
for the Cherokee drama to be
presented at the Cherokee Indian
reservation this summer. The Rev.
W. B. Penny, a new member, an
nounced pre-Easter services at
the First Methodist church. How
ard Adair urged continued sup
port of the Red Cross campaign.
Dale Lee gave out receipt books
for the club members to use in
Dr. McGimsey Is
Added To Staff >
Andrews Hospital
Rodda-Van Gorder hospital in ^
Andrews is undertaking an ex- '
pansion program planning to add '
20 beds in the near future. A new '
physician. Dr James F. McGlm- 1
sey of Morganton. has been add- {
i d to the staff.
Doctor McGimsey is a graduate
of Harvard School of Medicine
and has just completed a General
Medicine course at Erlanger hos
pital. Chattanooga. He served in
the army three years, in Germany 1
nnd Kngland Dr. McGimsey is
not married.
i
Republicans To
Hold Convention
Saturday, April 3
Republicans of Cherokee county
v ill hold a convention on Satur
day*. April 3. at 2 o'clock p. m
for the purpose of nominating
candidates for the various public
( ffices. Also, chairman of the
Republican executive committee
will be elected and other matters
of interest to ihc party discussol
Elbert Totherow. present chair
man of the executive commit
tee. has requested each township
to send delegates to the conven
tion.
FASTER SEALS
Easter Seals for Crippled Child
ren of the state are on sale in
Murphy by the girls in Mrs. J.
W Davidson's eighth grade and
the boys in John Jordan's seventh
grade.
PLAY TO BE GIVEN
"Our Awful Aunt," a comic
drama in two acts, will be given
at Martins Creek school Saturday
night. March 27. at 8 o'clock. The
play is directed by Miss Ona
Smith A small admission will be
charge. .
securing memberships in the Ad
ult Boy Scout drive.
President H. G. Elkins announc
ed that the state convention will
be held in Greensboro June 20-22
and asked those planning to at
tend to make reservations.
Arthur Heinrioh was guest of
J. B. Gray. Mack Whitaker of
Franklin was a guest of Edwin
Hyde, and Louis Patton of Chapel
Hill was a guest of Mack Patton.
People Worship
From Four A. M.
Through Evening
Beginning 1 1 4 o'clock in the
morning and continuing through
out the day until 9 o'clock in the
pv( ning. special services are being
hHd in Cherokee county church
es Sunday.
The first service will be a pre
1awn celebration at Fields of the
Wood, beginn:ng at 4 o'clock m.
In Murphy there will be a inion
sunrise service on the lawn at
Petrie hospital at 6:30 o'clock.
Sunrise services also will be held
at other churches in the county,
including Calvary and Upper Wolf
Creek Baptist churches.
A choral cantata for Easter.
King of Glory", by Morrison,
Aill be presented by the combined
choirs of First Methodist, Presby
terian and First Baptist churches
Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock at
First Baptist church with the Rev.
F\ McConnell Davis directing. Mrs.
J. W. Davidson is organist and
Mrs. Duke Whitley, pianist.
The cantata in two parts, in
cludes: Part one ? prologue: Chor
js. "This is the Day"; solo, "O
Lord. Thou Art my God"; chor
us, "Sing Unto the Lord a new
Song": duet. "I shall not Die,
but Live : and chorus, "Who is
[he King of Glory?"
Part two ? The Resurrect ioip: ^ /
Cho: us, "In the end of tihe SdM^C
bath" solo. "Come See the Place":
chorus. "Christ the First-Fruits";
chorus and trio. "Jesus Came and
Spake unto His Disciples": and
lull chorus. Behold the King of
Glory".
Soloists are: Miss Jean Penny.
Mrs*. R. W. White, Mr. Davis; trio:
Mrs. Imogene Bates, Mrs. R. H.
Foard, C. R. Freed; duet: Mr.
Freed. Mr. Davis.
At the sunrise service here at
B 30 Sunday morning the Rev. W.
B. Penny will give the brief medi
tation on "An Faster Story." The
music will be directed by C. R.
Freed, and young peoples' choirs
will sing and lead the devotional.
Prior to the service, the chimes
will be played at First Methodist
church. Also, the chimes will be
played at intervals daily and in
the evenings from now until Eas
ter.
The Rev. J. Alton Morris will
preach at First Baptist church
Sunday morning on the subject.
He is Risen" Special music by
the choir will be, "Hallelujah for
the Cross".
The Rev. R. E. McClurc, execu
tive secretary of the Asheville
Presbytery, will preach at the
Presbyterian church Sunday morn
ing Special Easter music will be
given
The Rev W B. Penny will
preach Sunday morning at First
Methodist church on. "An Age ?
Old Question and Its Glorious
Answer". The choir will sing the
anthem. "Near the Cross was Mary
Weeping" by Alexander; and for
the offertory, tin* choir will sing,
' Hail Glorious Day", by Norman.
Mrs. Duke Whitley, organist, has
chosen appropriate numbers of
the prelude and postlude.
The Rev Rufus A. Morgan will
hold holy communion at 8:45 a.
m. at the Episcopal Church of the
Messiah. Children's mite box
presentations will be at 10:00 and
baptism and sermon at 11:00.
County Elections
Board Is Named
At the Stale Hoard of Elections
meeting held in Raleigh Satur
day, the following were appointed
as member of the Cherokee Coun
ty Board of Elections:
James Bryson, Jr., Marble; A. J.
Hembree, Murphy, Democrats;
and O. L. Amlerson, Murphy, Re
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