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POPULATION CHEROKEE COUNTY 18,813 COUNTY SEA* 2.500 dlpriiftre Cherokee County CLOTHED IN NATURE'S SCENIC WONDERS IS AN IDEAL VACATION SPOT VOLUME S8 ? NUMBER 43. MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. MAY 13. 1948 TEN PAGES THIS WEEK Easley President Of Lions Club r W. Easley. Jr., was elected president of Murphy Lions club lor the next fiscal year, beginning July 1. at a meeting Tuesday eve nng at the Henry House. W. M. Davis was elected first vice-presi dent; Dr. Geo. Plonk, second vice president; W. A. Sherrill, third vice-president; John A. Davidson. M'l-retary; Frank Forsyth, treasur vr. Mack Patton. tail twister: Bucl Adams, Lion tamer; and T. A. Cast. Dr. W. A. Hoover, and H. Hueck, directors. . c. H. Freed announced that a large number of purebred and grade cattle are being bought in Wisconsin by Coble Dairy for the benefit of farmers in this section. A carload will arrive soon, and most of them already have been assigned. Joe Hay requested the club to sponsor a soft ball team this sum mer, and upon a vote of the club to do so, President H. G. Elkins appointed the following committee to plan for the team: Dr. Geo. Plonk, chairman, Alden Coward, Loren Davis, and Joe Ray. The promotion of golf and tennis also were discussed. John Piercy was a guest of his brother-in-law. P. J. Henn. Rosenstengel To Speak 21st At Hiwassee Dam Dr. W. E. Rosenstengel. profes- j sor of Education at University of North Carolina. Chapel Hill, wil' J bo the speaker for the commence- 1 ment exercises of Hiwassee Dam j school Friday evening. May 21. a; b o'clock He is a man who has' taught in all kinds of schools, from one teacher to large city schools, as well as holding executive posi tion- Principal Walter Thomas an- 1 nounces that 18 seniors will re ceive diplomas at these exercises, j Dr. and Mrs. Rosenstengel will | be guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas j while in Hiwassee. The school glee club will give a concert on Thursday evening at . 8 o'clock. j Eighth grade graduation exercis- , es will be held on Wednesday at MO a. m. Local Chamber Of Commerce To Meet Tuesday * C. R. Freed, president of Mur phy Chamber of Commerce, an nounces that a meeting of all i business and professional people j in town who are interested in the j organization, will be held on Tues- j day evening. May 18, at 8 o'clock I in the courthouse. Election of of- j ficers for the coming year will be held. Chambers Hosts | To National 1 Editors In Park The Chambers of Commerce of Southwestern North Carolina will be host at a picnic lunch honor ing the National Editorial Associa tion today (Thursday) at one o' clock. at Clingman's Dome in the Smoky Mountains National pa?k. Percy B. Ferebee. president of Western North Carolina Associat ed Communities, which is compos ed of the Chambers of Commerce of this area, has appointed Miss Addie Mae Cooke. Murphy, gener al chairman: and the following to assist in intertaining: Blair Ross. Gatlingburg; Joe Jennings, Ross Caldwell, and Miss Gertrude Flan nagin. Cherokee; Mrs. Lillian Buc hanan, Cullowhee; Charles Ray. Waynesville. Bryson City: Dr. Kelly Bennett, Mrs. Ila Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Sossoman; Sylva, Woody Hampton. Jack Allison. Mr*, and Mrs. J. A. Gray, and Rudy Hardy: Murphy, C. R. Freed. Neil Sneed, H. Bueck, and H. G Elkins; An drews: W. T. Teas. Sam Jones, and Arnold Derreberry: Henderson ville, Harry Buchanan. Mayor Roberts: Franklin. R. E. McKclvy. T W. Ange1. Jr . Mr. and Mrs. Weimar Jones; Robbinsville. F. S. Griffin. K. B. Slaughter, and Ed Ingram: Hayesville. Farrell Pen land, Fred Pass. Tom Gray, and Guy Padgett. Other communities who are members of WNCAC are assist ing in entertaining in their own cities. Miss Gertrude Flannagin, home economist at Cherokee, is chairman of the luncheon preparation. Weather permitting, the lunche on will be served at Clingman's Dome, but if it is raining, it will be served at Cherokee. Annex To Be Opened May 23 The Rev. T. G. Tate announces that the congregation of the Pres byterian church will attend the baccalaureate service at the school auditorium Sunday morning. Sun day school will meet at 10 o'clock, and Young Peoples' meeting will begin at 7 o'clock. The new Sunday school annex is expected to be completed by the fourth Sunday, May 23. and will be formally opened on that date, with an appropriate program at the Sunday school hour. The Rev. R. E. McClure, execu tive secretary of Asheville Pres- 1 bytery. will be present and preach at the 11 o'clock service. VALEDICTORIAN? Miss Mild red Hendrix. daughter of Mr. and 1 Mrs. Clarence Hendrix of Mur- 1 phy. who has been selected as vale dictorian of the graduating class of Murphy high school. ' SALUTATORIAN ? Miss Annie Mao Henson. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Henson of Murphy, Route 2, who is salutatorian of Murphy high school senior class. Club To Sponsor Concert Tuesday Saturday Last Date To Register Abe Hembree. chairman of the Board of Elections, calls attention to the fact that Saturday. May 15. is the last date for registering for the May 29 primary. The books will be open at the usual places 011 that date. May 22 will be chal lenge day. and the following Saturday the primary election. Babies To Be Dedicated In Snndav Service ?> A special service for dedication ol babies will be held at 10:30 a. m. Sunday at First Baptist church, announces the pastor, the Rev. J. Alton Morris. The service will be in connection with the Sunday School. No opening exercises will be held by the departments, mem bers going directly to their class es at 9:45. The entire Sunday School will assemble in the audi torium for the dedication and closing assembly, at 10:30. At 11 o' clock members of the church will go the baccalaureate service at Murphy high school, when Mr. Morris will do the preacing. Training Union will start at 7 p. m.. and at the evening worship service at 8. the pastor will preach on the topic. "Growing in Christ". Clyde Gladson. elected last Sun day, will be ordained a deacon to succeed J. C. Penland. who resign ed when he moved to Mariette. Ga.. a few months ago. Dr. and Mrs. Harry Miller and daughter, Susie, returned Tues day night from a vacation trip to St. Augustine and Miami. Fla Walter Car ringer Making Record In New York City Walter Carringer, son of Mrs. Ruth Carringer of Murphy and Winston-Salem, sang a group of songs, including "In The Hills I Love" by Robert Frank Jarrett of Dillsboro, the noted North Caro lina composer of folksongs and ballads, at a musicale last week sponsored by the John Hall Play ers at the auditorium of the Memorial Presbyterian church of New York City. A student at Columbia Univer sity where he is specializing in musie in the School of General Sadies. Mr. Carringer's instruc tors consider him a promising tenor. During the current year he has made several appearances on the concert stages of this city with the New York Interracial Angers, including the world fam Cus Metropolitan Opera House, c*megie Hall, and the Town Hall. Everett Anderson, lecturer in it Columbia University. ?***?, "Mr. Carrtngcr's voice at this time has a beautiful quality with a pronounced musical sen sitivity, and it is my feeling that with a proper training and cultiva tion he faces a most promising future." Mi*. Carringer is a graduate of Murphy high school, class of 1941, was employed by the Tennessee Valley Authority for a year, after which he entered North Georgia college at Dahlonega. Ga , where he remained until his -induction into the Army in 1943. After two and a half years of military ser vice he enrolled at Western Caro lina Teachers college at Cullowhee, and in September of 1947 was ad mitted to Columbia University. While a student at Western Carolina Teachers college, where he ahso specialized in music, Mr. Carringer studied voice with Mrs. Inez Gulley. From that college he entered the state-wide contest held by the N. C. division of the National Federated Music clubs in the spring of last year. He was awarded first place and re ceived a scholarship for this achie vement. Shortly afterwards he was invited to sing at the State Con vention of the N. C. Music clubs by Mrs. Hassell of Charlotte, presi dent of the club, which was held in Gastonia. In the early summer be appeared as guest soloist with the Brevard Symphony orchestra under the direction of James Christian Pfohl. who is also direc tor of the Brevard Music Camp. Since last September Mr. Car ringer has been a member o{ the choir of Memorial Presbyterian church, as the tenor soloist, where he attracted favorable attention in his singing of the, tenor solo lead in Dubois' "Seven Last Words" on Good Friday evening Mr. Carringer will spend the summer in North Carolina and will return to his musical studies and engagements in New York in September. Murphy Woman's club will sponsor a concert at First Method ist church on Tuesday evening. May 18, at 8 o'clock, when Robert Matthews, director of bands of Canton, will give an organ recital, and Mrs. Matthews wi'i sing. The program is under the direc tion of the music department, headed by Mrs. Duke Whitley, who will entertain the visitors while they are here. i The program will consist of the following: Pilgrims' Chorus i"Tan nhauser"), Wagner; 'Asleep. A dream. Awake", Vanderpool; Ga votte r'Mignon"), Thomas: and Traumerit . Schumann, on the org an by Mr Matthews: "The Holy City", Adams, vocal solo by Mrs. i Matthews; Andantion, Lemare; Toccata, Lemmens; Offertoire. Le | mai^re; 1 n ante. Delbru"k: by organist; Golden Bells. De Marbel lc, and The Old-Fashioned Meet ing. Buffum, Mrs. Matthews: Novel lette in D minor. Matthews: Ber ceuse <"Jocelyn"), Godard: and Meditation '"Thais"'. Massenet, by organist; and Memory, Ackley. Mrs. Matthews. The club is providing the recital free of charge to the public, which is given an invitation to attend. The Junior Woman's club has been extended a special invitation. Gene Krupa To Play Here Gene Krupa and his orchestra i will play for a dance being spon sored by the Cherokee Country club at Murphy gymnasium on Monday evening, May 17. begin ning at 9 o'clock. ! Music Club To Sponsor Band; Sigmon President For the purpose of sponsoring a band for Murphy high school, a music club was organized at a meeting in the school library Monday evening. David Sigmon was elect ed president; Charles Sh. It, vice-president: Mrs. Joe Hamilton, secretary: and Robert Weaver, treasurer. Directors elected were: Mrs. E. H. Brumby. Mrs. J. W. Davidson. Mrs. J. Alton Morris. Mrs. W B. Penny, and J H. Duncan. The executive board, composed of the above officers, will promote the band by solicitation of funds for its support, securing of instru ments and other equipment, en couraging participation of a large number of children in the services offered, and advise with School Supt. H. Bueck in the selection of a band master. It is the aim of the club to secure sufficient funds to supplement the salary of a state-paid instructor, for part-time band instruction at present, and as support increases to hav? a full time band instructor. SINGING The Third Sunday singing will be held Sunday afternoon at Bates Creek Baptist church, beginning at 2 o'clock. New Marble Front Bank Opened Here On Tuesday Mayor Appoints New Committees In Town Council I Murphy's new town council met with members of the old council Monday evening at the city hall, to assume the duties of operating the town's affairs. Only preliminary work was done at this meeting, and Mayor Neil Sneed announced ihe follow ing committees: Industrial and civic improve ments W. D. King, chairman. J. N. Hill and Richard Howell. Finance and revenue: Ed Brum by, chairman, J. N. Hill and Joe Hamilton. Streets, parks and cemeteries: Joe Hamilton, chairman, Richard Howell, and J W. Franklin. Water, lights and power: J. W. Franklin, chairman, W. D. King and Ed Brumby. Police and fire: J. N. Hill, chair man. J. W. Franklin and Ed Brum by. Sanitary and health: Richard Howell, chairman. Joe Hamilton and W. D King. J. W. Franklin was elected may or prtem. Red Cross To Plan Extensive Water Safety Program May 20 The Cherokee* county Red Cross 'hapter -.vili send representatives to a regional conference of Red Cross and other safety leaders May 20 at Knoxville. Tennessee, to plan extensive Red Cross chapter pro grams for ihe summer months in water safety and safe handling of small craft on lakes of the TV A system. Declaring the meeting to be a continuation of a Red Cross pro gram begun two years ago, Miss Addie Mae Cooke, chapter chair man. says the year 1947 showed a decrease in drownings in TV A lakes for the first time since the dams were constructed. "We be lieve," she said, "that Red Cross efforts have not been in vain." Anyone interested in attending i::. requested to get in touch with Miss Cooke. The meeting, designed to help Red Cross chapters in their pro grams of swimming and lifesaving classes and safe handling of small craft, will encourage chapters to sponsor water safety demonstra tions at the completion of swimm ing and lifesaving courses. Such demonstrations would have the ef fect of instructing others and creating interest in water safety. Arnold Winkcnhofer of Atlanta, assistant director of Red Cross Safety Services in the Southeast ern Area, will be in charge of the meeting. To attend the meeting are re presentatives from Sullivan, Cart er. Washington. Greene, Hawkins. Hamblen Cocke. Knox. Jefferson. Sevier. Anderson. Campbell. Roane. Loudon. Blount, Monroe. McMinn. Polk. Bradley. Hamilton. Cumberl: nd Rhea, and Meigs counties in Tennessee; Swain. Macon a:id Cherokee counties in North Carolina. i n i m manners 10 Meet Next Week Final arrangements for the 52nd Annual Convention of the North Carolina Bankers Association to be held in Pinehurst, North Caro lina, May 17-18, have been com pleted, according to Fred W. Greene. Executive Secretary of the Association. Official head ouarters of the Convention, which will bring more than 750 of the State's leading bankers to Pine hurst. will be The Carolina. Those from here attending will be. W. Frank Forsyth and Percy B. Fere bee. PREACHES AT FINALS? The Rev. J. Alton Morris, pastor of First Baptist church, who will preach the baccalaureate sermon Sunday morning at 11 o'clock for ' the graduating class of Murphy high school, in the school auditor ium. Thomas Resign His Principalship Walter Thomas, who has served as principal of Hiwassee Dam high school for the past four years .has resigned, effective at the close of the present school term He has not announced his plans for the future. James Osborne, who has been a member of the faculty there and was icting principal last fall whtli Thomas was attended University of North Carolina, has been elect ed to succeed him. Griggs, Elkins Awarded Medals Porter Griggs and Miss Eliza- i both Ann Elkins wcjre chosen best actor and actress, respective- < ly. in the Senior play. "Star I Crazy." which was presented ' Thursday night and Friday morn- i ing in the high school auditorium ? before large audiences. They will j receive medals for this achieve ment. Joyce Coleman and Jack Cole were runners-up. Mrs. Rob- j ert Easley, the Rev. F. McConnell Davis, manager of the Regal hotel. r.nd Mrs. Ray Barnhart of Rock- ! well, a former teacher in Murphy i high school, were judges. Other seniors taking part in the j play were: Misses Mildred Hen drix. Jane Sneed and Muriel Chastain. James Hughes, and Jer ry Hall. The new Citizens Bank and Trust company building situated next to the old bank building on Peachtree street in Murphy was opened to the public and transac tion of business Tuesday. The front of the building is of white Marble, purchased from the Columbia Marble company at Marble. From the vestibule one enters the main banking room. On the left are offices for bank of ficers, and tellers' windows. On the right are four check desks, and in the back, a drinking fountain. The vault equipment was purchas ed from the Mosler Safe Co.. of Hamilton. Ohio. One section con tains deposit boxes; a steel parti tion separates this section from a small time chest back of it for money There is a fireproof book vault in which to keep permanent records. Over the vault is a mez zanine floor for private consulta tion. and a directors' room, and a large supply room. There is a separate insurance office and separate vault lobby in the back, for the convenience of customers who rent deposit boxes. The walls are tinted pale green; the ceiling is white acoustic celotex tile down the center of which are two lines of fluorescent lighting designed by TVA. The building is heated with an oil furnace with forced hot water system; there is a circulating air system which keeps the building cool. The floor in the lobby is of terazzo: in the offices it is of black and green marbleized asp halt tile. The base and deal plate are of black marble. The wood work and furniture are of walnut. On the walls of the lobby are four murals done by Elliott Ly man Fisher. The first one on the left is of Hiwassee Dam, which represents the potentialities of this section: the next is a typical mountain scene of the section; on the right is a scene of Hiwassee Lake at the junction of Hiwassee and Valley Rivers, taken from Lover's Leap: the lead boat in the picture is that of E. C. Moore, and the next of W. A. Sherrill. The second picture on the right is a scene in Nantahala Gorge. The capital structure of the bank is over $300,000 over and above $5,000 for each Federal deposit insurance corportion for each de positor. An official opening will be an nounced later. DANCE A dance will be held Saturday night. May 15. sponsored by the Two Lakes Recreation club at Hiwassee Dam in the school gym. beginning at 3 o'clock. An orches tra taken from Canton high school hand will furnish the music. Auxiliary Plans Poppy Day May 29 The Joe Miller Elkins Post Mo. j 96 of the American Legion Auxili ary met at the home of Mrs. W. j A. Hoover Friday evening at 7:30. Mrs. R H. Foard, president, pre sided. Mrs. Bessie Deweese had charge of the program which was in keeping with National Poppy Da>. May 29. The event will be observed here. Miss Emily Sword read the poem. In Flanders' Fields. Mrs. Joe Hamilton gave a talk on the "Poppy. . .America's Sil ent Tribute to her Heroes." tell ing why Poppy Day is observed, stating. "First, we wear the poppy ence a year to express the feeling of reverence that is always in our hearts for the men who died for America in the two World Wars. The poppy is their flower because returning soldiers brought back memories of the little wild poppies growing along the edge of the trenches and over the fresh earth of the battle graves. They were the one touch of nature's beauty which survived in that area of destruction known as the "west ern front". Second, we wear the poppy to help lighten the burden for those who are still undergoing suffering and hardships because of the wars. Making the poppies gives employment to hundreds of disabl ed men who otherwise would be i unable to earn anything toward the support of themselves or their families. The funds derived from the poppy sale constitute the larg est source of revenue for the Rehabilitation and Child Welfare work of the Legion and Auxiliary. Through the American Legion Auxiliary poppy program more than $300,000 is paid annually to needy and disabled service men and women for making the poppies. The proceeds from the sale of poppies annually amount to more than $2,000,000. every penny of which is devoted to rehabilitation work which includes aid to the needy veterans and their families." At the close of the program Miss Sword sang "The Rose of No Man's Land". The hostess served refreshments to the following: Mrs R H Foard. Mrs. H. G. Elk ins, Mrs. Bessie Deweese, Mrs. Ruth Nichols, Mrs. Donald Mor ris. Mrs. Margaret Akin, Miss Emi ly Sword, Mrs. Joe Hamilton, Mrs. Clyde Gennett, and Mrs. E. C. Sullivan.
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