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(Thr (ChrrnUrr Puolished every Thursday at Murphy. N. C. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Cherokee and surround ng counties One Year $2 00 Six Months $125 Outside above territory: One Year $2 50 Six Months $1 50 ADDIE MAE COOKE Editor and Owner ROY A. COOK Production Manager MRS C. W. SAVAGE Associate Editor Entered in the Post Office at Murphy, North Carolina, as second class matter under the Act of March 3, 1879. Dolph Harris Dies After Seven Years' Illness D. M. Harris, best known to his many friends as "Dolph" or "Uncle Dolph," almost 91 years of age passed away at the home of hi* son, Jim, early afternoon. May 11. the last member of a family of six boys and one girl He was a life long resident of Cherokee county and when quite young was married to Miss Flur rie Ann Robison who preceded him in death eight years. He mov ed his family to the Potato Creek community near the New Hope church in the eastern edge of the Ducktown Basin about forty-five years ago. Here he and his family made a prosperous living by farm ing and by hauling rock to the . Copper Company smelters at Isa- ; bella. He was a deep thinker and a ( great believer and reader of the Bible In his later years, especial- I ly, he saw the need of education I f-mong the youth everywhere and in particular, his own communis This was evidented becaused in i 1931 he donated to his community ?he spot of ground for the firjt > fchoolhouse there, the present Wolf : c Creek A school Every request made to him for the good of the t school in the past few years has ( t been granted And. as a result of ? his good will the school has made improvement and. no doubt, will ? continue to live and improve ! ! Funeral services were conducted j i in the Flax Creek church Thurs- <? day. May 13. with the Rev W. T. j 2 Truett officiating After the nws- , i sage and requested songs a son? was sung by three of his grand- j daughters, Lorena Mabel and ' ] Flurrie King. Interment was in the adjoining cemetery. | ^ Surviving are four daughters. Mrs. Altie Powell. Turtletown. Tenn., Mrs. Missouri Collins. Isa bella, Tenn . Mrs Icie King. Clov er, S. C and Miss Annas Harris. Belmont, two sons. Lonzo of Cul berson. and Jim of the Potato' C; Creek community; twenty-four ' a grand children and thirteen great grand children one sister-in-law, Mrs. Kizzie Harris, and a great number of nieces and nephews. DICKEY THEATRE MURPHY, N. C. ADMISSION 12c - 30c Saturday, May 22 | : "Romance Of The i West" I (in Trucolor) With ? EDDIE DEAN "Too Many Winners" With ? Hugh Beaumont - Trudy Marshall Chapter 14 "CHICK CARTER" J Late Show 10:45 "That's My Gal" With ? Lynne Roberts - Donald , Barry j Sunday - Monday, May 23 - 24 "Ramrod" Starring ? Joel McCrea - Veronica Lake - Donald Crisp - Don Defore Also News and Short Subjects Tuesday - Wednesday. May 25-26 "One Million B. C" With ? Victor Mature - Carole > Landis Also Short Subjects Thursday - Friday. May 27-28 | "Out Of The Blues" With ? Georit Brent - Vlrrlnla Mayo - Turhan Boy Ate Now* aad Short Sahjecte Brock Catches Largest Fish HIWASSEE DAM ? The Two Lakes Recreation club held its :vv,ular meeting Monday at 8 o' clock in the community building M: Pet t in .:ill presided Dewey Brock held the trophy for the largest t':sh caught in the past two weeks The fish was a four and haif pound bass. Plans were start ed for a tournament of mixed doubles m tennis. After the busi ness meeting Mrs. Jack Skinner and Mrs Pettingill served refr*h ments Prizes were won by Missis rhelma Keenum. Marion Jon ind Eleanor Rebak. The Re\ and Mrs. James Kay .nd son. Sammie, of Raleigh, and he Rev. and Mrs T Sloan Guy. 1 . of Wadesboro were guests in he home of Mrs. Julia Blanehard ind Miss Addie Mae Cooke Mon lay evening. 0( AL BOVS WINNERS \ ( ITTLE MEET Dick Ketner. J. B. Hall and ; iherman Hampton won first p'ace n Dairy Cattle Judging recently n Waynesville. These boys repre ented the Vocational Agricult'ire tepartment of Murphy high school, 1 nd the c >ntest covered the ci lil ies west ot Buncombe comprisi;i? | he Xantahala Division DECORATION Decoration, followed with ^reaching at 11 o'clock, will b<^ leld at the Friendship Baptist hurch No. 2 near Culberson. Mas !3. After a community style din ;er. there will be afternoon sinj Warning Given )n Haying Hazards "Approach of the haying season n America's farms ushers in t h it ieriod of the year when accidents o farm people occur most fl uently." \ Q Ketner. county gent for t!ie State College Exten ion Service, asserts. According to records of the \a- \ ional Safety Council, the peak :>f uch accidents is reached in July | nd August. Therefore farm people eed to take extra precautions to j nsure safety at this time of the ear Haying machinery especially | > important because it is usually j perated with high speed gears and utting mechanism To reduce hazards and avoid isastrous losses. Mr Ketner sug ested the following steps: 1. Carefully check all equipment , or defective hitches, ropes, pul eys, lifts, hay racks or ladders, j .oft floors should be put in good j epair and hay chutes guarded. 2. Make starts and stops gradual- 1 v in all haying operations and .atch out for falls from hay racks, i ay stacks, and hay mows. 3. Machinery should be stopped ( nd thrown out of gear before i iling, adjusting, or unclogging. | nd safety guards should be kep: n place at all times. 4. Pitchforks are dangerous: lways place them where they are J n plain sight of all workers. Never hrow a pitchfork. 5. Do not wear loose or ragged lothing which may catch easily n moving machinery 6. Damp hay is one of the princi >le causes of barn fires. Therefore, je sure that the hay is well cured ^heck regularly for several weeks or any signs of heating. Despite the fact that the United states harvested an all-time rec >rd wheat crop last year, world production of breadgrains (wheat ?nd rye) was below the 1935-39 iverage. The 1947 wheat crop was 3 per cent less than the 1935-39 average and the rye crop was 14 per cent less. The drinking or beverage apple for making cider has been widely cultivated in England and France since the 16th century. Textile scientists of the South Dakota Experiment Station have found that sunshine has a destruc tive effect on woolen clothing. MHS Students Win Honors At WCTC Thirteen students from Murphy high school went to Cullowhe<? ? : recently to participate in the Field I Meet sponsored by the science | Department of the College. Winners in the various entries were: Howard Shields, first pla~t in fourth year Math (Survey ! Course); Fred Brendle, second ! place in Geometry and first in 1 1000-yard dash; Frank Alexander, I second place in Algebra and sec cnd place in football throw for ' distance: Jack Thompson, first 1 place in football throw for ic- ' curacy; Jean Keid. second place | in English Literature; Jean Penny. ' first place in voice: Bobby Penny, tirst place in Violin; Billy Penav, ' -econd place in Flute; Barbara 1 Vdams. second place in Biology; i i and Carmen Stiles, second place | in History. Mrs. Davenport Funeral servicc* fur Mrs Addie Davenport. 54. who died at her ' iiome in the Shooting Creek se?- f tion of Clay county Thursday at 6 p. in after an illness of 10 days, were held Saturday morning rt 11 o'clock at Shooting Creek Church of God. The Kev. Leonard Price and the Hex I P. Daven port officiated, and burial was in .Mission Hill Baptist cemetery wifh Townson funeral home in charge. She is surxived by the husband. Harvey Davenport: three sons, Y*er lin. Fred, and Robert; and three daughters. Mis Ida Wykle. Mrs. Nettie Wykle. and Mrs. Albert Beasley. all of Shooting Creek. j I Glenn Is In WfTC Play 20th Dan Glenn, son of Mrs. J. v \ Glenn of Andrews, is making h;> ( second appearance on the little theatre stage this year in the West ern Carolina Players' production j ci Chicken Every Sunday," Thurs day evening. May 20. The play will j be gix'en in the college auditorium on the Western Carolina Teachers college campus. Culloxvhee. Glenn, a junior with a major in cience. is prominent in campus | activities. He is secretary and treasurer of the Men's House government, a member of the Western Carolina Players, the Science club, and of the Veterans . club He played a lead role in the! Western Carolina Players' produc- j tion of "Our Town" in February. | "Chicken Every Sunday" has been dramatized from the novel by th?? same name which was condens- ! ed in the READERS' DIGEST | j A RFMARKABLF WOMAN In the passing in Andrews the other clay of Mrs. W. B Fisher this region lost a remarkable wo man For Mrs. Fisher exemplified in high degree those characteris tics that distinguish the people of the mountains at their best. Like so many of the finest of her generation in this region, she was genuinely hospitable but without showiness; cordial, but with a certain reserve that gave her dignity; guided always by a stern loyalty to duty, but possessed of a sense of humor that gave her dignity: guided always by a stern loyalty to duty, but possessed of a sense of humor that gave her bal ance and kept her completely hum an. Most remarkable of all. per haps. was her adaptability to changing conditions. She was brought up. for exam ple. in a period when woman's place was in the home, but slit became a capable business woman, r.nd one of the first women in North Carolina to be named on a county school board, she accepted the position on the Cherokee board and wrought well there. In her youth, relative poverty in this region was the rule, but when comparative prosperity came, she remained unchanged. And when she and her husband, no longer young, saw their life's savings wiped out in the bank crashes of the early 1930's, she was undaunted. Afterwards, in speaking of those difficult days, she laughed and explained: I "I told my friends in Andrews they could sit and cry over spilt milk if they wanted to, but I was going to work." And she went to Asheville to open a boarding houre, which she operated until conditions made it possible for her to rejoin Mr. Fisher in Andrews. Mrs. Fisher's life strikingly Il lustrated the point that people who are great not always become fam ous. ? Franklin Press Farmers Are Improving Their Pastures | Cherokee County Farmers are ; taking advantage of the opportuni I ties offered for establishing or im proving pasture under the 1948 i Agricultural Conservation program Through April 30. farmers have obtained through the conservation materials program the following amounts of seed to be used in seeding spring pastures: Ladino Clover 958 pounds: White #Clover 397 pounds; Bluegrass 498 pounds. Red Top 5C6 pounds: Alta Fescue 1193 pounds; Orchard Grass 8, f94 pounds: Korean Lespedeza 2347 pounds: Alsike Clover 8 pounds and 3209 bags of 18% Phosphate to put on Pastures. .Meadows and Legumes Changes Made In Southern Personnel Albert W. St Clair, now super intendent of the Appalachia Divi sion with headquarters at Bristol, j Va.-Tenn . has been appointed by Southern Raliway System to be superintendent of the Ashevil!*1 Division with headquarters at Asheville. Thomas R. Good, superintendent of the railway's Asheville Division becomes superintendent of the Ap palachia Division at Bristol M/ St. Clair, who entered tho Venice of the Southern as a stud ent apprentice in October. 1937. was born June 17. 1912 at Macon Ga . and received his higher edu cation at Jhe University of Tennes ^e He became an assistant super visor in November. 1938; was ap pointed trainmaster at Atlanta. Georgia in November. 1939; was promoted to assistant superinten dent at Knoxville in March. 1946 and has been superintendent of the Appalachia Division since March 16. 1947. Mr. Good, superintendent of the railway's Asheville Division, who is moving to Bristol as superin tendent of the Appalachia Divi sion. was born May It. 1390 at Limestone. Tennessee. After , ^rad iation from Weslyan Academy at Chuckey. Tennessee in 1909. he entered the service of th? South ern as an extra agent-operator on the Knoxville Division Vfte* serv ing as operator at Bulls Gap. Sweetwater. Johnson City and Knoxville. he was promoted on May 1. 1919 to extra dispatcher' en the Knoxville Division, lie be- | came chief dispatcher on the Ap palachia Division in March. 1920. and trainmaster of the same divi sion in February. 1926. He later; served as trainmaster on the Ashe- i ville and Knoxville Divisions, being transferred to Knoxville in i April 1. 1939; and in March. 1944 was appointed assistant superin tendent at Knoxville. He was an pointed superintendent at Ashe- : ville on March 1, 1946. OPEN FORUM ? Editor's Note: The "Op^n Forum" on The Christian Home j which appeared here last week was i written by the Rev. W. B. Penny. ' His name was inadvertently omit ted. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SCOUT HENN THEATRE Andrews, N. C. Saturday, May 22 Tim Holt - Nan Leslie, In ? "Wild Horse Mesa" Serial: THE SEA HOUND Sunday - Monday. May 23-21 John Wayne - Laraine Day, In ? "Tycoon" in Technicolor Latest WARNER News Tuesday - Wednesday, May 25 - 26 Harry Davenport-Michael Duanne "Keeper Of The Bees" Serial: BRICK BRADFORD No. 9 It Could Happen To You Thursday - Friday, May 27 - 28 Joan Crawford-Dana Andrew*, In "Daisy Kenyon" l atest MGM New* j gy LOUIE P- WE W TON. 0 0, j SCRIPTURE: Fzr a 3:10-13; 6 ?-!?; Psalms 84: 1-2 E*ekiel 11:1?; 37 :2?-28 : I 44:9-31: 47 1-12. Zecharlah 6:9-15. DEVOTIONAL READING: Psalms 96: ! > ? The Temple in the Nation's Life Lesson for May 23, 1948 I /~\UR golden text is "O come, let I V-/ us worship and bow down; let j us kneel before the Lord our mak er," Psalms 95:6. Dr. \fwlun The Jewish temple was a na tional sanctuary, whether we think in terms of the al tars of Abel. Noah or Abraham, the tabernacle at Si nai, or the great temples at Mount Moriah, of Solo mon, of Zerubba bel, or any of the other appointed places of meeting with God. The welfare of mankind, in every age, requires the faithful and frequent worship of God. From the days when they sang the hymns of David, the Jews were prosperous to the degree that they were true to God in their worship and in their reverence for all things holy. This lesson traces the story, leaving no doubt in any pupil's mind about the solemn truth of the golden text. ? ? ? A HOUSE OF WORSHIP IN Ezra 3:10-13, we see Ihe pic ture of priests leading the peo ple to sing unto the Lord. ' Be cause he is good, for his mercy en dure th forever toward Israel." Wherever you live, whether in the city or in some quiet rural community, remember this, the sanctuary measures the attitude of the people of such community toward God to a degree that no other gage of public opinion can offer. We have our various polls of public opinion, but none of them are so prophetic of a people's ulti mate hope as their attitude toward God's house. Boys and girls who regularly at tend Sunday school and public worship will be watched by the men who are looking for trustworthy leaders tomorrow. ? ? ? HONORING GOD'S HOUSE 44 0ERVE the Lord with glad >3 ness. come before his pres ence with singing," Psalms 100:2. We read how the people in the long ago brought their best gifts to make God's house beautiful. What are we doing with our best gifts? I think of boys and girls today who are helping with their small gifts to erect and equip beautiful houses of worship. Tomorrow they will point with gratitude and thanksgiv ing to the part they had in making God's house the best house in the community. Thus do we honor God as we honor his house. WHY WE GO TO CHURCH MR. WANNAMAKER, the mer chant prince, was once asked why he went so regularly to church. He replied: "I go to church for two main reasons. First, because God com mands it; second, because it en riches life." The Jews teach us, in the long record of their faithfulness or un faithfulness, that the people who go regularly to church are the most dependable people in any community. And we can bring it right down to our day and genera tion, and get the same answer. A business man told me recently that he had a check made of the several hundred young people in his employ, and he found that more than ninety per cent of the regular church-goers were advancing in their work with his company. He further discovered that almost without exception, the people who were giving trouble were the people who never entered a church. ? ? ? f OUR NEED OF PUBLIC WORSHIP OUR bodies require regular nourishment. And our souls are just as dependent upon regular nourishment. I would not say that it is absolutely necessary for one to attend public worship to grow spiritually, but the odds are en tirely against those who claim that they can grow spiritually without attending public worship. There is a place dl worship within the reach of well-nigh every person in the United States. We are re sponsible before God if we neglect to claim the advantages and bless ing of public worship. The place of the temple in the life of Israel is a symbol which teaches us today that we dare not forsake the assembling of ourselves on the Lord's Day in his house. The fellowship of worship is the sweet est fellowship on earth. It is our surest road to peace here and here after. ? ? ? (Copyrlqbt by iho International Council o I ReliglouB Education on b*halt ot 40 Protestant denomination* RiltoNd by wnu Foafuros.) The number of caws in the United States now is the smallest since 1940, but the ratio of young stock to milk cow numbers ia almost a record. Ken's Corner On Recruiting By M/Sft. Ken R. Co on I now have Army Air Force booklets giving a list of the techin i cal courses open, and the length of the courses. The booklets con j tain a brief outline of each course. I with special emphasis placed on ' Radar and Aircraft engine mechan ics. This information can be ob tained by coming by the court house, or by dropping a card to me. j Astor Taylor of Suit is in on 1 emergency furlough due to the sickness of his father. We hope for j a speedy recovery. Taylor enlisted cn the 26th of February, complet l td basic training in Fort Jackson, j S. C.. and is contemplating attend 1 ing the ground Force Radio school. | He says he is undecided as yet on j making the Army his career, but he definitely likes the Army. Bill Woody of Grandview is also in on leave, having just completed training in Fort Jackson, S. C.. and is now enroute to Fort Lewis, ( Washington. Bill told me he is well satisfied with the Army, and has gained twenty pounds. Kenneth Patterson of Suit leaves this week for Greenville, S. C., and if enlisted will choose the 82nd Airborne division. Incidentally, a paratrooper receives fifty dollars ixtra per month. In other words.! a Private in the Airborne receives ' ^125 a month, also Dental & Medical care, clothes, food, travel and education. With the exception of the $50. every branch of the service offers the same. Branches cf the Service open for enlist ments are as follow*: Airborne, Armored Force, Cavalry, Chemi cal Corps, Coast Artillery Corps, Corps of Engineers, Field Artill ery. Finance Department. Infantry, and the Medical Department. Theaters open are: the European Command, Alaska, and the Far East. "Hick" Decker received his extension last week, and when he left this week for San Antonia be missed his bus twice. He will most likely be back on another one in a few months, i furlough, that isi Buddy Thompson of Suit wis shipped to Greenville, S. C., last week. As yet we havn't heard whether he passed or not, but we'll know in a few days. C. E. HYDE General Insurance Phone 145 Murphy, N. C. DR. A. C. DOWNS, 0. D. VISION SPECIALIST Eyes Examined ? Glasses Fitted Dr. Downs will be in Andrews, N. C. At the Bradley Building Saturday, May 22 10 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. ELECTRIC REPARTMENT Financial Statement April 30, 1948 FIXED ASSETS? Less Depreciation Electric Plant in Service $158,197.82 Construction Work in Progress 34.180.68 Less Depreciation 40.435.17 151,943.33 Cash on Hand. April 30. 1948 2.337 98 154.281.31 RECEIVABLES ? Less Reserves Electric Customers 8.040.11 General Fund 1,302.16 Other 70.87 Materials and Supplies 14.788.95 Prepayments and Deferred Items 2.165.65 180.649 05 LIABILITIES? CAPITAL Customers Contribution $34,482.70 Long Term Debt 16.500.00 Accounts Payable 10.743.60 Notes Payable 10.000.00 Consumers Deposits 4,271.76 Accrued Interest 359.17 Other Current Liabilities 40.00 76,397 23 EARNED SURPLUS Beginning of Year 81.636.77 Net Income ? Current Year to Date 22.615.05 104.251.82 TOTAL ASSETS $180,649.05 LIABILITIES $180,649.05 E. G. HUGHES, Clerk. FINANCIAL STATEMENT Town Of Murphy April 30, 1948 Bank Balance 577.44 RECEIVABLES j Water Consumers 1471.91 | Privilege Tax 2037.05 Uncollected Taxes 7314.19 $11,400.59 LIABILITIES Accounts Payable (Current) Insurance 146278 Electric Department 1302.16 Debt Service 845.05 Materials and Supplies 2826.12 Cherokee County 745.90 Bal. on Salaries, April 30, 1948 602.56 7784.57 Uncollected Revenue 3616.02 11,400.59 11.400.59 DEBT SERVICE Bank Balance April 30, 1948 13.805.52 Uncollected Tax 7,314.19 Due from General Fund 845 05 21,946.76 Interest Due on Bonds 3.321 . Long Term Debt, Bonds - 239,207. .Mature 1970) Deficit 220,584.14 *242,528 80 242,528#> E. G. HUGHES, Clerk
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