POPULATION
CHEROKEE COUNTY 18.813
COUNTY SEAT
2.500
Hit
Cherokee County
CLOTHED IN NATURE'S SCENIC
WONDERS IS AN IDEAL
VACATION SPOT
VOLUME 58 ? NUMBER 45.
TEN PAGES THIS WEEK
SUBMERSIBLE CRAFT WAX INTO ADULTHOOD
The IT. S. Navy's first submarine, the I'SS HOLLAND, was Invented and designed bv John P. Holland and
aeeepled by the Navy In 1900. In the upper photograph the HOI-LAND is shown buttoned up and starting
tn submerge. In the past 18 years of the Navy's eentury and a half of existence a* a Department of the
I'nited States Government, development of undersea eraft and warfare has culminated in such post-war
submarines as that shown in lower ph lure. She is the USS Pomodon, SS-486, improved fleet-type U-boat
following conversion under the "Guppy" program. (Official Navy Photograph)
Dick Yow Speaks
At Lions Club i
Murphy Lions' was entertainer! *
at its mooting Tuesday evening in 1
the (lining room of tho Methodist j
charch with two voeal solos by
.M; Bob \mos of Ilendersonvillc
the former Miss Virginia Ann Mor
ian. Accompanied by Mrs* J. W
Davidson, she sang, "Lover Come
H ik to Me" by Romberg, and
Lilac live by Whitley.
K chard Yow. a new member of
th* club who was presented his
L on button by President H. G. '
Elk ns. was guest speaker. He dis- !
cu d athletics in the local school
.1 stated that parents should
. <? their boys some training be
for high school age if they are to
be ? mkI ball players. He discussed
th advantages of playing ball
stating that it helps them get over
tnndity, teaches them to give and
take, and that many find a career
in professional ball with good pay,
much higher than they could get
in any other field.
The program was presented
under the direction of R. S. Bault*
Special guests were: Gaylor Han
cock. Lexington, guest of C. R j
Freed: Joe Miller Elkins. guest of j
H G F.lkins: and L. M. Bccton of
Asheville Lions club.
Dr* George Plonk reported on
the softball team the club is spon
soring and requested the mem
bers to play.
Ke\ W. B. Penny announced
thai the charter for the local Boy
Scout troop would bo presented
M a special service at First Metho
I st church Sunday morning at
II o'clock and urged all the Lions
to attend.
Russell Hoover of Crousc visited
and Mrs. W. A. Hoover a few
days last week.
Boy Scouts
To Be Honored
The Rev. Wm B. Penny announ
ces that the eleven o'clock morn
ing worship at First Methodist
church Sunday will bo in the na
ture of a special service in honor
of the Boy Scouts of Murphy. At
this service the log and candle.-.
Mill be used, and the boys will
rcdcdicate themselves to the oath
and law in front of the congrega
tion. All the scouts in the church
will rise and take part in the core
mony.
Avery Means of Asheville, who
ie a scout executive for the Daniel
Boone Council, will be in charge
of the service. He will make a talk
and present cards to the scouts.
Church school is to be held it
F 45. Methodist Youth Fellowship
at 7 o'clock, and the regular eve
ning worship at eight.
CHAMBER MEETING
Murphy Chamber of Commerce
will meet Friday evening at 8 o'
clock at the courthouse. All busi
ness and professional people in
town are invited by President W.
M. Davis to bo present.
HOME FROM SOUTH AMERICA
Mrs. G. W. Candler and Mrs.
Dale Lee returned home last
Wednesday from Argentina. South
America, where they visited Mr*
and Mrs. Jimmie Ward for three
months. Their return trip was
made by ship, and they arrived in
New York on Monday.
Local Association Makes
Highest Record In State
The Murphy Milkshed Artificial
Breeders association has achieved
the highest percentage of success
in breeding dairy cows of any
artificial breeding organization in
North Carolina. John Brown, Ex
tension Oairv Specialist, has an
nounced that the local breeding
Program has achieved a conception
of (58r; . which is unequalled
?iivioru other North Carolina breed
ing organizations.
Harold Hall, the inseminator
,0r the local organization, was
(?mpliinented by Mr. Brown, who
credits Hall's superior technique
,ls the main reason for his hi<*h
Percentage of success. A six-cour
area is served by the Murphy
lilk&hed Artificial Breeding asso
c'?ion, and the fact that Hall
must travel so far when cows arc j
to bo bred makes his success doub
ly impressive.
The local breeding organization
is affiliated with the Southeastern
Artificial Breeding association. '
which has its main office in Chica
go and a bull stud at Ashevil'e.
The bulls in the stud at Asheville j
are animals of proven quality: that ,
is, their daughters have been test
ed and found to have inherited
high milk production from their
sires. Semen from these proven
high-quality bulls is received in
Murphy each morning in time for
the inscminator to breed all cows
to be bred that day. Any farmer
who wants his cow bred to one o*
these bulls can call Haiold Hall
at telephone 185 XW by noon and
have his cow bred that day.
New Telephone
Directory Out
A ne>v telephone directory f?l
Murphy, containing many new aid
changed listin-s and other helpful
telephone Information, has just
been distributed.
Approximately B.">0 new direc
tories have been delivered to
mimes and offices, according to
,i L. Smith, district manager f'i:
the Southern Hell Telephone com
pany.
The new directory has a gr 1
cover, which makes it ca?.i,
tinguishable from the old gray
covered telephone book
Mi Smith asks that telephoni
users refer to the new directory fot
the desired number hooking up
the number helps avoid the possi
bility of getting a wrong number,
and frequently saves time for tlw
calling party as well as the par's
who might be called in error. ( " 1
suiting the directory also Ileitis
make the best use of aire ly
crowded central olfice equipment.
"Information" should bo called
only when the desired number is
not listed in the directory
Because of the continuing paper
shortage, only a limited suppU oi
directories could be printed, and
Mr. Smith requests that goo.l care
be taken of the new copies If any
oid directories were not collected,
he also suggests that they lie turn
ed in with other waste paper.
New Ford To He
Displayed June IS
W \* Recce of the Rcec. Motor
Company. Andrews, left s, today
for Atlantic City to attend 'he
historic Ford dealers meeting May
25 Mr. Recce was one o. the
2.000 dealers who attend.', I the
private dealer preview of tlir new
Fords which will be shown \n
drews to the general ""
June 18 Mr. Recce was duh
cd over the -1!? Ford lino ' l,p
Mates it is the greatest imsIaii
news in automotive industr:
He also gave us a few tit's on
the new Ford In addition to the
"Sweet Dream" silhouette the 4!
Ford features "Hydra-toil liont
springs. "Midship Ride Ticturc
Window" visibility, and Magic
Action" brakes.
Dealers were thoroughly inform
ed on the introductory plans in
order to make ready for the na
tion-wide showings on June 1 _ i
R* J Burke, Atlanta District W>rd
Sales Manager, headed the delega
tion of dealers from this area.
Mr. Recce said in a telegram
Tuesday: Have just seen the a 1
new 1349 Ford and believe me it is
I a sensation. The more than two
thousand dealers here just about
! tore this place apart with enthu
siasm when this new car was un
veiled. It is going to be hard for
me to keep its thrilling new ao
i pointment-s secret from the public
I until the coming soon public show
ing:."
Saturday Is Primary Election
Day For State Officers
Saturday. May 29, is primary 4
(lection clay in North Carolina.
\ Kiel's will go to the polls to select
candidates for: U. S. Senator
Governor, Lieutenant Governor.
St cretary of State, State Auditor.
State Treasurer, and Commission
er of Labor.
There are no local contests in
either party*
The following are Democratic
candidates for the various state
offices:
I mted States Senator: .1. Mel
ville Broughton. William B. Um
stead.
Governor: W. Kerr Scott. VV. F.
Stanley, Sr. Chas. M. Johnson,
() car Barker, It* Mayne Albright.
Olla Hay Boyd.
Lieutenant Governor: Dan Tomp
kins II. P. Taylor.
Secretary of State: Thad Eure
John T. Armstrong.
State \uditor: Henry L Bridges.
( harles W. Miller.
State Treasurer: James II* Vog
U . . /. W. Frazelle, Brandon P.
Hodge
Commissioner of Labor: Donald
Boone Sherrill, Forrest II. Shu
ford.
The republican party has the fol
lowing candidates: For Commis
sioner of Agriculture: G. L Wii
liard. Watt H. Gragg*
Poppy Sale
To Be Held
Here Saturday
Mrs. W. V Hoover has been
named chairman of the annual
poppy sale which is sponsored by
the local post of the American
l<egion Auxiliary. Poppies will be
sold on the streets in Murphy all I
day Saturday. May Proceeds!
from the sale of the poppies is |
devoted to rehabilitation work |
which includes aid to the needy |
veterans and their families.
Funeral Held
Wednesday For
J. L. Rowland
ANDREWS- Funeral services,
were held Wednesday afternoon at J
2:30 o'clock, at the Baptist Church
for Joseph Luther Rowland, C?'?.
retired jeweler an- 1 prominent in !
the busin v,s anJ civic life of \n- 1
I'rews for the past :I7 years. Mi |
Rowland di \l at his home Monlay I
at 12:30 P. M. after an illness of I
several m >-?:hs. Dr. Harry Miller,
county cor?me,% stated that death I
csuited fr >:ii a self-inflicted gin j
shot wound. The R<\. T. F.arl (Jpj..
pastor, and the Rev C. C. Washam |
( Ifieiated.
Mr. R? vlai. 1 came here fr m
Clay county, of which ho was a
native. He sold his jewelry store
"bout six months ago.
His wife, the former Miss Bertha
Shearer of Clay county, survives:
also two daughters. Mrs. Horace
Palmer and Mrs. Jack Herbert,
and two grandchildren, all of An
drews. a brother. Richard Rowland
of Hayesvillc.
Burial was in the Andrews
cemetery with members of the
Masonic Lodge in charge of the
j graveside service. Business men
of the town served as an honorary
escort.
Active pallbears: W. D. Whita
ker, Luke Ellis. Thomas Day. Dil
lie Lunsford, Jeff Brooks. Paul
Iticket. Honorary pallbearers
were: J If. Christy. Sr.. Lee Wa1
lins. Dr. W 11 Scruggs, H. AI.
Whitaker. W. A Reece. Wayn^
Battle. W T. Forsyth. Frank Bris
tol. \\ \V Ashe. Z. L. Whitaker
L. B. Nichols, T. J. Bristol. Pc;!
Palmer. Clyde Fraley. Galusha
Pullium. \\ B Fisher. W. G. Mc
Keldrey. Bob Brown. Dr. C. T.
Almond. Dr. Gerald Almond, Dr.
C. (). Van Gordcr. Dr. .1. S. Roddi.
' I\ B. Fereboo, 11. K Davis. Frank
! Mehaffey. S H Palmer. C. II.
J Jarrett. \ B. Chandler, Jr., J. A.
I Wat kins, Edwin Bristol, Ray Mat he
j son of Andrews and E. C. Moore
' of Murphy.
NATIONAL DELEGATE ? Miss Carolyn Smith of Andrews who ,
lias boon chosen as one of the four North Carolina delegates to the
National 4-H club camp in Washington. I) C . June 16-2:<
Carolyn Smith Is Chosen
As 4-H National Delegate
Carolyn ?mith of And rows ha; *
been chosen to attended the Na
tional 4-H club camp in Washing
ton. D. t* . to be held June 16-23. (
Miss Smith was chosen on basi.s 1
of her club achievements.
Miss Smith graduated from An- 1
drews high school this spring and
has been a 4-H member for six
years, llcr major project is cloth
ing^. At the state fair last yea ? !
-he won first prizes on evening
dress, wool suit, and cotton dress.
She is also a national clothing con
test winner and was county health
queen in 1947.
Other North Carolina delegates
are: Helen Emily Miller. Forsyth.
Dewey Gilbert Harwood. Jr. Stan
ly, and William I). Moore, Jr.
Edgecombe.
N ESBYTERI \ V SERVICE
The Rev T. G. Tat ? wil! preach
Sunday morn'ng at 11 o clock on
the subject. "Not Disobedient
Unto the Heavenly Visvin."
1 Sunc'ay school will meet at lo
| o'clock, and Presbyt' un Youth
Fellowship will meet at 7 o'clock
; "i the evening. Mr. Tate will
preach at the Hay?svill ? Presby
terian church at H o'clock p. m.
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County Democrats
Elect Officers
I I
The Cherokee county Democrats :
at a recent meeting elected H. A
Matt ox of Murphv as chairman of 1
the Executive committee. Others i
to serve on the committee are: 1
Mrs. Nell Riddle, first vice-presi
dent: Clarence Hendrix. second
vice-president; Mrs. Cleve Almond. |
third vice-president and L. W i
Shield. . secretary. !
Members of the committee olii
cr than the officers are: Di!!.e I
Raxter, J. B Shields. \ R. St I
cup. Allen McDonald. Willi :i:n
Tatchetl. S S. Akin- Randolph
Shields, Earl Payne, .lames Brv
?on, Jr.. George Rogers Dewey
Kephart. Allen Chambers. Will
Mintz, Lawrence Dock cry, 'George
Crawford, Willard Graham, t; G.
Quinn. W F. Hill, Kdgar Taylor
and Noan Lovingood
Guernsey
Sale On
June 3
The seventh annual Guernsey
Sale will be hell in Murphy on
'rhuryc'ay. June 3. announces the
Guernsey Breeders as relation
sponsi /s '.A the sale.
Approxiiiv.tley 36 animals will
be in the sr.le whieh is to be held
jt the old fair building, rain or
ihinr. Ware* Snarr of Stler City,
s auctioneer, and Ralph W. Coar
?cy. manager of Reigeldale Farms,
rrion, Ga., will read the pedigrees.
"This is one of the best groups
>1 young Guernsey cattle we've
?ver had here, particularly the
r?red heifers", says A. Q Ketner,
nanager. and the committee is
inxious for all farmers interested
n the sale attend."
Eight Veterans
May Enroll In
Farm Training
The Murphy Vocational Agricul
ture department has been notified
u> the State Office that eight addi
tional Cherokee county veterans
rr be placed on the Veteran
Km.; 7 Training Program July 1
' l 4 he place of men have
iropped out of the course twice
January 1.
Vo veteran will be considered
.??ho does not have a satisfactory
irming program under way at the
^resent time. Veterans who are
nterested should apply at the shop
building at Murphy High school
lot later than June 19.
The men to fill the vacancies
will be selected by a committee
comprised of six reliable and
successful veterans now taking the
course, one assistant teacher oi
agriculture, the high school teacher
i>i agriculture, and a member o<f
I he Board of Education.
SERMON SUBJECTS
"Christ Meeting the Needs of
the Home" will be the subject of
the sermon by the Rev. J. Alton
Morris at First Baptist church
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock This
will be an annual anniversary ser
vice for married couples. In the
e vening, he will preach on. "Christ
Is the Answer For All Our Needs".
Browns Making Record
In Diversified Farming
Jake and Carroll Brown, broth- 1
crs and members of the Veteran's.
Farmer Training group sponsored I
ly the Vocational Agriculture de
partment of the Murphy High I
school, are doing an outstanding
job of farming on their lind near
Andrew.'.
The two Brown brothers who are
veterans, along with another broth
er. I/ce. are tending 1(>0 acres ol I
land on which they are setting a '
fine example of diversified farm
ing by marketing a large percent
age of the products grown through
livestock.
Potatoes, rye. and tobacco were
the only crops grown on the farm
which were not marketed through !
livestock. All of the corn, hay, and |
part of the rye were fed. Cotton
seed meal, laying, growing, and
starting mash were the only fee's
purchased.
The largest single source of in
come was from hogs. Five brood
sows produced forty-three pis.?
which were hand fed corn, miner
al. and protein supplement until
! four months old. These pigs then
hogged down four acres of corn
! pnd were marketed at an average
' age of seven months and at an
average weight of (wo hundred
pounds The Browns now have
fifty-six pigs showing better grow
th than they did last year by hand
feeding on a self-feeder on pas
ture.
Around twenty cattlc are fed
and sold each year. A herd of sheep
also produces several lambs and
some wool for sale. Poultry and
egg sales total near $1,500.
The income from nine-tenths
acre of tobacco was $965. Rye,
potatoes and truck crops sold
brought in another $500.
The brothers have increased the
production of their farm by crop
rotation, fertilization, utilization
1 of manure and other approved
( larm practices until they have one
of the most productive farms in
this section A twenty-year farm
loan was paid in seven years.
Through field selection of seed
corn over a period of years, a
I strain of high yield producing corn,
I known locally as "Brown's Big
River Corn", has been developed
| oy the family. Many local farmers
' set their seed corn each year
! from the Browns. One grower his
used this strain as one of the par
j cnts in producing N. C. T-20 hy
I brid seed corn.