Beech Creek Homecoming To Be Held On July 6 A reunion and homecoming of farmer residents of the Beeeh Creek community which is now a forest preserve and watershed of Hiwassee Lake will bo held on or near the community church and school grounds on Tuesday. July 6. The program, which will begin at 10 a. m., and continue through the afternoon, will feature choir singing and quartets, with talks and messages by ministers and former pastors o f the Pleasant Grove church which was disband- ( ed ten years ago with the impound- 1 ing of Hiwassee Lake. Beech Creek js one of the tributaries of Hi was- ' see River. The grounds and cemetery with its few bodies that were not re moved to other communities, have been cleaned up and put in shape for the meeting. Dinner will be served on the grounds. An invitation is extended to all former pastors and residents who cherish the memories and associa tions of former years, where they attended school and church togeth er. a church which greatly influenc ed the lives of its people. A num- 1 ber of preachers have gone out from the church to various parts of the country. The final message of the morn ing will be brought by the Rev T. H Gibson, who was converted in the old church and began preaching at the age of 13 Now of Miami. Fla , he has held pastorates in Southern Georgia and Florida, his last pastorate being in Miami. The plaee for the meeting can be reached by the gravel road that intersects with Highway 294 near Lititia post office. In case of rain or bad weather, the meeting will be held the fol lowing day. July 7. SOCIAL SECURITY SERVICE V representative of the Ashe . ille field office of the Social Security Administration will be ,;t the Register of Deeds Office in Murphy al 1:()0 P. M. on July 1. There are two times for action in social security: <1' Every wage earner who has worked in a job covered by the Social Security Act since Decem ber 31. 1936 should contact the; nearest field office at age 65; and '2> Surviving relatives, or per- j mmis who paid funeral bills should , do so at once iu death cases This includes Relatives Of World War II Veterans Who Die Within Three \ ears Of Discharge, Resardless Of Emplovmen. Employers having one or more j employees, part or full time, are required to report wages paid, and j g:ve the employee a receipt fori deductions made. Harvesting of lima beans in ! .North Carolina will reach its peak about July 1. THE LOAN BEST SUITED TO YOUR NEEDS depends upon the purpose of your borrow ing. the size and nature of your income, and upon a number of other factors, all personal i :c you. , When ycu bring your financing problems to The Citizens Bank and Trust Company, every effort is made to arrange the kind of I loan that will prove most helpful in your particular circumstances. Th is bank is making most of loans? auto, personal. FHA Mortgage' and Moderniza tion, Collateral. Farm and Business? so come in and let us knew ycur borrowing needs. CITIZENS BANK and TRUST CO. Complete Banking Services SERVING SOI'TH WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA Murphy-Andrews-Rcbbinsville-Hayesville M mkr FYdrral Deposit Insurance < 'nrpr.rmtton Music Appreciation And Art Added At Young Harris In aa effort to expand offerings I in teacher education Young Harris ( ollege officials have made two ic'ditions in the curriculum during ! the present quarter. These courses , le public school art and music j opreciation. The program of the college, with | pecial emphasis on teacher educa j tion, includes the participation of lour new staff members: Miss Beth Call is. teacher of public .-ehool art Miss Jessie Strickland. Towns county instructional super visor who is teaching childrens' j l terature: Miss Hazel Gillstrap who comes to the college as dean of women: and Miss Margaret Hart, business manager. The training program for in-ser vice rural teachers shows enroll ment from the counties of Gordon. Fannin. Union. Gilmer, Towns, White, and Lumpkin. Stiles Member Of AACS Squadron The 14t>'h \ ACS Squadron will continue to operate under the new ly created Military Air Transport Service ;h it did under the Air Force's Air Transport Command, furnishing a communication link bctweer the MATS aircraft in flight, their destinations and home station-. operating the control tow er* that furnish landing instruc tions and traffic guidance for air craft in the process of landing: maintaining a GCA 'Ground Con ? dI Approach' system enabling air aft to land in heavy weather in .stead of flying added miles to a Sase with more favorable weather conditions, furnishing mainten ance teams to keep the equipment operating on a twenty-four hour, seven-day week basis; and an administrative section for the necessary reports of AACS opera tion The MATS began its official exigence Juno 1 by order of the .secretary lor many new air routes dur ing the war years. Speaking of the newly formed Military Air Transport Service. President Truman said. "The ? ;lablishment of the Military Air Transport Service toda> marks a major ? ffort in response to my desires ; >r unification within the Armed Sen ices". I*vt W les J Stiles, son of Mr ! and Mrs T Stiles. Suit, is now j Rationed with the 146th \ACS Squadron at Brook ley Air Force Base. Mobile Alabama. Between 10.000 and 12.000 North Carolina 4-H Club boys and girls ; re expected to attend camp for a \ eek durmg the summer Fifty-four farmers have entered the North Carolina 200-bushel corn content to date Prizes total $3,300. -- That engine will hum a song of power and economy . . . after an Oldsmobile tune-up. Factory methods, trained mechanics, genuine Oldsmobile parts . . '. these are the reasons our service is really "in harmony" with your Oldsmobile. Make a note now ... to bring your car in soon! Dickey Chevrolet Co. Phone 60 Murphy, N. C. Air Force Again Training Cadets Ready for take-off, on Air Force Aviation Cadet talks with his instructor before going aloft in on AT-6 training plane. He is a member of the new postwar Cadet Program which offers extensive pilot training to mentally and physically qualified single men between 20 and 26 Z% years of oge. Cancer Funds Exceede Quota North Carolina has exceeded its Loal of $200,424.57 in the 1948 drive lor funds to fight cancer. News that this state has topped its goal was released here today by Mrs. Goor-ie K. Marshall, State Commander, and John I) Larkins. Jr.. Trent >11 State Campaign Chairman. (' mplete figures are not as yet available, due to the fact that many counties are still work ing on their drixe and are as yet unreported xvith their totals, the Society officials said "We have never been in doubt about realizing our goal," Mrs Marshall declared, "because we had faith in our workers and in North Carolina's desire to help control the menace of cancer." Chairman Larkins said. "Cancer annually Killing approximately 2.600 men. women and children in North Carolina, and at least 900 ?>f those lives might be saved. When ?? e reduce these deaths we will I also counteraet the horrible fear shadow surrounding cancer. We feel North Carolina is doing its j part in this fight." More than $>0,000 of the total raised will be directed to the $5. 000.000 national research program te find the causes and cure for all J types of cancer The balance will defray the cost of the vital educa tional attack against cancer and the ? crvice program for cancer victims North Carolina is among the leaders in the United States, hav ing been in thirteenth place the l?ast two weeks, and with a strong ' possibility of going higher, accord ing to Mrs Marshall Within the state the most suc 1 i. -fill campaign was carried out I in Yancey County, where Com I mander Mrs. Lucius Smith and | Chairman Dover R Fouts raised S408.51 against their goal of $200.00 Mrs Marshall added that the Society's State Executive Com mittee will meet soon to outline the North Carolina Control Pro gram for the next twelve months. Mrs, R. Berrong Mrs Rosic McNabb Berrong, 79. j I died at her home in Hiawassee. i Ga.. June 17. after a brief illness , Funeral services were held Fri- j day. June 18 at lower Bell Creek church with Rev. Sim Martin offi- , dating. Burial was in the church ; cemetery. Survivors include: Three sons I John Berrong. Canton. Bon Ber rong. Rcidsville. Ga . Frank Ber- | long. Hiawassee. Ga.: four daught- . ors. Mrs Ix)la Ledford. Mrs. Neta j Owenby. Mrs. Bertha Beck. Mrs j Lassie Lockabee. all of Hiawassee. C.a. Townscnd funeral home was in | charge of arrangements. Kerr Scott's Sound, Sensible, Progressive Program Taxes ? Repeal sales tax on ALL food. Re move discriminatory taxes on farm machin ery. Bend Issues ? None, unless absolutely neces sary after huge surplus now in banks with cut interest is used. Roads ? Repeal 'mud tax' on farm-to-mar ket, home-tc-school and home-to-church reads. Stop political abuse of road building authority. Amend motor vehicle inspection law. Schools ? Save them by paying teachers liv ing salaries, reducing pupil load, and aiding ccnstruction of new school buildings. Health ? Carry out State Good Health Pro gram. Welfare -Better provisions for aged and in digent. Paroles ? Assure fair consideration of rights of ALL imprisoned people. Business ? Fair taxes and equal opportun ity. Labor ?A square deal. Veterans ? State service program second to none. Apostles At Singing On The Mountain LI NVILLE? Although he was as > ured his "notables" list included such powerful folks as Norman Cordon, operatic star, and Bascom Lamar Lunsford, Minstrel of the Vppalachians, Joe Hartley decid ed this year his Singing on the Mountain on June 30 needed bibli cal background. So lie just rounded up twelve venerable patriarchs, all with great long or great wide beards, to grace ;.nd give voice in the Tri-State Singing Convention, a singing preaching convention on the slopes : 01 Grandfather Mountain which I through the years attracts some 20.000 30,000 people from all over the Nation. The patriarchs will certainly sing, with or with out accompaniment from the scores of duets, trios, quartettes, etc : it i i.i likely they will do a bit 4 preaching during the day folks spread their picnic dinners i -omewhere within earshot of th, i -ome dozen ' preachin" platforms Especially to '"help Norman Cor. Jon iffen lie sings ". Uncle Joe 8o( the folks to put in public address systems from all the platforms; I.unsford. who is only 66. an