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 <?t National Defense The
b'?4inning of MATS brought to a
close the colorful history of the
Air Fore. ?? Air Transport Com
mand aid the Navy's Naval Air
Transport Sen* ice which blazed the
.va> 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.
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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<l
Uncle Joe and the apostles, whose
ages run from 78 to 90. couidnt
possibly need voice amplification
From a Sunday School conven
tion that moved outdoors. Singing
on the Mountain has grown in 1
little over a score of years to North
Carolina mountains' biggest event
1 ast year several national magazin.
is and a movie concern recorded
the day-long gathering of folks
ill every imaginable conveyance
In all its history, weather for
Uncle Joe Hartley's day has been
perfect? he says it will be again
1 this year.
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WALTER COLEMAN
Phone 124
Murphy, N. C.
Municipalities ? Financial relief by releas
ing State revenue from license taxes, help
ing maintain streets and rebating gas tax on
city operated vehicles.
Agriculture ? Improve marketing and diver
sification. Improve rural roads. Increase
rural electrification and telephones. Extend
farm research and education.
Democracy ? Repeal Gag Rule. Insure ma
jority rule on liquor and all other issues.
Natural Resources ? Develop for benefit of
ALL the people. Insure proper wildlife ad
ministration.
Go Forward With SCOTT The People's Candidate
( Paid Political Adv. ) Howard West