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Library Observes Book Week 14-20 \.:,onal Book Week will be ob M ri| by Murphy Carnegit library November 14-20 The theme for tli.s year- observance is, "Books h " the Story", and in connection w;:!i the theme the following quo it! on from Frederic G. Melcher being used "Everyone loves a story, and the place to find stories ;n in books. When we have plenty of books around us. books of our own and books on the long shelves ,-! libraries and schools, there can l>, no dull hours. We become a<l\ cnturers in the past, compan ions in the exciting present, and builders of the future." This is the 29th annual obser vance of Book Week. Miss Josephine Ileighway. li brarian. announces that special dis j)i iys of new books will be arrang ed at the library; also, memorial books will be on display. The triginal drawing of Blue Ridge Billy by Lois LenskJ, given recently to the library by Miss Lenski. will be one attraction. On Tuesday evening at 7:30 Murphy Woman's club will meet at the library for a Book Week pro. rain, with Mrs. Helen Kittrell of Bi vson City. Mrs. Harry Miller and Mrs Margaret Mauney taking part The library board will act hostesses for this meeting Miss Fannie McLelland of the 1- oik ehool will give a puppet *how on Saturday. November 20. at 10 a m. for the children. Mi-.s Ileighway states that she Iiojhs the public will visit the library frequently during Book Week Union Service To lie Held For Thanksgiving The ministers of Murphy have planned tor a Union Thanksgiving <?? to be held at First Baptist church on Wednesday evening. \o. - mber 24, at 7:30. when the Kt \V H Hampton, pastor of Fr? e Methodist ehureh, will preach. Special music will be lurnished Ijy the combined choirs of the churches. Offerings brought to the ser \.ee* whether clothing, food or money, will be used for the un fortunate in this community. SELLS SHOPPE Mi Robert Heid has sold Mur phy Dross Shoppe to Mrs. Louise He . is of Andrews Mrs. Reid will spend the winter in Florida. rhe Rev. .1 Alton Morris visited h:s mother. Mrs A A Morris, who ill in an Anderson. S. C . hospi tal last Friday and Saturday. Arthur Heinrich Back From Europe Arthur Heinrich. manager of ! Cherokee Lumber Corp., recently I returned to New York from a I business trip to Europe The trip | was made by plane, and ho visited 1 Belgium. Holland. France and j Italy He is now in New York on business. "God's Way" To Be Tate's Subject The subject of his sermon for Sunday morning at 1 1 o'clock as announced by the Rev T. G. Tate, pastor of the Presbyterian church, will be Clod's Way". Sunday fchool will convene at 10 a. m. At 7 p. m. the Presbyterian Youth Fellowship will present a j special program celebrating Assem | bly's Youth Night. All parents and friends are especially invited to at tend. Reiger Speaks At Murohv School k ? On Wednesday, November 3. the ludents of Murphy High school heard an address by A. D. Keiger. who made a talk on the T V A Dams Mr. Heiger is an official of the T. V. A . who opened an office here in connection with the acquisition of the land necessary for the Hiwassee Dam Project. He has worked almost continuously lor twelve years with the Land Division or with 'he Reservoir] Properties Division* Mr Heiger told of the construc tion of T V. A dams around Mur phy and in neighboring states: he explained the cause for spending millions of dollars for constructing I* these great dams: and he also told how Cherokee county was estab . i i sited in 1839 by Knglish. Dutch. | Scotch and Irish This informa ' tional lecture included many in j tercsting stories of Murphy and Cherokee county. After Mr. Reiger s speech a film The Tennessee, was shown. It told n color the story of the develop ment of the Tennessee River and the building of dams which pre i serve land, prevent floods, and | make more industries possible OFFICE CLOSED The drivers' license office in Andrews will be closed Saturday j of this week. An examiner was j in the office Thursday of this week instead of Saturday. Bulldogs Victors Over Robbinsville By 20 to 7 Count By PORTER GRIGGS 1 he Murphy High Bulldogs up i he dope bueket here last Pi lay night when they handed a '?i-'hiy favored Robbinsville eleven the short end of a 20 to 7 score before a small crowd that braved , the muggy weather to watch the ^ Kami-. Coach John Dulin's touchdown happy Bulldogs started things lolling early in the second quart- j t . by driving 75 yards for their , lirst tally. Pieklesimer went over j un a five yard plunge and Alexan der added the extra point to put | Murphy out front 7 to 0. Again in the second quarter . Murphy s Frank Alexander scored , the second touchdown by taking a Hand off and scampering 17 j ' ar(ls to pay dirt to climax a 60 : afd drive The extra point was no good and Murphy took a 13 to (' half timo levad. ^ith added steam the Bulldogs nart?d the second half by driving l^e Blue Devil 17 only to lose c ball on downs. On an ex change of punts the Bulldogs marched 45 yards for their final tally, \gain it was Alexander who went off tackle to score. A pass irom Thompson l<> Meroney was good and Murphy led 20 to 0. Hobbinsville's lone marker came in the final minutes of the game when Jordon went around end for .'our yards and the tally He also idded the extra point. Operating smoothly from their tricky T" formation the Murphy eleven outrushed the visitors 288 ' ards to 120 Murphy rolled up 11 first downs to 9 for the visi tors. and it was on passing that Robbinsville held the edge in statistics, completing 2 for 11 for 78 yards while the Bulldogs com pleted 3 for 5 for 48 yards. Frank Alexander and Ralph IMcklesimer were the big wheels :n the Murphy attack while Dock cry. Meroney. and Pendley were the defensive stars. For the Blue Devils Cook was the outstanding player of the eve ning. NKW TOWER DEVELOPMENT is this reser voir being built below Lake Aquone by Nantahala Power Co and will be called the Queen's Creek Dam Water will be tunnelled and piped several miles to generating plant. MAS ANNIVERSARY The Rev T Karl Ogg, pastor of Andrews Baptist church, who on Sunday will celebrate his third anniversary as pastor there Rev. T. Earl Ogg Celebrates His Third Anniversary At Andrews Church The Rev. T. Earl Ogg. pastor of First Baptist church of An drews. on Sunday will celebrate eis third anniversnn. as pastor of the church. In ilii- connection, the church has a goal of 225 for attendance at Sunday School Sun day morning and 140 for Training Union at 6:30 Sunday evening. The pastor will preach on. "What We Preach" Sunday morning and. Stairs from Death to Life". Sun day evening at 7:30. During the three years that Mr. Ogg has served the Andrews church there have been 07 addi tions by letter and 11?> l?> Baptism, making a total growth of 190 Three years ago there was an aver age" attendance of 93 in Sunday School. Last Sunda\ lliere were 203 present There was no Train ing Union three years ago; now there is an attendance of 111 The most progress of the church under the leadership <>f Mr Ogg iias been during 'ho pas! year, when 33 additions came b\ lettei and 60 by Baptism. Thirteen vcung people have dedicated theii iives to definite Christian service Mrs. T. A. Case Is First Woman Foreman In State Mrs T A. Case of Murphv made news this week w hen she hecarnt the first woman foreman of i grand jury in North Carolina .hidge lloyle Sink, presiding ovei the short criminal term Monday and Tuesday and another for cm cases today Thursday* said tha she was the first woman to sem a.s foreman that he knew of am believed that she holds this re con tor the state According to eour officials, she discharged the dut ics well, with fine credit to hei sex as Jurors 1 Mrs. Thelma Phipps was a busi j n ess visitor in Asheville Wednes 1 day. Symphony Drive Is Under Way The annual membership drivel" oi the North Carolina Symphony society began in Cherokee Coun ty this week, announces Mrs. B W Whitfield, chairman of the Symphony Committee for this J county. Mrs. Whitfield stated that | the Committee believes the local ? membership goal can be attained ( asily in view of the highly suc cessful appearances of the Orches tra last season, which stands, in fact, as something ot an epoch in | the Orchestra's histoid Among those assisting Mrs. > Whitfield with the drive in this county are Andrews Mrs. (?. W. Cover Mrs Bill Vis and Miss .Margaret Fisner: f'^achtree: Mrs Dock Sudderth: Martins Creek, Douglas Smith: Brasstown; Mrs W. W Holland: Hiwassee Dam .'ames Osborne. Murphy schools Mrs. J W Davidson: Murphy residential: Mrs John Bay less, j Mrs. James Ward Mrs. Hobarl j McKcever. Mrs Roy Stiles. Mrs j Mary Katherine Atkinson, Miss | Mary Akin. Min Harvey Wilson, Jr.. Mrs. R W Kasley. Mrs. Clyde Snced. Mrs Hugh Hensley. Mrs. Lewis Hodges. Miss Fannie De Weese. Mrs Kdgar Weaver. Mrs. 'John Posey. Jr.: Murphy business I district: Miss \ddie Mae Cooke. K. S. Bault. 11 Elkins. W. D King. Miss Toots Cook, Mrs. W E Studstill, and Min Kenneth Davis Miss Virginia Wolfe, public j school music teacher, will give Murphy school children music ap ! preciation lessons in preparation for the free concert for school children. "Not onlv was last season the (orchestra's m? ? successful tour." j >aid Chairman Whitfield, "but be- j cause of its n > .on-wide radio per-! lormances an<l out-of-State con certs. it had i i ken a major step j towards estab hing North C'aro i liita's reputaii' ^ ;> State of vital i cultural inten - i lie iviuie -?\ mi'iiuiiv in i in- I ' North Carolin Symphony, which iv scheduled ? > play here next spring, is a : ill replica of the Full Orchestra Composed of [ twenty-three musicians. ii in ( ludes the ton principal choirs of a large symphonic group. Playing to smaller towns and communities i.i? rained a vast . idience and li.i ^ a definite share i in prompting the appreciation of' ..real music- throtuhout the State' -especially in tin rural districts.' | The work ie 1 tie Symphony J i* accomplishing with the children 1 ? ei' the State i- ol outstanding im- j ? portance. Its free children's ( i 1 concerts are attended by thous- i . ! ands Last year 125.000 children j r heard the Orchestra, many of' ,* I whom never heard a Symphony ' 1 ' before Others were going back t ! for the second or third time, rc ? pealing the experience with an I added sense of enjoyment. Dr. I Benjamin Swalin. a teacher as t a ell as a great musician, has a J - i keen perception of a child's I i receptivity to music and his I afternoon programs are planned especially for young people of the elementary grades. Dr. Swalin discovered during (Continued on page 8) Deer Hunting To Be Permitted Six Days Soon The season on deer hunting will open November 13. Iti. and 17. and December 6. 7. 8 Boundaries are from Murphy back to (lay. Graham and Macon county lines, between Hiwassee Kiver and L'. S. Highway 19 No dogs will be allowed No extra hunting license is heeded for the deer hunting There is no open season at all in the lower end of Cherokee county Folk Festival Attracts Crowd From 21 Schools ! And Centers B.v Marguerite liidstrup A folk festival was held at the Murphy school last Saturday with f roups from 21 schools and com munity centers in Georgia. Tennes see, South Carolina and North Carolina taking part. Present were teachers, school principals, librarians, the recreation special ist under Georgia Extension Dept.. home agents, county superinten dents. elementary school supervis ors. older youth clubs, and of course, student v but h high school ?nd college. Just before 1 1 00. cars began to roll in from all directions; some had started before day light It was exciting to see the long line registering and to welcome old friends and new This was the seventh annual festival, although the first time it had been held in .Murphy In the early days when only seven schools were represent ed. it was at the Folk school, and later Hiawassee. Ga.. played hosts The idea is to have it in different places so that more people, through seeing, will appreciate the value of such wholesome recreation. Supt. II. Bueck welcomed the group to Murphy and expressed his belief in recreation, the spirit of which is cooperation instead of! competition. A lively song session followed, with calls for many favor ite* folk songs. The singing was led by Miss Irma Mittelberg. music teacher at the Cherokee Indian jchool and by Miss Edna Ritchie, itinerant recreation worker under the Council of Southern Mountain workers. Berea College. Berea. Ky Mis- Mary Hoi brook of the Folk School and Miss Eleanor Knotts. music teacher at the Kabun Gap school. Rabun Gap. Ga.. shared honors in playing for the singing Hid folk games I here was also a lovely exhibit oi handicrafts, mostly carvings. In the afternoon following folks games in the gymnasium there was more singing and the playing of recorders, an ancient end blown Continued on page 8 Lions To Launch Blind Seal Drive Tomotla Office Is Discontinued I lie Tomotla Post Office which I \ as operated for many years by the late .1 T. Hayes, has been discontinued, and patrons of the former office are now receiving i their mail on Marble, Route 1. j Mrs. Hoblitzell I Taken Bv Death On Wednesday Mr* Clara Elizabeth Hoblitzell. widow of George B Hoblitzell. died in an Andrews hospital at 5:25 a. m Wednesday. F uneral services were held this afternoon Thursday) at 2:30 o' clock at Andrews Methodist church with the pastor the Rev. C. C. Washam. officiating. Burial was in Andrews cemetery with I vie funeral home in charge. Pallbearers were W. D Whita ker, Edwin Bristol, Zala Adams, Clyde Jarrett I)i c o Van Gor- ? del*, and C. E White Surviving one ton Willlan t I Hoblitzell. two grandchildren, ! George Thomas and William Ken neth; two brothers. William A. ) Eubank of Oak Ridge. Tenn. ' James S. Eubank oi Asheville: five 1 1 nephews, one of whom is W. T. ' leas of Andrews, and two nieces. Mr; Hoblitzell was the daugh ter ol the late Minis and Fannie Eubank who came to Andrews 40 years ago. where Mr Kubank en gaged in the lumber business. She was married to George B iloblitzell who came to Andrews from Myersda pa . as superin tendent of the Andrews tanning Extract plant. He died January j 1<'' 1941 Their only daughter. vannie Sue. died several years ago at the age of 11 years In 1940 Mrs. Hoblitzell establish- ' ed the Fannie Sue Hoblitzell I memorial medal in honor of her j daughter This has been given | annually in Andrews Elementary | ? chool to the pupil having the ? highest four-year sehoolastic aver- j age for the last four years gram- ' mer grade work. Ministers Have 1 Meeting Monday Pile county Ministerial associa- ; tion had a luncheon meeting Mon day at Regal hotel and had as special guests the wives of the members Those present were: The Ro\ and Mrs T Earl Ogg Andrews: the Rev F K Davis. Ifa.vesville: I ho Rev and Mrs. \V li Hampton, the Rev and Mrs Alton Morris, tho Rev and Mrs- T G. Tato. the Rev. W B Ponnj. tho Rev. W II Heard or Copperhill. Tenn : Peyton G Ivie. Sister \ irgfnia Hethorington. and Miss Ruth Bagwell. For the purpose of expanding its assistance to the blind and visually handicaped people of Cherokee county. Murphy Lions Hub on November 15 will launch i blind seal campaign to raise funds W Frank Forsyth explain ed at the meeting of the club Tuesday night at the Methodist church. that seals are being mail id to several hundred citizens of the county .requesting that at least $1 be sent to the club for Lhe seals and to aid the blind pro gram Special contributions will t>e solicited, also. 'Be Thankful Ifou Can See is the theme of the campaign. Pictures of the donkey ball game >layed by the Lions last summer a ere shown by Glenn Patton. Howard Adair had as his guest, loscoe Wilkins, manager of Columbia Marble Co., and Dale L,ee had as his guest. Hobart Mc \eever. new Scoutmaster. Harry Bishop reported that the ittendance contest ended Tuesday light and that C. R. Freed's team von and will have a free meal at he expense of Dale Lee's team. Vew captains are P J. Henn and 3r. Harry Dickey. President R W. Easley. Jr., pre ;ided over the meeting. Overseas Parcels Should Leave By November 15 Although the public has been informed that Christmas parcels for members of the armed forces overseas should be mailed prior to November 15, there are indica tions that many persons contem plate mailing such gifts at a later Uaie '? ai >arcel post wii& the ?dea of securing prompt delivery. There is no assurance of delivery prior to Christmas Day of parcels mailed after November 15. accord ing to announcement made by Headquarters Third Army. Fort Mcpherson. The Departments of the Army .?lid Navy have advised that pres ent air lift capacities to the various overseas areas are being taxed to the utmost and it will not be pos sible to augment such facilities at this time. Heneo. any appreciable increase in mailings of air parcel post to sen* ice personnel overseas would result in such matter being transported via surface means with much later date of delivery than Intended by the mailer. Episcopal Church Lists Services Church school at the Church of the Messiah Episcopal church will be at 10:00 a m Sunday morn ing Morning prayer and sermon will be at 11:00 The Woman's \uxiliary of the Episcopal church will hold a busi ness meeting next week at the thurch The time will be an nounced later . Town To Allow No Taxi Cab Stands On Local Streets Thirt> days from last Monday there will be no taxi cabs parked .m l he streets of Murphy. The j l own council took steps Monday j r.ight to remove from the streets i 11 cabs that have been using the own's limited parking space for | lheir taxi stands They will be j, i veil thirty days to find new ?tands and move Several months ; :r similar action was taken by the council that was in office at 1 be lime, and Roberts Cabs then secured a private stand and lot. Others continued to stay on the streets. City Clerk John Bayless said that the city policemen have been given letters to deliver to the cab owners advising them of the council's action, and have been instructed to see that the law is complied with. Since a city bus is now operat ing in Murphy, the council voted to have space marked off with yellow lines for the bus sitops. ?.nd no other vehicles will be al i lowed to use this space for park ing. The council also passed a regula tion that no person nor persons v ill be allowed to use the streets or sidewalks in town for fruit or other stands, nor the sale of any article of merchandise. Violation of this provision will be regarded a* a misdemeanor and conviction ' will carry a fine left the discretion of the court.
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