Hp m 1!!$# lifSft wktt Hwwt FOOTBALL GAME Murphy vs. Hayesville Friday at 2 P. M. yoTlW: 50 - NlSlBERl* Ml RPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, Tlll'RSDAV, NOVEMBER IK, 1948 FIGHT PACKS THIS WEEK Lions Blind Seal Campaign Started The Blind Seal Campaign con-' ducted by Murphy Lions Club is rettin? off to a fine start. Wednes day afternoon the club had receiv ed ]19 contributions which s most unusual as the seals we only j mailed Tuesday. In nam ^s of letters received by the -phy Lions Club in this dri' .ere statements such as "I am to have the opportunity t< in this worthy cause", and "* s lor letting me be a part wonderful work." Listed below are names of tnbutors received through Wed: day Porter Axley l.l Robert Patillo l.Ot Posey Adams 100 Owenby Mfg. Co. 5.00 T. G. Tate 1.00 Bessie Deweese 1.00 R B Ferguson 1.00 Mrs. P M Reagan 1.00 Mosteller Radio Shop 1.00 Cherokee Pontiac 1 .00 Joe Ray 2.00 Davidson & Mclver 1.00 w M Lay l .oo James Bryson 1 .00 Jiobert M. Hannah 1.00 T J Mauney 1.00 \V P CKlom 1.00 Mrs. K H. Foard 1.00 Weiss Dept. Store 1.00 Clyde Pat toil 1.00 h E Cannon 2.00 Luther Sutton 1 00 Mrs Henry Holloway 2.00 lk'lt'M Mi-Pherson 110 Gim Nichols 1.00 L B Nichols 1.00 Clyde Watson 1.00 Y W Abernathy 1.00 Carl Quinn 1.00 Mrs S K Quinn 1 00 Mrs John Cabe 1.00 R F Roberts 1.00 L. M Shields 5.00 C. E White 1.00 Mrs A V Wet. 1 00 Mss Luclle Barnett i.00 c W. Clayton l.oo Mrs J M. Baity 1.00 Mrs Jessie C\ Woods 1.00 Fred Mashburn 1.00 W.J Barton 1.00 Luther Beavers 1 .00 Lloyd Hendrix 5.00 Farmers Federation 1.00 A L Martin 1.09 Cloe Moore 1 .00 G E. Rich 1 00 Parker's Drug Store 1.00 Frank Forsyth 5.00 C F Plott 1.00 Mrs Paul Simrns 1.00 Waltei Whi taker 1.00 (' Gray 1.00 Iverett Knglish 3.00 Elmer Stiles 1.00 Meil Davidson 1.00 Texaco Service Station 5 00 Chandler-Reese Auto Co. 5.00 Sgt K R. Coon 1.00 Mrs. R H Hyatt 1.00 Fred Barton 1.00 Arnold Bryson 1 .00 * H Murray 1.00 B H Mintz 1.00 Mr.v Ralph West 1.00 Rev c. C. Washam 1.00 Vance Wilson 1.00 Stanley Green 1.00 Cyrus White 1.00 Cherokee Furniture Store 1 00 FranK Hampton 1.00 Georye R. Anderson 1-00 ft' B W Whitfield 3.00 Firestone Store 1.00; Cherokee County Jail 1.00 1 Mrs Dot Cooper 1.00 Vincent Stiles 1.00 } J'W Cornwell 1.00 | Mrs R A. Dewar 1.00 Axley. Jr. 1 00 B 1' Grant 1.00 l'e'' Hughes 1.00' J W. Battle 1.00 R- Martin 1.00 I (Continued on page 8) Funeral Held For Mrs. McMahan funeral services were held Sun- 1 % al Camp Branch church at I ?^antahala for Mrs. Mary Ixiuisa McMahan 9fi. widow of Lee Mc Mahan. who died Saturday at 7 1 m. at her home at Nantahala. *Uer two months' illness. The 1 R(,v Carl Denny officiated, and burial was in Union Hill cemetery ?>th Ivic funeral home in charge. 1 She was a member of Old Briar !?Wn ^urch for 75 years, and had | Ved ?n Macon county all her life. {> Supt. H. Bueck P T A Speaker The Murphy Parent-Teachers as sociation will meet on Monday evening November 29. at 7:30 at I Murphy school, with Supt. H. Bueck in charge of the program. Prior to the regular business ses sion and talk by Mr. Bueck, a community sing will be led by Mrs. W B. Penny. %mer Principal iken By Death Bueck received a message v from Mrs. O. W. Deaton ?ston-Salem that her hus bo >1 lie Wade Deaton had pa? iway Sunday night at the Vet* Administration hospital at F mile after a year's ill ness. Mr. i on. who was 41 years of age. principal of Murphy high srh' or a number of years. At th( of his death, he was trair. nr and special re habilitation eer for severely disabled vet with the Region al Veterans A<" .inistration office in Winston-Salem He was a native of Biscoe and wts a graduate of Elon College. He served in the Navy during World War II and was discharged s a lieutenant, senior grade. Funeral services "" re held at Mount Gilead Met hoc >t church . t 2 p. m Monday. He is surviv ed by the widow, and an infant son. Optimist Bowl Game Is Dec. 3 ASHEV1LLE ? Willi the coach ing staffs already selected and player nominations coming in at a fast pace, officials of the second annual Optimist Bowl Game are looking forward to a capacity turnout when the All -Western and All-Eastern High School squads c ash in the second annual gridiron classic at Memorial Stadium on December 3rd "Pete" Peterson, capable Mor ganton high mentor, has again been named to head the All-East ern coaching staff, and will have i s his assistants Art Ditt of Mar ion and Don Hipps of Forest City. The All- Western staff ot mentors is headed by W. H. "Bill Morris of Sand Hill, and includes James Barnwell of Sylva and Stewart Farmer of the Asheville high Maroons. As the date nears for the coaches and committee to pick the two squads, interest in the game is increasing and ticket sales are moving at a rapid clip. General Chairman Bobby Hipps and his committee have been working hard the past two weeks making all game arrangements. Players of both squads will bi quartered at the George Vander bjlt Hotel. The All-Eastern out fit will practice at Memorial Stadium and the All-Western squad will hold its drills on the Lee Edwards High School field. Chairman Hipps has announced that his committee will meet with the coaches at the George Vander- 1 L>ilt Hotel Sunday. November 14. at which time the two squads may be selected. Teams are permitted to nominate as many as two lines men and two backs for the game, but not more than two players from any one W. N. C school will be picked to play. The players will report to their coaches on November 28 to prepare for a i'our-day practice schedule. Episcopal Church Lists Services The children's choir of the Episcopal Church of The Messiah will practice Saturday at 10:00 at the church. Sunday School will be Sunday morning at 10:00 followed by l church service at 11:00. Locr' CXGP Program Feeds Children r?K- - i Farm commodities now being contributed in this state to the Christian Rural Overseas program (CROP) will be distributed over seas on the basis of need alone, with much of it going to children such as those shown above, according to John D. Metzler, national CROP chairman. -i?mwirx ? ? ? These five Chinese orphans recently were picked up on the streets by CROP'S sponsoring church agencies, and are now being nursed back to health, although their ribs still stick out like ridges on a wash board. Children, widows, the aged, and those in pre-tubercular cen ters are among those who benefit most by CHOP contributions ? which are distributed in 43 different countries. More than a score of states, including this one, will have as sembled trains of food for CROP by late November or December. The effort is nationwide and is sponsored by Catholic Rural Life, Church World Service, and Lutheran World Relief. State Patrolman Ferguson Seriously Injured By Gunshot Rutherford County Hospital ? physicians Saturday gave State Highway Patrolman, Hayden Fer guson. Jr.. 22. of Murphy, an even ehance of recovering from pistol wounds suffered early Friday night ir the Pea Ridge section about 12 miles northeast of Rutherfordton Patrolman Ferguson was shot iwiet . one bullet passing through the left lung and another grazing his stomach, when he was running ! after a man officers identified as Coin Daves 46-year-old farmer and iurniture factory' employe. Fergu son and Deputies A M. Beam. W H Griffin and Bernie Snyder. Rutherfordton police chief, had gone to Daves' home to investigate complaint according to Patrol man Victor Aldridge. He was quoted as saying that Daves ran lrom the house and that Ferguson followed and after he had been shot twice, he grappled with Daves i nd held him until help arrived it was stated. Daves is being held in Ruther ford county jail on an open charge pending the outcome of Ferguson's injuries. Daves i> employed in Morganton. Ferguson, son Hayden Fergu on. superintendent of the Peach tree prison camp, and Mrs. Fergu son. had finished State Highway Patrol school September 1. and has been stationed in Rutherford county since that time Mr. Garrett Claimed Bv Death Robert Truett Garrett passed awaj at his home, Hayesville, Route 3. Tuesday, after three days , l'lness. Funeral services will be held at Philadelphia Baptist church at 2 30 p. m. today 'Thursday with the Rev. F. E. Garrett officiating. Burial will be in the church ceme tery with Townson funeral home in charge. Surviving are the father and mother. Mr. and Mrs Henry Gar :?tt: eight brother-:. Kenneth. John. Wayne. Muriel. Deward. Delta. Elgin, and Roger: one sis ter. Irma. all of Clay county; his grandparents. Mr and Mi's \ E. J toll if ield. and paternal grandfath er. Isaac Garrett of Blairsville. Ga. SINGING TO BE HELD The third Sunday singing will i be held at Hangingdog Baptist .church on Sunday. November 21. 1 at 2:00. K _ Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morgan oi Montevallo. Ala., were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Mat tox. Parent Tried For Failure To Enroll Child In School One of the few cases to be brougt into court since the em ployment of a truant officer for Cherokee county, to get absentees in school, was Tuesday. November ' J) when Jim Hall of Ogreeta was cited to Superior court. The father stated that he had not enrolled hiv 12 year old son in school because of financial disability. The ju<Ue directed him to the county Welfare Department. He was found guilty and given until Monday. November 15th. to j.et his son in school. The judge stated that if he did not comply with the orders of the court he would be lodged in jail. Pie Supper To Be At Bellview A pie supper sponsored by the Bellview Home Demonstration club will be held at the Bellview Com munity Room at 7 00 on Novem ber 19. Proceeds will go to the County Council ot 4-11 Clubs and Martin's Creek school Boy Scouts To Collect Old Toys The Murphy Boy Scouts are go ing to play Santa Claus this Christmas by collecting old toys and repairing and painting them to be given to under-privileged children. They will launch their campaign Monday, November 22, at 3:00 by tending eighteen Scouts with two trucks to collect any old toys they can. Collect any old toys you may have on hand the boys say, "No toys too old or too broken". Methodists To Have Canvass Of All Members Beginning Sunday, November 21, ?nd continuing through Sunday, November 28, the First Methodist church is having its Every Member Canvass drive. All members of the church are asked to sign a pledge card stating the maximum amount of money they will agree to pay to the church budget for the conference year 1948-49 also to sign a tithing covenant card, thus becoming a tither this year. Members are requested to re main at home Sunday afternoon between 2:00 p. m. and 4:00 p. m.. so that the stewards may have the opportunity to call on them and ask them to sign either the pledge card or the tither's covenant, or both if they prefer. Penny Announces Sermon Topics Rev. W. B Pennny announces that his sermon topic for Sunday morning will be "The Art ol Own ing". Church school at First Methodist church will be at 9:45 < m . Youth Fellowship 6 30 p m.. ; nd ? veiling worship at 7:30 p. m Mr. Penny's sermon topic for Sun cay evening will be The Courage ous Man With A Hard Task" Mrs. Burrell Taken By Death j Mrs. Frank Burrell died at an Andrews hospital Wednesday morn ing after an extended illnes> She is survived by the husband. ? one daughter. Clara Hope: one ! *on. James with the L S Army ' n Germany; her parents. Mr. and I Mrs. John Cantrell; three sisters, . Mrs Irene Martin of Atlanta. Ga . | ^1' * Inez Burch of Canton. Ohio, j . .-r.d Mrs. Juanita Davis of Yakima. ! Washington: three brothers. Fred ( of Canton. Ohio. O. H. of Brass , town, and Leonard of Fort Worth. | Texas. Funeral arrangements under ? direction of Townson funeral home I are incomplete pending word from the son in Germany. Bulldogs, Bryson Play To 13-13 Tie i On Armistice Pay the Murphy Bulldogs traveled ' ? Bryson City and before a crowd of 2.600 tied i the Maroon Devi!- 13-13. The Murphy Bulldogs received Ihe kickoff and u- re stopptd on their own .39 yjr.l line. From there Alexander and Pieklesimer drove the ball to : lie eleven. Alex andr then went around end for the score. The first try for con versions was good but a penalty ; annulled it. The second try was had. Later in that quarter the Devils were pushed deep into their own territory by the Bulldogs. They then kicked. The kick was taken by Jack Thompson on his own 45. Shaking off a tackier and picking up his enterference he ran the forty-five yard for a score. He also made good the extra point l.y a quarterback sneak making the score 13-0. Bryson City hold ing the nothing end. On came the second quarter and Murphy still held their handsome lead. About five minutes before the half the Maroon Devils drove I the ball to the two-vard line where ' they were held for two tries. With ' lime running out the Devils called a quick buck and Hyatt carried it over. Angel missed the kick and :ne half ended with Murphy lead ; ing 13-6. In the third period a Murphy fumble was recovered by Swain on the Bulldogs 21 which set up the J Swain high touchdown. Hyatt j carried off tackle from the 17 for the tally. Hyatt also made the extra point. The score might have been different if a brilliant 75-yard run i by L. Arrowood hadn't been call 1 ed back because of a clipping pen ! city which the referees called on | an unknown Bulldog. Hyatt. Dehart and Ensley led the Maroon Devils while Thomp 1 .-on. Alexander. Harding. Pickle si mer. Meroney, Doekery Fricks. Pe nd ley. Arrowood. B. Lovingood. i and T. Lovingood were outstand ing for the Bulldogs. ! The Murphy Bulldogs will play hayesville on Friday night Novem ber 19th. on their home field. Annual Meeting Local Red Cross Is November 30th Band Fund Now Totals 12,279 The Murphy school band fund now totals $2,279 and the follow ing contributions have been made this week: A Friend $20.00 Dr. A. J. Headriek $10.00 Chastain's Shoe Shop 2.00 Please give Mrs. Joe Hamilton or Robert Weaver any unpaid | pledges or contributions. Henry D. Akin Taken By Death < Henry D. Akin, 62. prominent j lumberman died suddenly of a i heart attack Monday morning j about 10 o'clock while at a local f laundry on business. j He was connected with Moore . Lumber Company of Vienna, Ga.. ^ and had been ill for a few days ^ before coming home two weeks ^ ago. He had been under the care ^ ot a physician here but had not ^ been confined to his home. Mr. Akin had spent most of his ] life in the lumber business. He : was the son of the late Mr. and ^ Mrs. Bob Akin, members of two i of the oldest and most prominent i families of Murphy. Funeral services were held ( Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the First Methodist church of which he was a member . The Rev 1 W. 15 Penny officiated and burial 1 was in Sunset cemetery- with Townson funeral home in charge. Pallbearers were: Frank Mauney. Fred Christopher. Paul H>att. Hadley Dickey. Jerry Davidson and R. C. Mattox. Surviving are the widow. Mrs. Margaret Meroney Akin: one son. Jack Barton Akin: one daughter. Margaret Virginia Akin, and two sisters. Mrs John Axlcy of Mur phy and Miss Hettie Kate Akin of Lumberton. Lochaby Funeral To Be Held Miss Cordia Lochaby. 55. died i.t her home in the Gum Log sec tion of Union county. Ga . Wednes day after an extended illness Funeral services will be held at Bell Creek Baptist church, today Thursday' at 11 a. m. with the Rev. Sim Martin and the Rev. Fielding Garrett officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Townson funeral home in charge Miss Lochaby had been an ac tive member of Bell Creek church since childhood. She is survived by three sisters J Mrs Bell Davis of Andrews. Mrs Mae Marshall of Canton. Mrs j Dortha Corn of Btairsvitle. Ga j fcur brothers. F. B. Lochaby of I Wisconsin. Grady L. Lochaby of I Blairsville. Leonard of lliawassee Ga . and L. F. Lochaby of Murphj I Final Rites Held For Mrs. Hollaway Mrs. Minnie Johnson Hollaway. age 58. of Gastonia was taken by death Sudav. November 14th. at 1:00 p. m. Funeral services were' held Tuesday at 11:00 at Peachtree 1 church with Rev. Jim Truett of ( Andrews, and Rev. W. A. Costner t.f Gastonia. officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with Crotters funeral home of Gastonia 1 in charge. Mrs. Hollaway is survived by her j husband. F. T. Hollaway: three sons. Hubert and Raymond of Gastonia. and James Vincent of Kanapolis. and two grandchildren. Mrs. Hollaway had been a mem ber of the Baptist church at Peach tree for about 14 years. Mrs. S. D. Akin is visiting her daughter, Mrs. George Powell, in Charlotte this week. The Cherokee County Chapter oi the American Red Cross wil! have an annual meeting on Tues day. November 30, to which all members of the chapter, including everybody who donated at least SI during the 1948 fund campaign, are invited. Tickets for the dinner will be sold in advance to those e'esiring to attend. Saturday, November 27. is deadline for securing a ticket. Mrs. H. G. fcllkins. chairman, Mrs. J. J. Hamil ton, and Mrs. Don Witherspoon compose the committee from which tickets may be secured. An outstanding speaker from \rea headquarters has been invit ed to speak. Officers will be Elected, and activities of the L-hapter will be summarized. The board of directors of the chapter met Thursday at Regal hotel, and W. D. Dibrell, general field representative, was speaker. Fie announced that Cherokee xninty is included in the Blood Program center that will be initiat ed in Asheville soon and stated hat a meeting for making further plans for the center will be held in Asheville at Coca-Cola Bottling Company on November 18 at 1:30 p. m. The following nominating com mittee was appointed by the chair man, Miss Addie Mae Cooke, who presided: H. Bueck. chairman; Mrs. H. G. Elkins and Sister Virginia Hetherington. Tate Announces Services What is That in Thine Hand"? is the subject announced by the Rev. T. G. Tate for his sermon Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at the Presbyterian church. Sunday school will meet at 10 a. m. and Youth Fellowship at 6:30 p. m. An offering will be taken at tifoe morning service for the Mountain Orphanage at Black Mountain. This orphanage was founded in 19U4 by the late Dr. R. P. Smith, and has had three homes since that time The capacity of the home is 28 boys and 28 girls, 56, and at present there are 25 boys and 26 girls While this orphanage is owned by Asheville Presbytery, there are more children from other churches than from the Presbytery. From Baptist homos there are 19: Methodist, six. Presbyterian, 10. Salvation Army, One. No church. i5 Kleven of them united with the Black Mountain Presbyterian church on profession of faith on October 10. Boxes will be placed in Murphy stores on Monday, marked for the Mountain Orphanage, where pack ages of food and clothing may be left for the Orphanage These will be taken to the Presbyterian church, and sent by truck the day after Thanksgiving to the Orpha? tge. $ Evans Funeral Held Monday Funeral services for Miss Martha Jane Evans. 60. who died at her home near Murphy early Sunday morning, were held Monday at 2 p. m. at Kairview Baptist church at Hanger, of which she had been a member for a number of years. The Rev. Alfred Smith and the Rev George Wilson officiated and burial was in the church ceme tery. with Townson funeral home ir. charge. She is survived by three broth ers. Lum, Will and Roland Evans, all of Murphy, and two sisters. Mrs. Gussie Young of Murphy and Mrs. Myrtle Holley of Alabama. A meeting for the parents of boys of the ages of nine and ten i years who are interested in re I organizing a Cub Scout Pact will lie held in the recreation room of the library at 7:30 on Monday, i November 22. To Be Held
