North Carolina Newspapers

?*1 i$t0?L HSft HWMt %?e 77mw4M 7/<w tfm<0ee'' vol ,.?!,: 59 ? Nl'MBER 21 >11 Itl'IIV, NORTH CAROLINA, Till HSD.W . DECC.MBEK 9, 1918 TWELVE PAGES THIS WEEK Murphy Lions Club Blind Seals Sale Reaches $1,206 The Blind seal campaign being conducted by Murphy Lions club i,as brought i'i thus far a total of $1,206.10, announces the commit- ' lee. headed by W. Frank Forsyth, i Contributors the past week have | been as follows: | $25 each: Hitchcock Corpora tion. H. T. Hackney Co., Ragland Proa. Co. $5 each Swaim Mfg. Co.. Miner als and Metals Corp. Murphy Electrical Shop, Maltby Church. $3 each Herman H. West. $2 each. K. C. Wright. J. B Shields Mrs. G. W. Cover, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie McDonald. Cherokee County general office, Mrs. Ethel Lovingood. $1 each James J. Wood. C. W. Arnold. Ed Lambert. Mrs. Hay Matheson Luther Burgess, Neal Hay, Jr H L Martin. Mrs. Docia Clontf. T. L Martin. H. G. Jones. Airs. D B. Lunsford, George Crawford. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Beavers. H. C Forrester. Edwin Raxter. T C. Winkler, Tom Hay, Kenneth Ledford. Charles Kil patrick. E. S Burnett. H. H. Davidson Bass Walker. S. F. Tay Jor. .1 H Klingensmith. Henry Barnett J. H. Baker. Arnold Stiles. Max Smith. J. B. Brown. Lee Crawford. Vincent D Elster. D B Lunsford. Wayne J. Ed wards DeWitt Kimsey. Mrs. Ruth X Matheson Mark II Elliott. Ross Hughes. Mrs Mitchell Hawk. Moore Supply Company, II N. Welly. Charlie Gilley, Mrs. T. C. Thompson Jr Frank E. Dickey. Mrs. Frank E Dickey. Mrs. L. Hodges J K Hall. J. D Elliott. Fred Martin. J ?I. Wilson. Sr.. Allen McDorald. # I O. Palmer. Fred TJones. Mrs Cora Watkins. Mi* Decatur Pulliuni. W E. Craig. Vrs. Winston Craig. Roy Hughes. Claude \nderson. Rowland Tath ani, llillard McCombs. Joe K. Axle: \ |f stalcup. H E Bar nard \\ H King. Andy Dilling ham Mrs \rnold Derreberry. Jiwel Spivey. George Truett. Hobart McKeever. P. C Hyatt. Mr? P ( ll.vatt Jane Hill, Miss i)ai>y Howell. Bass Walker. Fred Hurt. Fred Stiles. B B. Morrow. Bt-n Morrow, Glen Y. Stalcup. W Davidson. Ben Mann. The Man ^ Shop Boyd Davis. A E. Har?.hau Frances Fisher. Home Agents Have Meeting The Western District Home Agents* association held their Christmas meeting in the club room of the S & W Cafeteria on Saturday night Miss Helen Hig don, new district chairman, pre >ided and presented the officers who will serve in 1949 as follows: Miss l/.ola Williams. Mitchell county, vice-chairman. Miss Nellie ? o Carter. Graham County, secre tary. Miss Ella Mae Crosby. Ashe county, treasurer. Committee apj>ointments were also read A report of the Nation al Home Agent's association held in Chicago November 28 through December 2 was made by the three delegates attending. Miss Helen Higdon. Mrs. Velma Beam Moore i'nd Miss Mary Cornwell. Dr Martha Norburn Mead, poet ?nd writer of Asheville. was guest speaker and gave several of her Poems and Christmas stories. Agents and guests attending *cre Mr and Mrs. Walter Moore, Hayesville; Howard Allison. Sylva: Miss Helen Higdon. Henderson ?Mv, Miss Nellie Jo Carter. Rob binsville; Miss Ella Mae Crosby. Jefferson; Izola WillTams, Bakers ville; Mary Johnston. Sylva; Pansey Deal. Bryson City; Anne Hay. Franklin: Evelyn Wiggins. Mor gan ton; Carolyn Cory. Franklin; Virginia Right. Hayesville; Louise Matthews. Murphy; Jean Steele. Marion; Ruby Lea Kizer, Marion; Mps- Mamie Sue Evans. AshevilPe; ?etty Ross Matheson. Boone; Marie Scott. Newland. Mary Corn Murphy: Margaret Smith. Jjaynesville; Anne Benson Prie'st. jevard and the guest speaker Dr. Mead. t> ? Military Funeral For Pvt. Ledford To Be Sunday Funeral services for Pvt. Troy Lee Ledford. 29, who died June 30, 1944 in Italy, will be held at Maggie's Chapel. Sunday. Dee. 12. i.t 2 p. m. with the Rev. Ham Cof iey and the Rev. Alfred Smith officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with full military honors by the Joe Miller Elkins Post of the American Legioni. Ivie funeral home is in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers will be: Hoyt Wal I Group, Bert Smith. Luther Car ringer, B. Sparks, Robert and El i bert Cook He is survived by the father, i Luther B. Ledford of Brasstown; two brothers. Lake of Brasstown. 'and Orden of Athens. Tenn.; five sisters. Mrs Pearl Jackson and Mrs. fclma Shore of Athens. Mrs. Truly Odom of Murphy. Route 2. Mrs. Hazel Town send of Culberson. ?*nd Mrs Gladys Postell of Diston. Oregon. . Pvt. Ledford enlisted Aug. 11. 1942. went overseas in January 1943. and died June 30 1944 He was with the Signal Corps in Italy. The body was brought to Murphy Monday Pedestrians Are Wnrned "Don't walk yourself to death-" And if you think you can't just look at the story of pedestrian | deaths that highlights the Novem ber traffic safety program of the Department of Motor Vehicles "There were 6 850 pedestrian deaths in 1M47 in cities and towns in the United States, and 3.450 in jural area- >aid !v L Gaynor. Jr.. of the Department's Highway Safety Division. "This is almost one-third of the total traffic fatalities last year according to the National Safely Council. And there were an additional 220.000 pedestrians injured in traffic acci dents. "So you can s?ee that it is all too easy, unfortunately, to walk your self to death, unless you keep alert. In North Carolina alone last year, out of 830 traffic fatali ties. 227 were pedestrians." Gaynor said the pedestrian safety problem is everybody's job. for everyone is a pedestrian at M>me time or another He listed the four main factors .n pedestrian accidents: 1 Nearly half of all pedestrian fatalities occur in the twilight or dark hours between 6:00 p. m. and midnight. 2 Nearly half of all pedestrian fatalities due to a traffic law viola tion on the part of the pedestrian involve crossing between intersec tions. 3. Almost 18 per cent of all accidents involving adult pedes trians occur when the walker is crossing against signal. 4. Twenty-four per cent of all rdult pedestrians killed had been drinking, according to 1947 state ' reports. Pedestrian safety is the Novem | her theme of the continuing safety educational program coordinated I by the Department of Motor Ve | 1 1 teles, and sponsored nationally by | the National Safety Council. Candlelight Service is 19th The Rev. J Alton Morris an nounces that Christmas services will be held at First Baptist church on Sunday evening. December 19 at 7:30 o'clock. It will be a candle 1'gh* service, and composed mostly of Christmas music. December 26 will be observed as Student Night, when colege stud mts will be asked to take part on a program at the evening service. Win DAY Contest CHICAGO ? Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright, national commander of the Disabled American Veterans, center, hands checks to James E. Nicker son, a former Army captain from Port Washington, N. Y., right, winner of $33,000 first prize in $50,000 DAV Service Foun dation puzzle contest, and Mrs. Madge Howard of Indianapolis, Ind. left, winner of $5,000 and a new automobile, as second place winner. Frank Alexander Scores In Friday's Optimist Bowl Tilt chosen to play in the Optimist Bowl game in Asheville: Frankie Alexander. towering backfield Hash, and Ralph Pieklesimer, .Murphy's heaviest player and full back star The boys arrived in Asheville Sunday and on Monday began liaily practice sessions. Alexander made the only touch uown for the Western Champions Awards of tiny gold footballs were made to all the players on both team.v Alexander received l.onorable mention for being the second outstanding player in the Optimist Bow! 1 'laying in mud and rain the All-Kastern and All-Western Opti mist Bowl teams fought to a fi to h draw before an estimated crowd i?f 2.200 fans at Memorial Stadi um in \sheville Frid.i> afternoon Five minutes after the players vent on the field they were so covered with mud that it wa> abso lutely impossible to see jersey i. umbers or even recognize the faces of the different boys. From the standpoint of a ball game. the second Optimist Bowl clash packed everything 'hat could he desired by tans said the spoils writer. The bo>* went out to win a ball game ami fought every m eo nd of the Hme They hit hard **nd never let up at any time due to the sad condition* under which they were playing Coach Bill Morn* Western r?iuad grabbed a six i><?rit lead mid way of the first quarter on a sus tained drive from their own 35 yard line. Taking an Fast punt on their own 35. Tommy Mitt ? ?l I Brevard* moved to the 45 From there he picked up 8 more and then hand ed off to Ted Jordan Robbinsville* who moved to the I ?-*< rn 27 for first down. On the first pla> from scrim- J mage Frank Alexander, husky Murphy High right halfback, snipped through left tackle, worm ed his way through the secondary and went over standing up for the ! touchdown He attempted to kick the extra point, bir he wet ball .slipped off his foot and fell far short of the cross bar Among those attending the Optimist Bowl game wen Mr and Mrs. John Dulin. Mr and Mrs. R. G. Alexander. Pegg\ Savage. Sally i Barton. Glenda h ie. Tommy Alex- ' ander. Carolyn Alexander. Billy j Barton. Barbara Xdams Mary Ix?u t Gordon. William Pcndley Jean Penny. Bobby Pi>n?j Billy Penny. F.illy Brandon. Juanita Chambers Betty Beal. Doris Mclver Anne Carringer. Bobby Alexander. Steve ' Crawford, and Larry Pose> RESIGNS J. .1 Hamilton has resigned as a member of Murphv town council giving as his reason the heavy duties required in his business. Capt. and Mrs Frank Swan. Mr and Mrs. Zala Adams and Mrs Joe Smith of Andrews were in Murphy Tuesday. Post Office To Be Open Saturdays Murphy Post Office will remain open all day Saturday. December ! 1 and 18, to serve the patrons for Christmas mailing states Postmas ter Howard \V. Mood\ Victor Raxter Is Re-Elecitu AAA Chairman The AAA delegates elected Dec 2 to the County Convention met in the Court IIoum* Friday. Dec 3 fit 2 o'clock and unanimously re elected the piv*ent County Com mittee compos< 1 of Victor Baxter, chairman: H It \IcNabb vice chairman: and II \ Wells, regular member; and on Monday. Dec fi. the County Committee met in the AAA Office .ul elected Ralph Shields secret. 1 1\\ and Mrs. EvaNell Lauria, treasurer of the Cherokee County A. C \ Mrs Romie A Trantham was retained as princi pal clerk. Silk Screening Is Demonstrated By RAMON \ BATES The Hiwassre Dam 4-11 club mot .Monday afternoon Miss Mary Cornwell. home demonstration agent, was not p. >ent. as she was ;n Chicago. The group miu a few songs at the beginning of the meeting The girl who has been serving as song leader has moved so the group elected Ramon - Hates to fill that place. Miss Louise Matthews, assistant home agent, gave some demonstra tions on "silk screen painting" She showed process, kind of ma terial to be used how the designs are painted on the material, mix ing paints, how paint is applied, how to clean the screen and sever al different samples of designs. The club is hoping to buy one The design can also be used 011 Christmas cards, stationery and w rapping paper. Scouts Repair Tovs For Needv ? ? The public - giving generously to the Boy Scou's old toys" drive, states Scoutmaster Hobart Mc Keevcr. The Scouts have secured tSie old Fair building in which to .epair the toys If any person knows of a needy family with children who would < njoy some new toys, he is asked ' 0 contact Mrs. Frank Dreher at phone 139 or Mrs. Hobart Mc Kcevcr at phone 331. 4-H Delegates To Chicago Enjoy Talks, Parties, Shows By MARY FARMER ? What could be more wonderful j than spending a week in Chicago > 3t National 4-H Club Congress? j Making new friends, hearing speeches and music, seeing movies and feasting were included in the daily routine of Dorothy Shields, i Devero Martin, and the writer, the delegates from Cherokee county. With 1 300 4-H members lrom 47 states, .Puerto Rico. France, Mexico, Alaska. and Canada they heard inspiring talks on the "Fields of the Future." ' The Happy Life with Self and Family," and "The 4-H Club Member in World Affairs." While in Chicago the group was t ntertained by such people as Fred Waring. Bert Lacaster, and Judy Canova. They saw the premier showing of Wait Disney's "So Dear To My Heart" and Glen McCarthy's "The Green Promise. They were entertained in the Grand Ballrooms of the Stevens, Drake. Blackstone and Edgewater Beach hotels and the Palmer House. The highlights of the week were a friendship party in the Trianon ballroom and the 4-H Club Parade at the Stock Show. The entire group attended ser- ' vices at the Chicago Temple v here they were recognized by states. On Sunday evening they were guests of the Sunday Eve ning Club Fred Waring dedicated his ne\\ song "A Place in the Sun" to the 4-H Clubs and gave each girl a | copy. The Congress ended with the Annual 4-H Club banquet given by the national committee on boys' ; nd girls' club work in the Grand Ballroom of the Stevens Hotel, t he * headquarters for the week's ;<ctivitie* Miss Mary Cornwell. home agent, attended the National Home Agent's Conference at the Same time Last Rites For Pfc. J. E Dockerv Held Thursday Funeral service* for Pfc. James K Dockers . who died \ugust 4. 1945. in a hospital in Italy, were eld Thursday a! 2 p. m at Bates ( "reek, with the Res W P. Elliott ctficiatinK Burial was in the church ceme tery with military rites by the Joe Miller Klkins Post of the American liegion I vie funeral home had charge of arrangements Pfc. Dockerv was born Decc ni ter 1 1924. the son of Mr. and a! iv Hoi I in c; I>ockery, Murphy. Haute 3 He enlisted in the Army \ir Force September 3. 1943. spent one year and four months overseas ;.t the Thin! Army Air Base in Italy He is survived by his parents, ?hree sisters. Misses Betty Kate. Julia Marie Dockerv. and Mrs Dorothy Davis, all of Murphy Houte 3; five brothers. Andrew. Lloyd. Dennis and Glenn of Houte !? Murphy, and Olen with the U. S Army in Germany Frank Almond Heads His flub The Martin's Creek 4-H club met in the school auditorium on Thurs day. December 2. with Miss Louise ! .Matthews and Mack Patton in charge of the meeting Plans for next year's projects ! were discussed and the following officers were elected to serve the ' club in 1949: I*resident. Frank Almond: vice-president, Lial Car linger; secretary and treasurer. I^Iane Stalcup: song leaders. Alline Owenby and James Crisp: repor ter. Jerry Ruth Smith I BAYLESS KILLS i FOt'R POINT DICER John Bayless and John Posey. ,'r . went deer hunting Monday at i'cachtree. John Bayless killed a four-point buck which weighed I1C pounds. Christmas Seal Sale Progresses The Christmas Seal Sale is progressing nieely with Mrs. J. W. Davidson and Miss Juliette Pegues directing the sales in the grammar school and the high school, re spectively, states Mrs. C. W. Sav age. Chairman It is hoped that all seals may be sold by the time srchool closes for the holidays, she says. Three fourths of every dol lar's worth of seals sold stays in the county for use for the relief of tubercular patients. Hunters Urged To Use Safety Regulations Hunters, examine that box of ammunition carefully! What you find may mean the difference be tween plentiful game and good hunting, or game destroyed by for ist fires caused by human care lessness One of the things that will determine this, says District Forester Chas. C Pettit. Jr.. of District Nine, is how well each hunter reads the pamphlet. "Ten Commandments of Safety" includ eded in each box of ammunition made by members of the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufac turers' Institute Co. Forest War den Burnett points out that the Institute urges all hunters to ob serve the safety rules found in the boxes of ammunition, and to pay particular attention to a mes sage on the need for the preven tion of forest fires. The fire prevention message , says, in pari 'Forest fires not only destroy lives, homes, timber, and crops they also destroy wild- [ life, thereby reducing and limiting j hunting pleasure Ordinary pre- 1 cautions can eliminate 9 out of 10 forest fires But precautions can not be left to the other fellow It's up to you to do your part in ob serving the simple rules which will prevent forest fires and maintain hunting opportunities for all sportsmen " Three Local Men Bring In Deer Three Murphy men had the thrill of killing deer Monday. Verlin Crisp R A. Martin and lohn Bay loss were the lucky hunt ers. Many others took advantage of the short deer hunting open season but the above three arc the only ones in Murphy that have been reported to the Scout as being able *o "bring home the venison" Funeral Is Held For Mrs. Ledford Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p. m. at Liberty Bap tist church for Mrs. Stella Ledford. 'i7. who died Saturday in a North Carolina hospital after several months' illness. The Rev. Sam Wolfe officiated, assisted by the Rev. W B Hankins Burial was in the church cemetery with Town son funeral home in charge. She is survived by her husband. Winford Ledford of Liberty; her father. Marion Birley of Jellico, Tcnn.: two half brothers and two half sisters. -CHRISTMAS > 1948 FIGHT TB Buy Christmas Seals Jane Sneed To Appear In "The Messiah" By Mercer Choir Miss Jane Sneed, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Neil Sneed of Mur phy. who is a member of the Mercer University chapel choir, '.sill appear with that chorus in the annual presentation of Handel's "The Messiah" Monday and Tues day Evenings. December 13 and 14. at eight o'clock in Macon. The performances will be under the direction of Dr. Arthur L. Rich, with Mrs. Arthur L. Rich at the organ. The chorus will number 125 and the soloists will be Natalie Dyer, soprano of Macon, Frances Lehnerts. contralto of New York. Thomas Johnson, tenor of New York, and John MacCrae, baritone of New York. The oratorio will be presented in the First Baptist Church of Macon, and not in the Willingham Chapel as customary, since the extensive renovations of the Uni versity Chapel will not be com pleted at that time. Legion Auxiliary (iuest In Home Of Mrs. DeWeese The American Legion Auxiliary of the Joe Miller Flkiits Post No. 9f> met in the home of Mrs. Bessie E. DeWeese on November 30. The following officers were in stalled by the outgoing president. Mrs. H. H. Foard President, Mrs. Hubert E Cheney: first vice president. Mrs Joe Hamilton; second vice-president, Mrs. Harve Elkins; recording secretary. Miss Emily Sword; corresponding secre tary. Mrs. Donald Morris; treasur er. Mrs. J L. Hall: historian, Mrs. Clyde Gennett sgt at arms, Mrs. David King. The president then read the names of the new committees for the coming year. They were; child welfare. Mrs. Frank Crawford; membership. Mrs Joe Hamilton; rehabilitation. Mrs W. E. Sigmon; Poppy. Mrs Harve Elkins; music. ?Irs Tom Axley program. Mrs. Annie Lee Foard community ser vice. Mrs. Fred Johnson Jr.; new icporter and publication, Miss I Fmily Sword and gold star mother, i Mrs Luzenia Queen. Mrs. Donald Morris reported I that three gifts have been sent to ; Mrs. Alexander for distribution . niong Ihe soldiers at Oteen. She | raid that at least one gift each , n.onth is to be sent. A report by the treasurer was ! then given j The cook ln>oks which the auxiliary had printed from local ??wipes were shown and discussed. These books will be on sale at I Murphy Electrical Shop. Murphy (lift Shop. Franklin Motor Co.. and I by different Auxiliary members. The Auxiliary deligate, Mrs. ! Cheney, gave a report on State | American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary convention held I in Ashcville in September. Shirley Bates and Judy Nichols ; played a piano duet "Come Thaw Almighty King". The meeting adjourned until January 14. 1949. when it will meet | with Mrs. Joe Hamilton. I Refreshments were served by the hostesses. Mrs. David King and | Mrs. Robert Cheney. Rev. R. E. McClure | Preaches Sunday The Rev. R. K MeClure, execu | five secretary of Ashevflle Presby | levy, will preach at the I'resby I tcrlan church here Sunday morn I ina at 11 o'clock. Sunday school will meet at 10 | a m and Youth Fellowship at , 6:30 p. m.