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assss m iuiiul ruoTtiiH in ntuimi fuurw (Ufrrnkrr Plant A Dogwood Tree This Month VOLUME 59 ? NUMBER 27. MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1949. TWELVE PAGES THIS WEEK March Of Dimes Is Under Way HEADS DRIVE ? Dr. Chas. O. Van Gorder of Andrews chairman of the March of Dimes which is being conducted in the county at this time. The county quota is $3,600 Dr. Van Gorder is a physi cian and surgeon and is associated with Dr John Rodda in operation of the Rodda-Van Gorder hospital. Two Murphy Women On Health Advisory Board DURHAM. Jan. 1 5? Twenty-sev en new members have been add ed to the Advisory Board of the North Carolina Good Health Asso ciation, Chairman John L. Moor- ' head, of Durham, has announced. Appointment of the 27 new ' brings the Advisory auth.. .aximum or 100 persons. Moorhead said. The new inetnbei* will serve for one year, until January 1, 1950. All other members of the Board have been re-appointed They will also serve for one year. The Advisory Board is composed ol leading citizens from through cut the State who counsel the Good Health Association on vari ous features of its program. The new members announced by Moorhead follow: Miss Margareft Ea wards. Charles Phillips and H. W. Kendall, all of Greensboro; Mrs. W. P. Few and I)r. C. Sylvester Green, both of Durham; and Henry Belk. of Goldsboro. Mrs. CI ill B. Bueck. and Miss Addie Mae Cooke, both of Mur phy; Reid Holmes. Harold Essex i nd Santford Martin all of Wins ton-Salem; and Harold L/ineberger. of Belmont. Mrs. R. S. Ferguson and Mrs. G. K. Garter, both of Taylorsville; Dr. Maynard Fletcher and Bryan Grimes, both of Washington; and Wade Barber, of Bittsboro. Also AJonao Edwards, of Hooker ton; Guy Hargett, of Riohlands; Hon. J. V. Whitfield., of Burgaw; Harry Straus, of Pisgah Forest; Holt MoPherson, of Shelby; Ed | Anderson, of Sparta; William Saun- j ders, of Robbins; Oscar Richard son, of Monroe; A. K. Barrus, of Kinston; and William Sharpe of Lumbenton. I Attend Advance Planning Meet The following people from First Methodist church. Murphy, attend ed the meeting of the conference program for the new Quadrenniuim of the Metihociist church, the theme of which is. "The Advance For Ghrisrt And His Church", in Ashe ville Tuesday: Mrs. J. H. Hampton. B V. Oarringer, Sam Lee David son, The Rev. and Mrs. W. B. Penny. The March of Dimes campaign is now in progress in Cherokee coumty ,and committees throughout the county are making solicita tion*. The county's quota is $3, 600. buit last week Dr. Chais. O. Van Goider, county director, had the following message from Dr. Ralph McDonald, state chairman: "I am afraid that we have set our goals too low in North Carolina this year. Our chapters in epide mic counties owe abouit $350,000 rigiht now in unpaid biis to hospi tals and doctors. Costs for the 500 still in hospitals are running about ?42,000 a week. The follow-up treatment of those who have gone home is in addition. We cannot possibly get through the year 1949 with less than $1,500,000 in our own chapters, even if we have no more cases. If we should raise only $1 000,000 our chapters' tieasuries would have only $500, 000 ? just one-third or less of the minimum we know will be needed. "It may be that, we are under estimating the willingness of Nortih Carolinians to give this year. Last year, after an epidemic, the people of Idaho gave an average of 46 cents per capita, and Idaho is almost all rural, with the people widely scattered. Our epidemic was much worse than Idaho's, and our people are easier to reach in this mild climaite. If we see every person in the state personally, our people will surely give generous ly" R. L. Craig Is i,ew Master Of Ranger Lodge 1 At a stated communication on j Saturday January 8. Montgomery I Lodge No. 426 A. F. and A. M.. I Ranger, installed officers for the | ensuing year. Past Master Robert Lee Keenum acted as installing officer and Past Master George B. Pox served as marshal. New officers installed were as iollows: Robert Lincoln Craig, master; Billy Brownlow McCoy. ' senior warden: Fred Pender Brendlc, junior warden; James C Evans, treasurer; Robert Gay Davidson secretary: J. Hampton I Monteith, senior deacon: Dewey | Edward Brendle. junior deacon; i Gay Hawkins, steward; Vincent ; Ditmore Elster, steward; and Wil | ham Johnson Sneed. Tyler. Morgan Preaches Here On Sunday The Rev. A. Rutus Morgan will bring a message at the Episcopal Church of The Messiah on Sunday. January 23. at 11 a. m. Holy Communion will be observed at this service. Sunday School will be at the usual hour. On Saturday. January 22. at 7 p. m. the whole congregation will have a business meeting and a dinner. I Ray Sims Is R. A. President The Intermediate R. A.'s of First Baptist church. Murphy, met Thursday. January 13. with Mr. and Mrs. Newell McDonald and officers for the coming year were ciected as follows: Ray Sims, presi dent; Bobby Boling. vice-president; Ralph Isen-hour. secretary; J. B. Hall. Jr.. and Billy Ramsey, mis sionary chairmen: Steve Crawford, recreational chairman. Two Teams To Donate Services At Game For Benefit Polio Drive "They will run so tihe children of Cherokee county can walk" will he the theme of the basketball ' ??cams scheduled to play in the Murphy gytm on Thursday, Janu ary 27, ait 7:30 p. m. Knoxville OHy Champions will play Murphy All-Stars, and all the receipts will go to the polio fund being collected by the Murphy committee. announces Hobart Mc Keever. chairman of the Murphy drive. The teams are contributing their services. Seagoing Hydrographic Office Each month more than 2,040,000 charts roll off the presses of the V. 8. Navy Hydrographic Office, living detailed, vital data on the harbors and expanses of the seven seas. U. S. Navy ships are constantly charting new segments of the oceans, new ports of call, new reefs and channels. Not only the Fleet, hot friendly mariner* of many nations profit by these charts. Above is the CSS Bowdoin, famous exploration snip formerly owned by Cmdr. Donald B. McMillan, Arctic explorer, which is still in active serv ice for the Hydrocraphic Office of the Navy. ? ( O Skill Htrr Under New Program For Education Cherokee Pays Less The State Education Commission^ program for the public schools of Cherokee county will cost an esti mated $604,124 next year, if the orogram for the state is p issed in ts entirety by the General As sembly. The estimate is based on an avenge annual salary of $3,0j0 for teachcrs: $300 per teacher for ether current expenses such as. i perartion and maintenance of schools, and instructional supplies ;?nd equipment and $350 per teacher to be used to bring school buildings up to date. The estimated revenue for ?chools of Cherokee from the County, including fines and forfei ture.-*. poll and dog taxes, and ad valorem, for the 1947-48 budget was liOJW or which $31,809 was for the Cherokee county unit: $6,000 for the Andrews unit; and S12.400 for the Murphy unit The sources and amounts were estimat ed: Fines forfeitures, poll and dog taxe^ Cherokee $2,902. Andrews $700. Murphy $2,000: ad Valorem Cherokee $8 768. Andrews $3,500; Murphy $7,400: and capital outlay rd valorem. Cherokee $10,229: An drews $1,800. and Murphy $3 000 In Che proposed educational pro gram of 90 per cent state and 10 per cent local participation in costs. Cherokee county would not have to expend as much as the estimated revenue for 1947-48. Only $25,300 would be required as compared with the 1947-48 figure of $40 299 The amount allotted to all Cherokee units, by the state, including transportation, for 1947-48 was $293 303, and the proposed allotment is $578 824. an increase of $285,521 Cherokee county has only .244 per cent of the total valuation of the Slate. The above figures are I estimated on that percentage. The numbers of employed state allotted teachers for 1948-49 were: Cherokee 57. Andrews 39. and Murphy 41. Under the proposed program the numbers would be: Cherokee 66. Andrews 45. and Murphy 47. a total increase of 21. Estimated cost of the proposed foundation orogram. exclusive of transporation for the three units is: Instructional salaries. Cherokee $19o000. Andrews $135,000, Mur phy $141,000; other current ex penses Cherokee $19,800: Andrews $13,500; Murphy $14,100; capdtal outlay. Cherokee $22 440; Andrews $15,300; Murphy $15,980; making totals of. Cherokee $240,240: An drews $163 800; Murphy $171,080. and a county total of $575,120 Of that $575,120. the county would be called upon to pay $25,300. and the state $549 820. I plus $29,004, for transportation. | making a total provided by the state of $578 824. and a total of $604,124 by both state and county. ? The Rev M. Clifford Liddell ot Atlanta was the guest of Mr. and j Mrs. C. W. Savage Saturday night I and Sunday. Olen C. Davis Taken By Death At Age Of & Olen C. Davis. 65. died in a Murphy hospital Monday at 9:15 a. m* following a few weeks ill ness. Funeral services were ht-iu Tuesday at 2 p m in the First Baptist church with the Rev. W. II. Hamilton, pastor of Free Metho dist church, officiating A second services was held in Hangingdog church with the Rev W P Klliott officiating Burial was in the church cemetery with Ivie funeral | home in charge. Pallbearers were: Sheridan Dickey. Hadlev Dickey Fred Johnson. John O'Dell .1 W David son and Tom Axley. He is survived by the widow, Mr>. Vienna I. aingood Davis: one daughter. Mrs Jean Henncssee of Hickory. and two brothers Ed and Fred of Murphy. Before coming to Murphy. Mr. Davis served as postmaster at Grandview. and operated a general store there for ten years. He was interested in the poor and needy cf that community and was cons tantly doing something to help them. He was treasurer of Cherokee county for two terms He was a member of the First Baptist Church Murphy. Penny Announces Sermon Topics The Rev. YV B. Penny, pastor of First Methodist chureh. Murphy, announces that his sermon topic for Sunday at 11 a nv will be "The Christian and a Bankrupt World", and for Sunday evening at 7:30 p. m "The King of Glory and Lord of the Churches". Church School will be at 9:45 a. m and a M Y. F. snack supper at 6 p. m On Wednesday. January 12, Mr. Penny started teaching a study course on the Hook of Revelation. Ogg To Teach Studies In John The Rev. T Karl Ogg. pastor of First Baptist church. Andrews, will begin a *-tudy course on Dr. John L. Hill's book. "Studies in John's Gospel on January 24. This course will continue through Friday. January 28. beginning each night at 7 p. m. P.-T. A. TO MEET IN NEW BUILDING Murphy Parent-Teachers asso ciation will meet on Mond f . January 24. at 7:30 p. m., in the new primary school building. TVA Officials Visit Murphy Tuesday On Inspection Trip How the TV A shares in the 3 development of Cherokee county j and what it can do to cooperate : with local communities in bring- , ing about better living conditions and greater progress in the future ! were heard at a round-table dis cussion held at a dinner meeting o? TVA officials and Murphy Cham ber of Commerce representatives at Regal hotel Tuesday evening. The meeting was held in connec tion with an inspection trip the men were making in the TVA counties of WNC. W. M. Da.vis. president of the Chamber of Commerce, presided. TVA representatives here were John P. Ferris, manager, office of Reservoir and Community Rela tions; J. Ed Campbell, director, division of Reservoir Properties; and Howard K Menhinick. direc tor, division of Regional studies, all of the Knoxvil-le office: Dale Rieger, area manager, division of Reservoir Properties and his as sistant. Walter Arrarits. of the Chattanooga office. The resources of Cherokee county were discussed. It was pointed out that assistance of TVA in the agricultural interests of the county is beneficial to local farm ers. particularly those doing the test demonstration work Improved forestry practices, stressed by TVA. are being accepted by local farm ers. Dairying is growing in the area, the use of limestone and phosphate made available by TVA being an aid to better pastures. Hiwassee State park, made avail able by TVA to the state, was dis- 1 cussed as an added feature in 1 bringing more tourists to the county. Representatives of the Chamber j <?f Commerce besides the presi dent, attending were: Dr B W Whitfield. Robt Weaver. Dale Lee. Dr. W A. Hoover C. R. Freed, Neil Sneed. C. E Hyde. Dr J R Bell. H Bueck Arthur Heinrich. If. A. Matt ox and Miss Addie Mae Cooke Missionary To Preach Sundav V The Rev H. T Bridgman of Montreal, a returned missionary from China, will oreach at the Presbyterian chureh here Sunday morning at 11 o'clock Sunday school will meet at 10 a m. Legion Sponsors Cub Scouts Here W D. King, assistant commander of American Legion Po t No. 96. announces ttliat the P.??t will spon sor the Cub Scju-ts in Murphy. James Allen. Scout executive from Asheville will meet with par ents of prospective Cub Scouts for the last organization meeting Sjndav. January 23. at 2 p. m. in the recreation room of the Mur phy library At least one parent ef a child who wishes to be a Cub Scout mupt attend at least one of the meetings. (Baptist Services Are Announced The Rev. J. Alton Morris will preach at both services ait First Baptist church Sunday Special music Sunday morning will ho a sole "A Prayer", by Mrs. Bob White and Sunday evening, a selection by the young people's choir. Sunday School starts at 9:45 a m.. and worship service ait 11; Training Union at 6:30 and evening worship at 7:30. Hour of Power service is Wednesday eve ning at 7:30. preceded by Preview of Sunday School lesson at 6:45. and youth choir practice at 6:45. Adult choir practice is at 8:30. The pastor was in Raleigh Mon ti ay ami Tuesday to attend a meet ing of the General Board of the Baptist State Convention. He was accompianicd by his family, and they went from there to Washing ton to visit Mrs. Morris' mother, Mrs. Sarah Stone, and attend the Presidential Inauguration Thurs day. Thirteen Dogwood Trees Set Out; More Members Of Club Invited The first member of the Dog wood club that is being sponsor ed by The Cherokee Seoul was Mis? Muriel Chastain, advertis ing manager of the paper, who planted two trees before the ink was hardly dry on last week's issue, announcing the plans for thr club. The second member was The Scout's next door neighbor. Mrs. John Axley, who moved a nice dogwood tree from her back yard where practically nobody saw it. to the front yard. Mrs. Axley's yard is always beautiful in summer with flowers and shrubs, and the dogwood tree will add its beauty to the land scape. Hundreds of people pas .Mrs. Axley's every day, her home being on the main thoroughfare. Valley River avenue, one block from the square. Other members of the club re ported thus far are: Mrs. Fred I Scroggs of Tomotla who set out I one tree: Mrs. H. E. Bandy of Tomotla who set out two: Miss ! Doris Chastain of Culberson, Route 2, Box 42, one; J. A. i Beaver of Andrews one; Miss Ruth Bagwell of Murphy, one; Miss Addie Mae Cooke of Mur phy, one. The only thing necessary to | join the Dogwood club is to I plant at least one dogwood tree and notify The Scout that it has been done. The name will then appear as a member of the club. Introduces Bills On City Employment Starting Law Library Cherokee's Representative J. H Duncan on Wednesday introduced in the House two bills. Employees of the town of Mur phy may be hired and fired at *.vill by the town commissioners under the terms of one bill intro duced. The bill would apply to aill em ployes of the town, including the chief of police, town marshal 1 town clerk fire chief, deputy mar shal. and police officers, but not including the mayor and commis sioners. It provides that no contract of ? employment shall be entered into j between the governing authority of the town of Murphy and any of the employes named above for the duration of the term of office of the members of the Town Council or Board of Town Commissioners or for any other period constitut ing a fixed term of duration of employment.'" The bill would enable the Town Council or Board of Town Com missioners to set the salaries ol all town employes The mayor of Murphy would be given authority to require persons against whom fines have been en tered to work on the streets or other public works of the town until the fines are paid off in cases ol failure or refusal to pay fines. However, it provides that no woman *hall be worked on the ."treets of Murphy. The bill was referred to the committee on Counties, Cities and Towns. The other bill introduced by Duncan would establish a law libi ai for Cherokee County It names as custodians of the library the chairman of the Board of C>ur y Commissioners, the Clerk Superior Court and the Presi dent of the Bar Association of Cherokee County. The library would be supported by a fee of $1 to be taxed as co^ls in all cases tried and disposed of in the Su>perior Courts of the county or by the mayors of Mur phy and Andrews and justices of peace of the county. The Clerk Barker To Speak At Sunday School Convention 30th The Rev. Robert Barker will make the inspirational address at the quarterly Sunday School con \ention of the WNC Baptist asso ciation at Little Brasstown church on Sunday afternoon. January 30, at 2:30 p m. The theme oif the program will be. "Enlargement". The devotional will be conducted by J V Hall of Marble Special music will be rendered by repre MMitatives from the Pleasant Valley and Hayesville churches. Brief talks will be made by: Cyrus White on "Better Teaching"; the Rev. T. Earl Ogg on Summer Enlarge ment Campaign"; and the Rev J. Alton Morris on "Bible Study". Garrett's Body Being Returned The body of Sgt. Jake M Gar rett of Culberson, is one of 47 North Carolina World War II dead, who were originally interred in temporary military cemeteries in Okinawa. Iwo Jirraa. Tinian, Guam and Saipan and are being re turned to United States aboard the U. S Army transport "Sgt. Jack J. Pendleton". His next otf kin is Vonnie B Garrett. After arrival of the "S?t. Jack J. Pendleton" at the San Francis co port of embarkation, from two to five weeks will elapse before the Atlanta distribution center will be abJe to advise the next -of -kin when they may expect to receive the remains of their loved ones. of Superior Court would be libra rian. The bill was referred to the Judiciary One committee. Representative Duncan spent the jvist week-end with his fiamily in Murphy. Budget Commission Recommends $118,725 For Hiwassee Lake Park Included in the budget sub mitted to the General Assembly ! last Thursday by the Advisory Budget Commission was a recom mendation for $118,725 to be al lotted Hiwassee Lake State Park in this county, for permanent im provements. Local people inter ested in the park, including Percy B Ferebee, president of WNC As sorted Communities and member of the State Board of Conservation and Development, had requested t'^at $202 725 be allotted for the park. The proposed $118,726 would in clude $47,500 for a recreation lodge on Hiwassee Lake. In addition, it would include a cafeteria, pic nic areas, a boat dock, and other facilities that would bring a larg er patronage to the park.
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