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VOLUME 59 - NUMBER 37
MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. MARCH 31, 1949
PAPER
FIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK
State Workers
Conduct Clinic
Kepresentatives from all ' the
.>t churches in the Western
y ? h association are
\ .vied to attend a Vacation
in>!,- School clinic to be held at
BapL.it church in Murphy
M, nday, April 4. from 4 to 9 p. m.
! i. Morgan, state Sunday
School secretary; and Mrs. Myra
Vttley of the department, will eon
duct conferences for pastors, super
intendents and principals. Miss
May Bomar of Spartanburg. S. C..
m'll load the primary conference:
Miss Dorothy Edwards, association
I missionary Of Bryson City, the
intermediate. Mrs. T. Earl Ogg of
\ndrews. the junior; and Miss Ruth
BagvwU W\C assooiational mis
sionar} . the junior.
Those attending who wish to
,(,m th0 others in a fellowship
supper are asked to bring a cover
ed dish or sandwiches.
The WNC executive committee
ttill have a meeting during the
dinner hour.
N. C, E. A. Studies
"The Community
And The School"
The regular meeting of the
.Murphy unit of N. C. E. A was
held Thursday night. March 24.
ir Uve assembly room of the new
-vhool building. Miss Mary Rule,
president presided. Mrs. J. W.
Dandson. ehairman of the Profes
onal Service Department, was in
i liaw of the program, which was
on "The Community and the
School". The program was in the
form of u quesJiionai re which had
been answered by the faculty, the
? lals of w.?K\h fead and
(I seussed. After the discussion a
hort dramatization on profession
al relations, in which Miss Jane
Hill. Mi*s Emily Sword and John
Jordan were the characters, was
presented.
Supt II. Bueck reported that
-iirubber. had been planted around
the building and that tools now
are ready for use also, that mir
rors were ready to be placed in all
room- that do not have them.
Miss Rule gave a brief summary
of a letter about overseas relief
for teachers.
Hobbies of the teachers and the
Teacher's Code of Ethics were dis
played on the stage.
Frank Taylor
Has Successful
Eye Operation
Frank Taylor, who underwent
iii operation on his right eye at
Memorial Mission hospital in Ashe
villc. ruturnod home Saturday after
a period of five weeks. Mr. Tay
lor states ?thait he can now see
better than he had ever been able
to before, and the doctor tells him
tliat he has perfect sight in both
' yes and that they will grow
st ronger.
New 13-Weeks
Baptist Hour
Starts Sunday
Dr. J. D. Grey opens The Bap
ti ' Hour series. "Consider Jesus."
Sunday, April 3. He is the first
man chosen to preach an entire
series of thirteen weeks since the
program's inauguration in 1941,
according to S. F Lowe Director
')1 the Radio Commission of the
Southern Baptist Convention.
Atlanta.
in Ma y. Dr.
Grey begins his
thirteenth year as
pastor of the
First Baptist
Church of New
Orleans. La. For
ten years he has
conducted "The
Gospel Hour"
over WSMB. New Orleans, and
now has three regular services
broadcast over local stations each
Sunday.
A graduate of Union University
and Southwestern Baptist Theolo
gical Seminary, Dr. Grey has for
ten years been a member of the
Home Mission Board; is now Presi
dent of the Louisiana Baptist
Convention; and also president of
the Southwide Alumni Association
ot Southwestern Seminary. He is
much in demand as a revival
preacher, accepting five to seven
meetings each year: and in July
will fill his third week's engage
ment at the South wide Training
Union Assembly at Rid^ecrest. In
1946 and 1947 he pi excited ser
mons at the Southern Convention.
A native of Kentucky. Dr. Grey
claims the same home town as
Vice President Alben \V. Barkley
Paducah
The Baptist Hour series, with
Dr. Grey as preacher, will be heard
over a 70-station independent net
work Sunday mornings April
through June at 8:30 EST. and can
be heard here over WSB.
Subjects for the series will be
April 3 ? Consider Jesus
April 10 ? Jesus Only
April 17 ? Alive for Evermore
April 24 ? .Jesus our Advocate
May 1 ? Christ, the Sin Cure
May 8 ? Mary, the Mother of
Jesus
May 15 ? Jesus Knocks at Your
Door
May 22 ? Our Sufficient Saviour
May 29 ? Jesus and Repentance
June 5 ? Jesus and the New Birth
June 12 ? Listen to Jesus
June 19 ? The Wounds of Jesus
June 26 ? What Will You do With
Jesus
BOX PPER
A box supper will be held at
Hiwassee Dam school, in the
auditorium. Saturday evening.
April 2. at 7:30 p. in. The re
ceipts will go to the school lunch
room. There will be a program
of music and other features of
I entertainment.
District Governor
Is Rotary Speaker
ANDREWS ? 'Last Thursday was
a gala day in Andrews Rotary club.
It was first honored by a visit j
from <iisrt.nct Rotary Governor
Everett Bier-man of Charlotte. The
local high school glee club was on j
hand and gave two numbers, one
by the girls' glee club and one by
the boys' glee club. And then
rapping off the musical offering
was the Western Carolina Teach
er? College octet, under tihe direc
tion of Prof. W. II . Cupp. The
college visitors were accompanied
by Dean W B Harrtll.
Rotary Governor Bierman talk
ed shop to the club, using as his
subject Rotary s fourth object:
"International Service". He began j
by saying tihalt "international ser- j
\1ce fe the big job for the 194th j
district this year, and for tlhe An- 1
Rotary club". He told of !
his visift to Quebec last year where
he was in attendance at the inter
national district governors' con
ference and of its international
implications. He also later de
scribed his subsequent attendance
at Rio de Janerio at tihe interna
tional convention.
Some of the things he thought
that might be used to further inter
national understanding were: the
Rotary Foundation, now amount
ing to $192 00. and the ' Rotary
fellowships, eighteen of which
were used last year by as many
students in various parts of the
world. It is hoped to have 40 such
scholarships this year for boys and
girls, Gov. Bierman said. Refer
ence was also made to Frazier
Towntend. Duke University stud
ent, who is using a Rotary scholar- 1
ship.
Farmers May
Secure Seed
For Pastures
Cherokee county farmers now I
may secure cover crop and pas- 1
ture seed at a low price through
iirms listed in an ad in this pap
er. Purchase orders will be is
sued until April 15 for the pas
ture grass seed.
FMA officials say. "Let's make
Cheiakee county green with good
pastures'
Chilian Studies
Forestry Methods
Thomas Clark of Ohili. South
America, has been visiting the
Murphy branch of U. S. Forest
Service for the past week. Mr.
Clark cr.me to the United States
to study forestry in November of
last year and plans to return to
South America in November of
this yea: He also visited Andrews
i?nd Franklin and plans to visit
Sylva.
Health Board
Is Appointed
At the regular meeting of the ex
officio members of the District
; Hoard of Health held at the Mur
' phy office on March 25. the fol
| lowing men were appointed as
i members: Dr. Charles O. Van Gor
| del*. Andrews Cherokee county;
j Walter Mauney. Murphy. Cherokee
'Ccur.'.y: Dr. Joseph Davey. Rob
| bin-ville. Graham county; Tom
j Gray. Hayesville, Clay county.
The ex-officio members of the
I board are: E. A. Wood Andrews:
i Floyd Griffin. Robbinsville: and
j Mayor Glenn Byers Hayesville.
The next regular meeting of the
I board is scheduled for April:
Revival Services
To Be Held
The Rev. Ham Coffey, pastor of
Xotla Baptist church, will assist
the Rev A1 Smith in Revival ser
| vices at Bel view Methodist church
; starting April 3. Serv ices will be
' conducted each evening a< 7:30
Superior Court
Convenes Monday
The April term of Cherokee
county superior court will con
vene on Monday. April 4. with
Judge John H Clement presiding
Following is the Civil Docket:
Fred Olen Palmer Vs. Georgia
Palme*'.
Ru\h Robinson vs. Posey Robin
son.
Hattie Wish on vs. Lyell Wishon.
Louise Terry vs. Julian Terry
Mary Katherine Atkinson vs.
George P. Atkinson.
Ollie Cat hey vs. T. J. Oat hey.
Town of Murphy vs Murphy
Real Estate Company.
Claude H. Jones vs. E. P Hawk
ins.
Brown Rogers Dixon vs. J B.
Hall, d/b a Hall's Dairy
R H. Brown Et L'x Gussie Brown
vx. Town of Andrews
J O'OeU vs w. J ifinfta Kt an,
F H. Abcrnathv Et Als v> J W.
* Dillard McCombs
Hobart Hughes vs. 1. \I Shields.
J. B. Gray, trustee.
Robert Davis adm vs Southern
Railway Company and Ben Flem
ing.
Mildred Dodd Brunibv vs ? G.
Brumby. Jr. < Protested1
Cherokee County vs. W \I Fain.
? Motions and uncontested divorce
cases may be heard at convenience
of the court. *
Following is the criminal docket:
W. D Pass, drunken driving.
William D. Smith drunken driv
ing.
Jimmie Payne, drunken driving.
Lyell McKing Wishon. assault
i nd non-support
Edward Clark, drunken driving.
Samuel Spence. assault.
Alden E. Coward, drunken driv
ing.
Fred McDonald, drunken driv
ing.
Jessie Grant, drunken driving.
Theodore James King, drunken
driving.
Earnest Wade Farmer, drunken
driving.
S. T. McGinnis and L. J. King,
violating town ordnance using
loud speaker.
Ned Lee I>ovi ngood. non-sup
port.
Lon M Anderson, murder.
Cubbie Loudermilk. alias Wil
lard Hawkins, violation prohibi
tion laws.
William Isaac Boyd, violating
the motor vehicle law.
Earl Payne, assault with a
deadly weapon.
Roy Forrister, violation of pro
hibition law.
Roy Rich, abandonment and
non-support.
Fred Mashburn. public drunk
ness and violation prohibition law.
J. R. Knight carrying conceal
ed weapon.
Everett White, abandonment
and non-support.
Jake Wise, drunken driving and
no license.
Pauline Ledford Collins, aban
donment of her children.
Charles Edward Williams, drunk
en driving.
William Howard Hughes. Fred
Brerodle, drunken driving and
aiding and abetting. |
Roy Rich, reckless driving and |
i improper brakes.
| Thomas Carpenter. drunken
j driving.
Tom II. Panter. carrying con
i coaled weapon.
| Western Bell, non-support,
j Gorman Giles, drunken driving.
Sam Voyles. riding a mule while
drunk.
John Ferguson, violation prohi
bition law.
Willis Johnson. I\-V>ell.j Satter
field. Everett Saterfield. Mrs Wil
lis Johnson, bigamous cohabita
tion.
Austin J Dockery. drunken
driving.
Roy Rich larceny after trust.
Nell Riddle Nelson violation
prohibition law.
Richard Hardin, manufacturing
w hiskey.
Arthar Matheson. violation pro
hibition
Walter 1. White, drunken driv
ing.
Arthur Mack Birehfield. drunk
en driving.
H. L. Maynor. drunken driving.
Vernon Bryson. drunken driv
ing.
Lloyd West, driving after his
license was revoked.
Oscar i'oun- carrying conceal
td weapon.
General Lewis. manufacturing
whiskey.
Alex Gibby two warrants, viola
tion of prohibition law.
Harold Anderson, abandonment
and non-support
Townes M Leigh, drunken driv
ing.
Neal Payne abandonment and
non-su pport.
Olen Moore. Wayne Moore.
EvercM White, violation of prohi
bition law.
Ray White, improper license.
Gwin Dorsey. carrying conceal
ed weapon.
Carl Cornwell and T. C. Beaver
seating out fire.
Richard M. Xnderson. hunting
out of season.
Clarence Sharp, drunken driv
ing.
Wallace Arrowood, Ralph Tabor.
Everett White. Wayne Moore,
violation prohibition law, etc.
Roy Forrester violation prohi
bition law.
Stivy Ferguson, violation prohi
bition law.
Mach Corbott Perain. drunken
driving. ?
J. N. Clemonds. drunken driv- 1
ing.
Newell Cantrell. manufacturing
whiskey.
Quentin Phillips, drunken driv
ing.
Andy Rogers, drunk and dis
orderly.
Wayne Painter, drunken driv
Cliff Slagle, allowing his stock
to run at large in the Town of
Andrews.
Lonnie Wilcox, abuse and non
support.
Fred Maahburn. Jr., false pre
tense.
HEADS BLOOD PROGRAM? W
\i". Davis of Davis' Jewelers in
Murphy, an outstanding business
man and civic leader has been
elected to serve as chairman ol
the Blood Program that the
Cherokee County Chapter of the
American Red Cross will sponsor
Mrs. Hobart * McKeever has been
named recruitment chairman; Mrs.
l. J Hamilton, volunteer services
uh airman; and Miss Kathleen
Roberts, publicity chairman of the
Blood Program. These officers
and the chapter chairman have
been invited to attend a meeting
Friday in Asheville to hear a
discussion of the details ol' the
program. It is expected that a
mobile unit will come to this
county within the next few weeks
to take blood, at the same time
bringing a supply to be placed in
the local hospitals.
Panel Discussion
Held At P.-T. A.
Murplly Parent-Teachers' a?s- 1
sociation met Monday evening in
the primary schooi auditorium
On the program were the follow
ing: The Rev. J. Alton Morris, who
conducted the devotional: Supt
H. Bueek who conducted a panel
discussion on % Kuuoation-A Re
sponsibility of All People", with
the following taking part: Ben
Palmer. Mrs. Lloyd Hendrix.
Mrs. J. W. Davidson and Miss
Mary Farmer.
Mrs Buel Adams acted as pro
gram chairman Mrs. W. A
Hoover, president, presided.
Treasurer H. CI Klkins reported
'hat $14 35 was collected at the
Founders Day program. Miss
Virginia Wolfe made a report on
the band, stating that she hopes
the full band will be ready to play
at the next P.-T A meeting and
before the senior play.
The following were nominated
as members of a nominating com
mittee to bring a report at the
next meeting: Miss Kate Hayes.
Mrs. Ben Palmer, and Mrs. Ed
Brumby
Mrs Joe Ray announced that
the Canton Band will play here
Thursday night
Mrs. H. Bueek announeed that
several awards were won at the
WCTC Field day last week.
Mrs. Chas. Wort hen. Mrs. R. S.
Bault and Miss Emily Sword
were in charge of refreshments
served at the close of the meet
ing.
Tomotla Club
Raises 4-H Fund
The Tomotla Home Demonstra
tion Club has reached their goal
of raising $100 for the 4-11 Club
Camp fund. This goal was set up
by the Cherokee Council of Home
Demonstration Clubs at their
January meeting. These funds
were raised at a pie supper spon
sored by the club. The camp is in
the process of construction and it
is hoped that it will be ready for
use by July 1. Other clubs have
made substantial contributions to
the fund, however Tomotla was the
first club to reach their goal
Mrs. Tom Mauney returned
Saturday from Savannah. Ga.,
where she spent two weeks with
her sister. Mrs. J. D. Rider and
Mr. Rider and her niece, Mrs. Ross
McPheo of Winnipeg. Canada
Mrs. McPhee who was Miss Mary
Rider, visited Mr. and Mrs. Mauney
here recently while on a month's
visit to her parents in Savannah.
Mrs. Mauney and Mrs. McPhee
flew from Savannah to Atlanta
Saturday where Mrs. MePhee took
a plane for Winnipeg and Mrs.
Mauney returned home.
$800 Is Quota
In Cancer Drive
Baptist Sermon
Topics Announced
The Rev J. Alton Morris an
nounces that he will preach Sun
day at 1 1 o'clock at First Baptist
church on "A Full Witness": and
Sunday evening at 7:30 on. "A
C omplete Salvation".
An associataonal Vacation Bible
School clinic will be held at the
church Monday from 4 to 9 p. m.
with representatives from the
State Sunday School department
conducting a training period for
?workers from throughout the as
sociation.
On Tuesday evening at 6:30 o'
clock the monthly Sunday School
workers' council will be held,
beginning with a fellowship sup
pe.\
41 Farmers In
Pasture Contest
An increasing interest is being
shown by the farmers of the county
in the recently announced pasture
contest. To date 41 farmers of
Cherokee county have signed entry
applications. Many others have
expressed their intentions of parti
cipating and have started work on
the pastures to be entered in the
contest. As announced by the
County Agent's office and Coble
Dairy Products. Inc.. valuable
prizes will be given to the contest
winners.
The producers of malk. meait and
?nd that better pastures are neces
poultry are finding that economi
cal production means more profit
sary for economy of production In
order to increase4 profits, it is
recessaiy for the acreage of ladino
clover pastures to be increased
and for the level of fertility to be
raised.
This year the farmer has a real
opportunity to improve his pas
lures at a low cost Through the
local P M A. or AAA. office farm
ers can obtain seeds and other
assistance at a fraction of their
usual cost.
i Mrs. W. M. Fain Jr., chairman
| ol the Cancer drive for this
I county. and Mrs. W. E. Studstill
a ill be guests of Governor and
j M: Kerr Scott at a breakfast at
, the Governor's massion in Raleiy'i
i Friday morning for chairmen of
! the county campaigns.
' Mis Fain announces that the
| quota for Cherokee county in the
drive is $800. She has announc
ed the following workers:
Andrews: Mrs. Carl Barnett,
chairman.
Murphy residential: East Mur
phy ? Mis. W M. Davis, Mrs Mary
Catherine Atkinson, Mrs. J. C.
Howsc. Mrs. Myron Jensen. Mrs.
Jennie Lee Sneed. Mrs. O L
Anderson.
Bealtown ? Mrs. Fain and Mrs.
Clyde Sneed.
Newtown ? Mrs. Arden Davis and
Mrs. Dave Sigmon.
Courthouse section ? Mrs. L. D.
Schuyler. Mrs. Charles Hyatt.
Mrs. Harry Christopher.
Moor el and Heights ? Mrs. Hob
art McKeever. Mrs. Cloe Moore.
Mrs. John Manthey.
Prcsbyiteriajn church section ?
Mrs. Martha Dreher.
School section ? Mrs. Jean
Wllltr
Murphy school ? Mrs. Boyd
j Davis.
North Murphy ? Mrs. Sammie
! Weaver.
| Lumber companies: Mrs. How
ard Moody. Mrs. Ann Phillips, and
j R. W. Easley. Jr.
Rural ? Mrs Harold Wells,
j County schools ? -Lloyd W. Hen
, drix.
Murphy Business district ? Mrs.
Ray Paul Jones. Mrs. Chas. Sneed.
Mrs. B. L. Fox, Paul Padgett. Miss
i Elizabeth Gray, Mrs. P. G. I vie.
Mrs. O L. Anderson. Mrs. W. M
Fain. Jr. Mrs J. W. Donley. Mrs.
Chaa. Hyatt. Mrs. Clyde Sneed.
Mrs. W. E. Studstill, Mrs. Max
Sneed. Miss Tommy Slayton. Mrs.
Mary Sue Duvall, Mrs. Kate
Dickey. Mrs. Ruth Cheney, Mrs.
C. L. Averson. Mrs. Bill Gentry.
Miss Gladys McCleskey. Mrs. Don
Gentry. Dr. Harry Dickey and W.
E. Studstill.
Texana ? -Miss El ma Dennis and
! Mrs. Saler.
Dr. and Mrs Harry Dickey at
tended a Dental meeting in Atlanta
. a few days last week.
Retail Stores To
Close For Half Day
As has been the custom for (
several years, beginning with the
first week in April, most of the
retail merchants of Murphy will !
close their stores every Wednes- J
day at 12 o'clock noon, to give
their employees a half holiday.
More than 30 merchants con- j
t acted by .1 \V Davidson and
Harry Car ringer have signed an
agreement to close their stores j
beginning April (> for this half (
holiday. I
When customers get accustom
ed to the Wednesday afternoon
closing of stores. Murphy becom
es a "dead" town at that time
each week. Wednesday mornings
are unusually busy, as people
hurry to get their shopping done
before the closing time.
Through this cooperative plan
of Uie merchants, the owners and
employees have an opportunity to
have some recreation or catch up
with home duties, and the plan
has been found to be quite popu
lar
Awards For Handicrafts Exhibited
At Murphy Supply Co. Announced
Judging has been completed in
the Cherokee County Handicraft
Exhibit sponsored by Murphy
Supply Company A large and
beautiful assortment of needle
work. wood carving, metal, leather
and weaving has been exhibited
during the past week, and the pub
lic invited to inspect these articles.
Prize winners were:
Crocheting: Mrs. J. R. Long,
Morganlon. Ga ; Mrs. Bessie
Derryberry. Rt. 2, Andrews.
Embroidery: Mrs Lucy Laugh
ter Andrews: Noreen Graham.
Murphy.
Applcque work: Mrs. Lucy
Laughter, Andrews; Mrs. T. H.
Davie. Marble.
Loom craft (cotton): Mrs Noah
Hembree, R<t. 1, Murphy; Mrs. Ben
Warner. R1. 2, Murphy.
(Linen) Mrs. Clyde McNabb,
Rt. 2, Murphy; Mrs. Ben Warner,
Rt. 2 Murphy.
Flat Hand Carving: Hope Brown,
Brasstown: Mrs. Beatrice Massey,
Murphy.
Round Hand Carving: Lee
Dockery. Rt. 3. Murphy; Freddia
, Mae Beavers. Rt. 2, Murphy.
Metal (Copper) Mrs. J. C. Hil
ton. Rt. 2. Murphy, (Pewter) Mrs.
B E. Warner. Rt. 2. Murphy;
I (Aluminum) Mrs. B. E. Warner.
Rt. 2. Murphy; (Iron) Marshall
I>ockery. Rt. 3. Murphy.
Leathercnaft: Mrs. R. M. Day.
Rugs: Mrs. Delia Conley. Rt. 2,
' Murphy.
Baskets: Mrs. R. M. Moore, Rt.
1, Murphy.
St ending: Mrs. B. E. Warner,
Rt 2 Murphy.
Paper Decorating: Mrs. WiP.ard
Axley, Murphy.
Miscellaneous Articles: Mrs.
Charlie Hill, Hayesville.