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[Murphy KATHLEEN II Hi Notes KATHLEEN HOLLOWAY, EIHTOR Vi,i' D c iVaihing100' u ? ^ tired seniors, two | TW^' juj, Juliet Pegues. and | i"?0"' puett returned Monday | ^ . Washington. I) C. Thursday | . on the way there, they saw j 1'nl Bridge and heard an | program of reading and; whik' lights of varying inten ... * structure. By, E WS nMV *"* rcady 1 r < averns before | I r. j run > Waihtajtoo. * . ... cftjr about S :t() l ?. they "d a slow drive Fjm) to ' "'K at buildings and I ^numer.ts - familiar through , i ( tgts After dinner came a j Jnu'r throu^' :hc Congressional! l0,ir, torn W time, and cur ft. I'yninliy. alter a leisurely and P3.tt hiw 'ast at the Statler. crowde<i with sightseeing: the ip?l Smithsonian Institute. Art : ' "'her "musts" in (judoi'-'* yjjr began early with 5:45 lis iJ order to include on the jri route Mount Vernon, ihgm. and Raleigh. N. C. Mr. m inspired on the way out of ctv. managed a very unexpect r, and highiv interesting visit to [N'jtiona! Airport. Through the urtesyof the management of the tnencan Airlines, the group was jieor.pd ii""? the ramp by police I.-: 1 inspect a D. C.-54 nose to tail. They did, torotighly! On then through Arlington .to Tomb .>: the Unknown Soldier ?*'herp the vllbound boys and rls fortunately arrived in time to .. the changing of the guards Mrs Edu 1 1 Hagaman. who ac InWJUied le ?roup, remarked 'Sod! a trip to Washington should a requirement for a high school tau ." SIDELINES V din in -'room hostess at the Startler said to Mr. Puett, "These Girls and boys from Murphy are the nicest group we have ever served. They are so courteous and well behaved.'' Bill Lovingood went to sec the Boston Red Sox and Senators play Saturday afternoon. Somebody rear said. "The President is here Bill casually borrowed field glasses from a neighbor and took a good look at Mr. Truman. The bus driver who drove from Raleigh to Aiiheville on the thome v.'ard stretch said to Gwendolyn King; "This crowd is the best buhaved I've ever driven ? Just a j request from either chaperone is enough. You should have seen and ' heard the bunch I drove to Raleigh I Uft week ' ' Last Meeting Of N. C. E. A. Held The last meeting for the year of the Murphy City local unit of the \ C. E. A. was held on Monday afternoon May 9 in the Home Economics Building. Reports from the committees were heard and officers for the coming year were recognized. Gifts were presented | to Mrs. C. H. Townson. Mrs. Lloyd Hendrix, Jchn Jordan, and John Dulin. Mrs. Martha Adams. Mrs. Jerry Davidson, and Mrs. H. Bueck were in charge of the program, which I was a survey of the needs of the school program. New ideas were rui?ge-ted and discussed for the school plant, curriculum, and pub lic relations for the coming year. Refreshments were served to the thirty-six members present by Mrs. Bueck and the high school faculty. SEVENTH GRADERS Seventh grade students have had I some interesting ball games this i | searon. They have a good record, j having \oA only two fames C. E. HYDE GENERAL INSURANCE Phone 145 Murphy, IV C. WILLIAM N. BOLTON SPEAKS I William N. Bolton, a ministerial ' student who is working here with ' the Church of the Messiah, spoke ; to the students Wednesday on Studying for the Ministry." Supt. j H. Bueck conducted the devotional j prior to the talk Mary Farmer Valedictorian Mary Hayes Farmer of Tomotla. niece of Misses Kate and Leila Hayes, has been named valedic torian of the Murphy High School graduating elas Throughout her hi? i school years, Mary has taken part in many activities: a member of National Beta Club; treasurer of the junior class; secretary of her .senior class; an important role in the senior play; accompanist for the glee club and for the spring operettas; a 4-H Club member for ~\x years, she won a trip to the National 4-H Club Congress as State Food Preparation winner in December, 194H. Hattie Hayes Farmer. Mary's mother was valedic torian in 1917 Sue Ledford. daughter of Mr. 2nd Mrs. J. C Ledford, Murphy. X. C.. with second highest scholas tic average, will be salutatoiian. \ valuable member of .the school as well as of her class, she is a member of the National Beta Club. as played basketball four years, was chosen best citizen in the high school during her junior year, and edited the MURPHY HIGH NOTES, a weekly column in the CHEROKEE SCOUT, the first semester of this year. MUSICAL OFFERINGS Murphy Sthool music organiza tions are preparing for their last appearances of the year. The band jnd the glee club are to appear on the commencement program. At the Baccalaureate Sermon a mixed chorus will sing the an'them. Two operettas are also in pro duction: "Little Gipsy Gay,'* to be _:ven by the primary grades, and The Hither and Thither of Danny Dither," by the grammar grades. I These will be given in the gymna 1 >:um May 23 and 24 respectively. The Toy Orchestra, composed of first and second graders will give ? concert before the grammar '.'rr.de operetta on Tuesday night. TOMOTLA TALKS P. T. A. Parents of the Tomotla School met Monday night at the school in interest, of a lunch room in their ?chool. Mr. Bueck and school board member Horace Harper were present at the meeting. Mr. Bueck proposed that the group organize ir.'o a P. T. A. beginning with a lunch room as a major project. 'fc: THIRSTY Thirty Seniors Visit Atlanta La.-t Thursday morning a few minutes after the group left for Washington, D. C., thirty of the remaining .seniors with Mrs. Bueck | as chaperone, left on the "Hull dog" for Atlanta, Ga. At the state capitol they were greeted by Georgia's Governor Herman Talmadge. While at the capital they visited the Natural Museum and then climbed to the dome for a splendid view <>i the city. The cyelorama proved to be the most interesting sight viewed at Grant Park \ guide explained the major events of the Battle o! Atlanta. M L L. Kennedy conducted the group through Rich's Depart ment Store where they were . reat d to . baked ham sandwich and drink. Here the seniors bought souvenirs and made other purchas er. Seeing the paper come off the press at the new Atlanta Journal building intrigued them. The ? ournal's new home houses eight hundred employees and is the last word in newspaper equipment. Imagine the "Bulldog" going down Peachtree Street in the heavy afternoon traffic! Various stores and buildings were pointed out a^ they rode from Whitehall Street to the Georgian Terrace Later Mr. Williams, the assistant manager, showed them over the beautiful Fox theatre. The group was sorry to miss seeing Dr. Pierce Harris, their commencement speaker, who was out when they called Seeing a television set in the studios of radio station WSB. atop t.he Biltmore Hotel was a new ex perience to the Atlanta-trekking seniors, but the wonders of televi sion and painful consciousness of aching feet alike faded before their delight when the announcer ac knowledged their visit over the air. Cullowhee Students Administer Tests Those from Cullowhee adminis tering standardized tests to high school students last Thursday were as follows: Neal Scott, assistant professor; A. J. Mays, student; Paul Nash, student; Tom Grogan. , student; June Brown, student: Don Tcmberlin. student: and Lewis Wilson, student. HOME EC. NEWS Sewing classes are finishing up all work this week in order to make some of the co tumes for the grammar grade operetta. Danny Dither's costume in the prologue, the flowing robes of Faith. Hjpe. j and Charity and a myuio of Russian I dancer-' costumes among t lie so already begun. Girls in periods : .vo and five l ad to write a pa;; : this week on the project they haw enjoyed most and learned mast fi >:n the H< me j economics classes this year. I These will be used as a part of , their final ?rade for the year. Mrs. Bueck attended tihe meeting ot the Smoky Mountains Home Economics Association, which met in Hayesville Wednesday night. She was among those taking part in the round table discussion. Junior Marshals Are Announced Junior marshals, who will serve as ushers at 'the baecalaiureate and commencement serv ices, thave been selected on the basis of their scholastic averages, tommy Alex ander wins the ?> ace of chief marshal with a very high average. Other marshals are listed in order of rank: Doris Hendrix. Vincent Crisp. Dorothy Shields, Barbara Adams. LOSSES IN THIItD GRADE Mildred Williams mined to South Carolina last week Ranger is Lc-rene Ware's new home. FAIR PRIZE BI'As BOOKS Faculty members h ive voted to use fifteen dollars won by the ?chool at t'he fair la fall to buy library books. Miss skiers reports the currerJt ( ..'.deeott and N'e.vbery award book are among those to be uurch ed These awards are ' i ven nnually for i.: tending production- in the field of children's literatur "A" STUDENTS High stihool students making all A's for the eighth im>n<th are: twelfth grade Robbie Barton, BiLly Brooks. Mary Farmer, Kathleen Holloway, Gwendolyn Kinig, Sue Ledford; eleventh grade. Barbara Adams. Doris Chastain. Carol Oole, Doris Hendrix; tenth grade. Mary Edith Hemphill; ninth grade,. Frances Ferguson and Ixws A. Kephart. PRE SCHOOL CLINIC Parents of pre-school children L.re urged to bring their children to the Primary Building Friday morning at 9:00 o'clock. Dr -Nathan will conduct the pre-school clinic. The last school bulletin will be mailed to parents during the next ( few days. Superlatives Are Chosen The eighth grade superlatives ^rc as follows: Besit students, Helen Haney and Bobby Thompson: best citizens Annette Strange. Larry Posey and Bobby Thompson: prettiest girl. Ann Shields and most handsome bays. Larry Posey and Hayden Mc Clure; neatest girl, Shirley Bates r-nd neatest boy, Larry Posey; quietest girl, Annette Strange and quietest boy, J. T. Underwood, laziest girl, Jimmie Lou Cooke and laziest boys, Steve Crawford and Jack Stiles; best personality. Shirley Bates. Gene Bates and Larry Posey; most musical. Rosa lind Stalcup and Bobby Penny best athletes. Dennie Elliot and Jane Sneed; most cooperative. Annette Strange; most artistic. Rosalind Stalcup. The honor roll students for the eighth grade are: Joanne Adams. Carolyn Alexander. Helen Haney. Shirley Bates. Ann Shields and Rosalind Stalcup. Sixth Grade Girls' Activities The sixth grade girls are busy finishing their geography booklets on the continent of Asia. When they have finished them, they will have a booklet on every country of both Europe and Asia. Sixteen of the Tirls will do an English flance by the name of "Belfart Duck" for the operetta. Fifth Grade Activities Stamp collections have been started by Harry Mattox, H. C. Bueck. Walter Mauney Jack Flem ing. McKinley Johnson. Billy Hughes. Sue Dickey and Tommy Winchester. Twenty-four students are taking part in a Danish folk dance. "Tral len." A wild flower chart has been finished and birds of this section are being studied. McClure To Bring Baccalaureate Sermon The baccalaureate sermon will j be delivered on Sunday morning j May 22. at 11 o'clock in the j school auditorium by the Rev R E. McClure. executive secretary of j the Asrtieville Presbytery of the j Presbyterian denomination Inaka A flower service will be held at Unaka Baptist church on Sunday, May 22. at 11 o'clock. On Sunday night the Rev L B Meadows will preach at the church Mrs. J H. Crawford is ill. Upper Wolf Creek A decoration service will be held at Wolf Creek Baptist church or. I Sunday. June 12. Mr. and Mrs. Carvis Curtis spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Winkler T. A. Bandy, who is employed in Knoxville, Tenn.. spent the week end with his family. Oscar Ballew is ill. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Helton visit- j cd Mrs. Helton's father, who is | ill. Saturday. Pvt. Don Walker On Duty In Japan WITH THE EIGHTH U S. ARMY IN TOKYO. JAPAN? Private Dan Walker, who is serving with the First Cavalry Division, on occupa tion duty in Japan, is now a mem ber of the 16th Reconnaissance Company, formerly the 302nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop His parents. Mr and Mrs. W. C. Walk er, reside in Letitia, North Caro lina The 16th Recon. Company, sta tioned at Camp Drake near Tokyo, received the new designation dur ing a recent reorganization of the First Cavalry along the lines of an infantry division. The change did not effect the First Cavlary's occu pation duty, which is the occupa tion of the highly populated Tokyo Yokohama area, where 20,000,000 Japanese reside. Private Walker has been with the 16th Recon. Company, a special reconnaissance unit for the divi sion, si nice February 1949. His job of jeep-driver in the mechaniz ed company was uneffeeted by the change. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SCOUT n NOW SHOWN* AT OUR STORE, g PURINA LET SHOW ???????? ? Want to see some beautiful, big. well-developed pullets? 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