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VOLI'ME 59 - NUMBER 48
Ml KPIIV, N'ORT II CAROLINA, 'I III KSDAY. J I N E 16 1949
I IGIIT PAGES THIS VVfcEK
All Doss Confined
For Thirty Days
Mm/ * City Council voted
.Monday ni.-ht to pass an ordinance (
providin for the quarantining of
,11 do !' : a period of 30 days.
Several d< have contracted
ra|) i, .i the vicinity in the past
, A (| i> and an epidemic of
J fi ared. Dr. A. J. Head- j
Mk. i.i' ! - inspector, states tlhat
a ;.i r.u number of dot's in the
j liave iw)t been vaccinated,
- required by law. In
addition to confining the dogs,
owners must have them vaccinated
within days, if they have not
already done so. Anyone found
guilty of the ordinance may be
j - I S ?0 or imprisoned for 30 j
days. j
The Council, cooperating with ,
-the efforts of civic organization in
keeping the town clean, has order- 1
ed new garbage cans to be placed
on the streets. It is a $10 fine to
throw paper or any kind of trash
or rubbish on any street in town
The council also voted to prohi
bit any parking next to the cUty '
ball park.
Patrolmen Tell
Lions Of Traffic
Regulations
Murphy Lions Club Tuesday i
nidi' heard a discussion of traf- |
tii i emulations by State highway
Patrolmen Lee Lance and Jack j
Lun lord, who are stationed in (
Muiphj An open forum discus- j
i i was held, and the Lions ask
i I le patrulmen questions about
man> of the traffic laws. The
p. men were presented by C. R.
Frit*d.
The Kc\\ Jas. R. Crook. new
I'rr*l?ytcrian minister, was pre
"t- by II. Bucck and made a |
t?*?v .cmarks on. "Fellowship",
llnbait McKeever presented to1
Pr. ldimt R. W. Kasley, Jr.. the i
i er of the Boy Scout Troop of i
Murphy
I H Jordan of Charlotte was a
t of R. W VMte, and T II.
M. lunkin of Etowah. Tenn . was
a in >t of Dr. B. W. Whitfield.
I' was announced that the fol
*in<4 plan to attend the State
I. 'Mi Club convention at Wrights- 1
Beach June 19-21: Mr. and j
M H. G. Klkins. Mr. and Mrs. j
H s Bault. Mr. and Mrs. Mack |
i " >n, H W. Basley and Dr. B.
W Whitfield.
Floor Sanding
Demonstration
To Be Given
\ Floor Sanding demonstration
will be held art tihe home of James
Mints of Boiling Springs on
Thursday, June 23. beginning at
10 o'clock a. m. according to an
announcement from the County
Farm and Home Agents' offices.
H T. Blaekwelder. of Asheville.
will be in charge. This demon
oration will consist of the com
p!?'te steps taken in finishing a
' r from the sanding on through
rhe application of the finish. Also,
a combination demonstration will
he given on painting, sheet rock
'"1 joining molding and quarter
i ounds.
A contest, open to 4-11 Club
boys and girls of Cherokee County
on Floor Sanding and Room Im
provement will be explained to
those present with the -announce
ment of valuable awards to tthe
ones who carry through their pro
jects with the best improvements.
Farmers, homemakers and 4-H
Club members are invited to attend
this demonstration.
are c.hadi ated at state
VN DREWS ? Among graduates
at State College Sunday: were Mr.
?nd Mrs. Vernon King and George
Clayton of Andrews. George
* 'ay ton is the -son of Mr? and
Mr: G W Clayton, and Vernon
King is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Brucc King.
BASEBALL
The Murphy Baseball Team will
P V Wayneavflle on Saturday
fVid* a* 815 p* m* on Murr^y'?
Civil Term Of
Court Convenes
Here Next Monday
The following cases are on the
-calendar for the civil term of
Superior Court which opens Mon
day, with Judge George A. Shu
ford of Asheville presiding:
Fred Glen Palmer vs Georgia
Palmer; Ruth Robinson vs Posey
Robinson; Lewis E. Derreberry vs
Edith Stamey Derreberry; Ollie '
("athey vs T. J. Oathey; Dosihia j
Mae Clark Palmer vs Carl Edwin i
Palmer; Edwina Bowles Hagaman
1 vs M. L. Hagarrian; Anne Mclntyre
Phillips vs William George Phil
lips; B. G. Brumby. Jr.. vs Mildred
Dodd Brumby.
Roy Ingram vs Equitable As
surance Society; Sam J. O'Dell vs
W. J. Miintz ft als; N. F. A'bernia
thy et als vs J. W. MeCombs el
als; Hobart Hughes vs L. M.
Shields; Universal Features Adver
tising Co. vs J. C. Kilpatrick.
Federation Picnic
Is To Be Held At
Andrews July 9
The annual Farmers Federation
picnic for Cherokee county, an
all-day event of string music.
Quartet and choir singing, and
mrny special and varied acts, will
be held in the Andrews High
School building ait Andrews on
Saturday July 9. it has .been an
nounced by James CI K. McC! tire,
president of the federation.
"S/milin' Red" Raoei of .viurpiiy. I
well-known ballad singer of West- j
crn North Carolina, will be present
at all picnics this year, as will the
Fanners Federation String Band,
it has been announced.
Jurors For .June
Court Announced
The following jurors have been
I drawn for the Juno term of Cher
okee County Superior Court which
will convene Monday for the trial
of civil cases only. .Judge George
A. Shuford of Ysheville will pre
side
First week: Grady E. Williamson,
Patrick; K. If. Brumby. Murphy;
Miss Addie Mae Cooke. Murphy;
D. V. Carringcr. Murphy; L. A.
Hunsucker. Marble; James Bar
ton Culberson: Kd Harnett, Mur
phy; Newland Smith. Marble;
Edgar Taylor. Suit. Guy Sudderth.
Murphy. Route 1 Ross Ilensley,
| Murphy; .lames Davis. Marble; C.
I N. George. To[>;on: R. G Owenby.
I Murphy; \\ II Owenby. Turtle
j town. Route 1: Theodore Ellis. An
drews; Fred S!:le*. Murphy; Ralph
Hall. Murphy. Luke Carver. An
drews; W. F. Hogan. Andrews; ,
, Winslow 1'ullium. Andrews: Paul
Sudderth Murph\ M S. Richards.
Marble; John Everett Andrews.
Second week: ? G W. Gibson.
Andrews; Carl Stiles. Murphy.
Route 1; Wade Decker, Murphy;
W. F. Hill. Turtletown, Tenn..
Route 1; W. .1 Morgan. Culberson I
Route 2: Dennis Shields. Culber
sonson; Tom \\ Ax ley, Jr.. Mur- ,
phy; Horace I. Higdon. Andrews:
B. N. Hogan Murphy: Guy Mc
N?bb. Suit: .1 W Bradley. An- 1
drews; H. B. M< Vabb. Suit: E. L.
Parish. Andrews; .lames C. Thomp
son. Murphy: .1 T Davis. Murphy;
A. L. Martin. Murphy; Fred
Luther, Andrews: Jeff Brooks.
Andrews: B. II Clouts. Letit.ia W.
R. Kilpatrick. Culberson; M B.
Montgomery. Culberson. Route 2:
Alex Holland. Andrews; Arthur
Nichols Culberson; A. L. Bran
r.on. Gnandview.
i ATTEND VNC CiR.\DITATIOV
ANDREWS ? Mr. and Mrs. J M.
Baity attended graduating exercis
es at the University of North
Carolina. Their son. John Baity,
was a member of t\he graduating
class receiving his B. S. in chemis
try. They were accompanied
home by their son who wiH spend
?he summer montlhs here.
GIVF DEMONSTRATION ? Mr Myrom Clinard Luttrell, home
economic . f >r International Harvcrstcr Company, who will give a
demonstration on preparation of foods for the freezer and table at
Murphy High School June 22. beginning at 2:30 p. m The demonstra
tion is sponsored by Dickey and Davis
Andrews, Murphy
Get $14,272 For
Street Maintenance
The 1949 General Assembly <
authorized an increase in the '
municipal fund from one million :
annually to two and one-half mil- j
lions annually. Under this plan.
Andrews will receive $2,288. and
Murphy $11984
The General statutes require |
that the municipal fund shall be
expended first on street-, inside
cities and towns which form a part
of tile stale highway system and
secondly on "streets which form I
important connect in links' to the '
state highway system, or the coun
ty hiuhway system, or farm to
market roads. If any funds are
left at the end of the year the
balance shall accrue to the credit
of each city and town for the ensu
ing fiscal year.
The allocation is based on a
formula stipulated by law: impu
tation. one-third: state highway I
mileage, one third: and engineer's
recommendation, one ?hird
For Andrews the allottment is
arrived at as follows $952 for
population of 1.520: $1,336 for
highway mileage of 1.G9 miles, and
engineer's recommendations, none,
making a total of S2 288
For Murphy, it is as follows:
$1,173 for population of 1.873;
$3,011 for highway mileage of
. 81; and engineer's recommenda
tion. $7,800. making a total of
$11,984.
Mildred Hendrix
On Dean's List
Miss Mifdrcd Hendriv. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs (' M Hendrix.
Murphy. Route 2 h i> ju>l complet
ed her first year at Mars Hill Col
lege. During the last semester
she made the Dean's Lis*, with
eleven extra point- having 51
quality points when only 40 are
required. She is a member of the
Clio society, the Science club and
the Home makers Guild, and has
been active in religious activities
Attends National
Pilot Convention
ANDREWS? Miss Mabel Fisher
left Sunday for Chicago. III., where
she will attend a board meeting 1
;.nd international convention of the
Pilot club. Miss Fisher, stale
president of the club, will be in
Chicago a week.
ATTEND GRADUATION
ANDREWS? Mr and Mrs. Paul
Jordan Miss Jean Christy and
John Ohristy. Jr . attended graduat
ing exercises at the University of
Georgia. Athens, Ga. Mrs Edwin
Jordan dauRhter-in-law of Mr.
and Mrs Paul Joixtan, was a mem- j
ber of the graduating class.
Sunday School
Workers Arrive
Here Saturday
Tw? rity-ninc workers from the
Sunda\ School department of the
Baptist State Convention will ar
rive here Saturday at 3 p m. and
after a short meeting at First Bap
tist Chureh will go to the various
churches in the Association Who
;.ro cooperating in an enlargement
campaign to be conducted next
week.
The workers in Murphy will be:
L. 1. Morgan, state secretary. who
will direct the campaign; Mrs. Til
ly May berry, who will teach a
course for young people, young
adults, and adults; Mrs Myra
Motley, junior and intermediate
teachers and workers: and Miss
May Bomar. nursery, cradle roll,
beginner and primary teachers and
workers.
Names of workers for the o?ther
churches were not available, buit !
one or more will be assigned to |
all churches who have indicated
a desire to cooperate.
Presbyterian
?>
Pastor Arrives
The Rev and Mrs. James R.
Crook and baby. Arthur, arrived
here Friday and are occupying the I
Presbyterian Manse. Mr. Crook j
is the new pastor of the Presby
terian Church here. He preached i
his first sermon Sunday morning j
Miss Lovingood
Awarded Medal
Miss Maureen Lovinftood. a
senior at the University of South
Carolina Columbia, S. C\. was
recently awarded a medal by the
University for having maintained
95 percent accuracy in Secretarial
Science, her major subject. Miss
Loviiwood made Dean's Honor
Roll for the last two semesters
She visited her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. R. V. Lovingood until Tues
day. when she returned to the
University to resume her work for
tin summer
Hold Dedication
A dedication service will bo held
at Topton Baptist Ohurflh on Sun
day. Juno 19. All singers and
quartets are especially invited,
says Ohe Rev Leonard McClure.
putor. Hie service will last all
day. and luncti will be served at
noon.
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Comes Here On June 21
New Welfare
Superintendent
Assumes Duties
Mr; Johnnie I Nunn of White
vino. who has been superintend
mt of welfare of Columbus Coun
ty for fourteen and a half years. >
arrived in town Saturday to as
sume her duties as superintendent
of welfare for Cherokee County
Mrs. N'u nn is taking the place of
Mrs. Laura Freeman who resign
ed several months ago to become
superintendent of welfare of Cald
well County with headquarters in i
Lenoir. Mrs. W D. King, who has J
accepted the position as casework- 1
er with Mrs. Freeman, left Tues- I
day for Lenoir. Mr. King will be
associated with a furniture .store ;
tihere.
Jackson Killed
When Pinned
Uuder Tractor
Charlie Jackson. 32. of Young
Harris. Ga., was killed Saturday.
June 11, about 15 miles from;
Jasper, Ga.. when i tractor on
which he was riding, overturned. |
pinning him underneath.
Funeral services were held Mon
day at 11 a. m. in Philadelphia
Baptist Church with the Rev
Fielden Garrett officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery with
I vie Funeral Home in charge.
Surviving are three Children, |
Charlena and Fred in the Baptist ,
Orphanage at Thomasville. and
!*hil of Murphy; his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Elbert F. Tanner of
Young Harris; three brothers. \ud
of Los Angeles. Calif.. Creed of
Thompson. Ga.. and Ed of Young j
Harris; five sisters. Mrs. An/.ona I
Swanson. Mrs. Annie Bell Sewell.
both of llaycsville. Mrs. Louclla
Breedlove of Gastonia, Mrs. Willa
Mae Bynuni of Mount Rest. S.
t\. and Mis Sallie King of Young
Harris.
E. C. Moore Is
Appointed Area
Chairman of NADA
F. (\ Moore, local Dodge
Ply mouth dealer. has been ap
pointed Area Chairman for the
National Automobile Dealers As
sociation to stimulate aetive ixirti
ci patio n in the Association's
national programs throughout
Cherokee County.
Mr. Moore was selected as Area
Chairman by a committee of the ]
National V -ociation and NCADA
officials. The appointment was ;
announced by IV L. Abernethy of j
Charlotte Director of. \ ADA for
North Carolina, and M Brack
Wilson of Smithfield. President of 1
the State Association
NADA is the largest retail trade
association in the country with a
membership of more than 34.000
new automobile ami new truck ,
dealers The national organiza- j
tion is widely known for its '
sponsorship of highway safet\ and 1
other public interest programs and
itr policy of supporting the high- '
est standards and ethics of retail 1
automobile me rch andisi ng
Dr. Wells Attends
Pediatrics Seminar
I>r. Helen Wells loft Saturday
for Boston. Mass . where she will
I attend a two-weeks' Seminar on
Pediatrics at Harward University
She spent Sunday in New York
and arrived in Boston for the j
course whieh started Monday.
ATTEND CONFERENCE
The following are attending the i
State College Extension Service j
Staff Conference in Raleigh thds ,
week Misses Mary Corn-well amd ]
Louise Matftihows; A. Q Ketner, I
Mack RatJUxn, and John Wrinn.
Hell view School
History To Appear
In Special Edition
Oim? of the features of the
SCOT I S Sixtieth Anniversary
Proxies Trillion in July will be
a story on the old Bellview
School which had a widespread
influence 011 the educational
life of the county in years past.
Mrs. Nora Cobb Spencer is writ
ins the story, and is including
the names of many of the teach
ers and students who played a
part in its history.
C Of C Working
For Better Power
Service To Murphy
The Murphy Chamber of Com
merce is now working with C. Wil
son Howse of the T. V A. I>epart
metnt Of power. Knoxville. Tenn.,
in an effort to equip Murphy and 1
vicinity with efficient power lines. ;
Mr. Howse is now compiling all
the information he can obtain as
to how often the power has been
off in the last two years, states
W M Davis, President of the '
Chamber of Commerce.
New Senior Public
Health Nurse
Assumes Duties
Mis Willie* P. Lovingood has
accepted the position as senior
public health nurse for the Cher
okee County Health Department.
She assumed her duties June 15.
She is a native of Cherokee County
and has had considerable experi- j
enee. From 1!)4'2 to November.
1948. she was with the city health
department in Chattanooua. Tenn ,.
and since that time has been with
the department in Klizabetihton.
Tenn.
Final Rites Are
Held Sunday For
Mrs. Thomasson
Mrs. Bennic Mae Thomasson.
38. died Frid iv morning. June
10. in a Know lie. Tenn.. hospital
Funeral services were held Sun
day at 2fr30 p. m. in Valleytown
Baptist Chuixh. with the Hev.
Algia West and the Rev. Buck
Lcdford officiating. Burial was
in Andrews Cemetery. with Ivie
Funeral Home in charge
Surviving are the husband John
Henry Thomasson; one daughter.
Patricia Thomasson; the mother.
Mrs. Joan Holloway. all of Route
1. Andrews: three brothers. Her
bert Holloway of Topton. D. B
Holloway of Wa^uiK'ton. D C..
and Otis of Andrews.
Active pallb< :irers were: Homer
West. John \\ ? Creed Bates. .1
B. Grbgory. Olin Barton and
Frank Conle\
Honorary pallbt ire; - were Dr.
W H Serugg*. Wayne Battle. I.
ti Nichols. i B Hudson, Oun
Barnett, Paul Crawford. Edwin
Bristol. John Ptil ium Dee Mostcl
le.*. George Hicks. Clarence Hog
c'n. DMlie Lunsford. Ray Lunsford.
Jack Lunsford. Wade Lunsford
Auznton Brady. Wayne Matheson
Ray Matheison. Charles lligdon.
Albert Cowley. \ ick Matoy. Dr. 11
K. Davis. Andv Nelson. Oliver
Croasman. Wade Reece. Charles
Hall Miitehel Clark. Gene Wesl.
Jack Modeller. Bob Christy. Har
old Rogers. K J Pullium. Joe
Womaek. Cecil Lunsford. Paul
Parker. Bar! Parker, Gordon L.
Butler. Jr.
Flower girls were Sue West.
Inez Holloway. Barbara West Mary
Bryson, Bette Heaton. Tommie
Lunsford. Jane Oonley, Sybil
West, BetJty Mulkey. Betty J
Greenwood. Doris Crawifond. Mar
I jorie Hocks. Jaokey Ellard
Ohloris Matheson.
The Cherokee County chapter
of t!n> \ merit- an Red Cross will
inaugurate a blood program for
i.iic County on June 21 when a Red
Cions mobile unit is scheduled to
arrive in Murphy. The unit,
v.hiih will spend Tuesday in Mur
j ! 1 y and will come four times a
year, will use the First Baptist
( hurch basement as headquarters.
Blood donated will be distributed
to hospitals in the County to sup
ply blood without charge to Ihe
people of the community.
The center opens at 10 a. m.,
and donors will be scheduled at
intervals throughout the day. A
physician and specially trained
registered nurses will be present
in the center. Any person in good
health, who weighs at least 110
pounds and is between the ages
of 21 and 59, inclusive, fulfills
the donor requirements. Minors,
18 years and over, can be accepted
only when they have proper writ
ten permission from a parent or
guardian.
During the past two weeks
volunteer workers in the com
munity have been recruiting don
ors for the program. According
to W. Merle Davis, chairman of
the prog! am, more donors are
urgently needed to fulfill the
quota. He asks that anyone wil
ling to give blood contact him or
the Red Cross home service office
immediately.
Committee chairmen for the
project are Miss Kathleen Roberts,
publicity; Mrs. Hobart McKeever.
recruitment: Mrs. Jimmy Ward,
residential: W. A. Sherrill, clubs
and organizations; Robert Easley,
industry: and Miss Mary Oornwell
t.nd Mack i on. n? >\. The
special services committee, head
ed by Mrs. J J. Hamilton, will
be in attendance at the center to
serve refreshments to the donors.
Youth Choir
Sings In State
Song Festival
Tho youth choir of Murphy First
Baptist Church will represent this
region of six associations in the
State Song Festival at Fruitland
Thursday < todav>.
The following are attending the
Training Union Assembly there
this week: Misses Peggy Savage.
Mary Lou Gordon. Sally Morris,
Ann Shields. (Honda Ivie. Rosalind
Stalcup. Blondell Isewhour. Betty
.Jim Davis. Evelyn Radford. Sammy
White. Tommy Gentry, John Mor
ris. the Re\ and Mrs. J. Alton
Morris, and Mrs. Peyton Ivie.
The following were there Wed
nesday and Thursday: Misses Mo
selle Moore. Jud\ Nichols. Shirley
Bates. Sally Kate Barton. Joanne
Adams and Doris Palmer. Mr and
Mrs. Ben Palmer and Mrs. \N . M.
Fein. Jr.
Will Carter -
Is Released
From Hospital
Will Carter, colored, has boon
released from Whitfield's clinic
nnd is now in jail awaiting trial
;n Superior Court on charges of
being drunk, disorderly conduct
. >.nd resisting arrest. He waived
preliminary hearing, states Sheriff
frank Crawford. Carter was ar
rested Monday evening of last
week by Policeman Fred Zimmer
man and Deputy Homer David
' son During the arrest he was
struck on the head and Sheriff
Crawford states that he had three
cut places. He was given treat
ment by Dr. R. W. Whitfield, and
remained in the hospital a few
day*.
Miss Looney
Visits Library
?
j Miss Mildred Looney of the
Stain library Commission has
boon in Murpfhy several days, as
sisting with Wie work at the NanHa
, hala Reqriorml Library headquart
ers and Murphy Carnegie Library