Newspapers / The Cherokee Scout (Murphy, … / Sept. 22, 1949, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Cherokee Scout (Murphy, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
moral strength All the strength and force of man come from his faith in things unseen. He who believes is strong: he who doubts is weak. ? Clarke. VOI l Mf: 60 ? NUMBER 10 MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. SEPT. 1949. Cherokee County FAIR Sept. 26 - Oct. 1 TEN PAGES THIS WEEK BLOOD TRANSFUSION helps save child's life. Children and adults. both possible victims of accident and disease, share benefits of Red C ross National Blood Program. Participation will eventually include every community now having no blood supply or whose supply ij inadequate to meet the community need. This community is now participating. The blood mobile will be in Murphy, Tuesday, Sept. 27. Donors are needed from 12 to 5 o'clock, at First Baptist Church. Bloodmobile To Come Here Sept. 27 Dental Program In School Is Being Planned n- r c. ^ r - of the Division of Local Health Work. State Board of Health, Raleigh, and his assistant. Mr. McCr;.r\: and Dr. E A. Branch, Director of the Division of Rural Hygiene visited the local health offices Tuesday. I).\ Branch announced tliat the State Board of Health hopes to place a dentist in this three coun ty-health district for 20 weeks at an enr!y date, to conduct a dental program in the schools. Brendle Studies Radar At Keesler Pfe. F. F. Brendle left Monday lor Keesler Field. Miss., where he is to take radar operator training. H ? has been home on a 10-day leave after finishing his basic training at Lackland Air Force Base. San Antonio. Texas. n The Hod Cross Bloodmobile will come to Murphy on Tuesday. Sept. 27. and at least 125 donors are needed for this visit, states W. M. Davis, chairman of the Blood Pro gram for the Cherokee County Chapter. The center will be in operation in the basement of First | Baptist Church, from 12 to 5 o' | ciock. Local hospitals are receiving all the blood requested from the Ashe ville Blood Center, where the blood received on visits of the mobile unit to various chapters is pro cessed. This blood, given volun tarily by the public, is furnished free to those who need it in the area of participating chapters en tirely free of charge, without re | gard for race, creed, color, or I financial status. There is no I charge whatsoever for the blood | Doctors charge a small fee for administering it. Anyone desiring to donate a pint of blood during the visit Sept. 27 should get in touch with W. M. Davis. SINGING There will be a singing at Bell view Methodist Church Sunday. September 25. at 2 o'clock. Sing ers and the interested public arc expected. Divisional WMU Meets October 7 Mrs. Charles M. Griffin, presi- 1 dent of the South Carolina Worn- \ en's Missionary Union, and Miss Mary J. Augenstein. new field ^ representative of the W. M. U. Training School, Louisville. Ky., j ?>;il be featured speakers at the Bryson City Divisional W. M U. meeting to be held at Cullowhee Baptist Church Friday. October 7. The theme of the program, which will begin at 10 A. M., will "From Strength to Strength". Mrs. E. 11. Corpening of Tapoco, divisional superintendent, will pre side. The opening hymn will be, 0 For a Thousand Tongues", and "lis will be followed by the devo- j 'ional by Miss Ruth Bagwell, W. 1 **? C. Associational missionary. ! following the business session, re Ports will be heard from: Mrs. I ^Pening. Mrs. W. N. Cook, j ?Ueon Association; Mrs. Qwin j ranks. Tennessee River Associa lj'm Mrs, John R. Jones, Tucka Association; Mrs. Elmer jjWtoets, W. N. C Association; and , ' ^srter St owe, W. Liberty K*x*km. I hymn, "Lead On O King I wm be followed by di* cussions led by: Mrs. Fannie Gib son, Franklin, on "Enlisting Tith ers"; Mrs. Glenn McGuire, An drews; "Fortifying the Commun ity"; and Mrs. B. S Hensley, Scotts Creek, and Mrs. J. V. Hall. Marble, "Sharing World Thoughts". "Young Women Strengthened for Service'.' will be the subject of Miss Augenstein. Her address will be followed by the hymn. "The Morning Light is Breaking", and Mrs. Griffin will speak on "Strength For World Advance". Lunch will be served from 1:00 to 2:00. The afternoon session will open with the singing of "From Greenland's Icy Mountains". Miss Dorothy Edwards, field work er, Tennessee River Association, will conduct the worship. Youth work will be discussed by: Mrs. Kenneth Davis. Murphy: Rev. Paul Nix, Highlands, and Mrs. C. M. Warren, Sylva. Miss Hilda Mayo, Young People's Secretary. State W. M. U., will speak on "The Strength of Youth". Follow ing election of officers, the Rev. S. L. Lamm of Bryson Oity will speak on "Through Christ Who Strengthen eth Me". A prayer of dedication will close the program Cherokee County Fair All Next Week Thos. J. Voyles Is Fatally Shot Sunday Services Are Announced la the absence of the pastor. Rev. W. B. Penny, who is attending Conference. Ho-bart L. McKeever will have charge of the 11 o'clock service at First Methodist Church Sunday. Young people will have charge of the evening service. Youth Fellowship will meet at 6:30. Baptists Observe Promotion Day And Enlistment Sunday Sunday will be observed as Promotion Day. Tithing and En listment Day in First Baptist Church. Promotion exercises will be held at the opening of the Sun day Sehooi hour, at 9:45 A. M., with Supt. Cyrus C. White in chargc. The Rev. J. Alton Morris will preach at 11 A. M. on the theme. "How to Have An Efficient Church. With or Without Contributions". He will preach at 8 P. M. on the subject. The Seven Determining Winds of I.ife". Beginning next week, there will be a prayer service at the church each morning at 10 o'clock. Hour of Power service is Wednes day evening s* 7:30 o'clock, and the pastor will begin a series of discussions on "Prayers of the Bible". He requests everyone to bring a Bible for the study. P.-T. A. To Hold First Meettino Of Fal! Term -Murphy Parent-Teachers' Asso ciation will meet Monday night at 7:30 o'clock in the auditorium of the primary building. Mrs. Rob ert Bault is program leader, and the topic is, "My Child's School". Supt. H. Bueck will discuss "Plans for the Current Year". Follow ing the meeting, a tour of the school will be made. Refresh ments will be served in the school lunchroom. Mrs. Jimmie House is program chairman for the year. Singing Proceeds Go To Polio Drive ANDREWS? There will be an all-day singing at the Valleytown Baptist church Sunday. October 2. with dinner on the ground. The church invites all singers. At least four quartets are expected. The Rev. Buck Lcdford. pastor, states that proceeds will be given to the emergency fund of the Cherokee Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. REVIVAL A revival will begin at Topton Baptist Church on Sunday. Septem ber 25. with the Rev. Freed Townsend of Dalton. Ga.. assist ing the Rev. Leonard McClurc. BtOO&SHED BOXSCORE ON N.C.HIQHMAT8 Killed September 17 through September 19 3 Injured September 17 through September 19 63 Killed through September 19 this year 568 Killed through September 19. 1948 486 Injured through September 19 this year 6,455 Injured through September 19, 1948 .5.133 r Thomas Jefferson Voyles, 41, ' was fatally shot about 5 p. m. ' Sunday near his home. Murphy ! Route 3. in the Owl Creek section of the county, and M. C. Loving also of Route 3, Murphy, is being held in connection with his death according to Sheriff Frank Craw- 1 ford. Sheriff Crawford said he was j notified of the shooting about 8 a. m. Monday and that he and Dr. Harry Miller, coronor, and Jailer If. If. Davidson, upon investigat ing. found the body of Voyles. Voyles had been shot with a shot gun. he said. Funeral services were held Tues day afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Free Methodist Church, with the Rev. Marvin Williams officiating. 1 Burial was in Sunset Cemetery with Townson Funeral Home in charge. Surviving are the widow. Mrs. Lona Doekery Voyles; the parents. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Voyles of Mur phy; two brothers. Philip of Williamsport, Pa., and Frank of Boydtown. Texas; five sisters, Mrs. Clyde Patton. Mrs. John Harper I and Mrs. William Palmer of Mur- j phy. Mrs. J. O. Hensley of Cramer | ton. and Miss Dixie Voyles of ! Houston. Texas. Mrs. J. J. Hamilton Is Elected To StaterOffice-r The fo Jawing from the Cher okee Cou. ,/ Health Department attended the annual meeting of the North Carolina Public Health ; Association in Greensboro last I Thursday, Friday and Saturday: Dr. Marvin Nathan. D. M. Moody. .Joe Higdon. Mrs. J. J. Hamilton. ! and Miss Willie Lovingood. Others attending were: Mrs. Joe Higdon and J. J. Hamilton. Mrs. Hamilton was elected I State vice-chairman of the Secrc ' taries' Section Bishop Henry And Rev. Rufus Morgan Represent W. N. C. In San Francisco Bishop M. George Henry and the Rev. A. Rufus Morgan are among the several to represent the Diocese of Western North Carolina at the General Conven tion of the Episeopal Church which is to be held September 2G-October 7 in San Francisco. The General Convention is the Church's most important legisla tive body. Like the United States Congress it meets in two Houses. Both Houses must approve of legislation before it becomes a ! part of the Church's law. The opening service of the Convention is to be in the Civic ? Auditorium. San Francisco, on Monday. September 26. at 10:30 i V. M. The sermon will be preach- j ed by Presiding Bishop Henry j Knox Sherrill. I The business sessions of the j , Convention will transact a great j deal of routine business, hear and ? act upon many reports. Attention ( ; will be given to the Church Pen sion Fund, aiming at development of plans whereby pensions for re tired clergymen and their widows may be put in line with present living costs. Another major sub- ; j jeet will be Christian Education, j for whieh a greatly increased ' budget will be proposed. Another pressing subject is the i shortage of clergy in the Episco- 1 1 pal Church, and the support and | expansion of theological seminar ies. MISSIONARY TO SPEAK Miss Marion Girton, missionary to Hafiti in the West Indies, will speak in the Free Methodist Church Friday evening at 8 o'clock. Best Exhibits Ever Expected The 22nd annual Cherokee County Agricultural Fair will be held all next week, beginning Monday morning and continuing through Saturday night. A. Q. Ketner. county agent, states that it appears exhibits will be the best ever displayed at the fair. Miss Edna Bishop, home agent, says that most of the home demonstra tion clubs will have educational exhibits, and there will be out standing 4-11 club exhibits. Murphy Lions Club will have charge of the sale of tickets. Definite parking spaces will be available inside the grounds for a small charge. Prizes offered this year are. in many cases, equal or almost as large as those at the State fair, which should encourage farmers to bring more exhibits. Exhibits must be brought in on Monday and Tuesday, the dead line being Tuesday at 8 P. M. Exhibitors are requested to start work on exhibits Friday and Saturday. All the judging will be done on Wednesday. The ex hibit hall will be open to the public around 3 P. M. All com mercial exhibits must be placed in their spaces on Monday. Live stock judging will begin Wednes day morning and will last most all day. Sparks Show will be on the midway. Wednesday will be school day. when school children will be ad mitted free, and special attrac tions provided for them. Judges will be farm and home agents, vocational teachers, and hr?rr economics teachers from neighboring counties, and special ists for the beef and dairy cattle. Home demonstration club ex hibits will be as follows: Peachtree. Room Improvement; Violet. Family Life, emphasizing homemade Christmas gifts: Bell view. Family Life, emphasizing Recreation: Slow Creek. Bedroom Improvement: Sunny Point. Home Beaut ification: Grape Creek. Poul try: Martins Creek. Foods and Nutrition: Valleytown. Arts and Crafts: Ranger. Typical Day's Work for Home Demonstration Club Member: Tomotla. landscap ing the New Home. Officers and directors of the fair are: Chairman, Lawson Lunsford: vice-chairman. Mrs. .1. W. Dyer: secretary-treasurer, Harold Wells: committeemen. W. D Townson. W. S. Dickey. C II. Townson. Mrs. Clyde McNabb. Luther Dock cry. Dcvcro Martin, and Lewis King. Department superintendents are: Field crops. Victor Ellis; horticul ture. J. H. Hampton; dairy cattle, A. H. Stalcup: beef cattle. W. D. Townson: sheep. Carroll Brown: hogs. Bill Stiles; poulrty. Wayne Abcrnathy: flowers, Mrs. B. W. Whitfield: home products, Mrs. J. 'A. Hampton; pantry supplies. Mrs. L. Hall; home furnishings and clothing. Mrs. Paul Sudderth; handicrafts. Mrs. Ben Warner: natural resources. Joe Bailey; and gills and boys' 4-H club. Dorothy Shields. CONDUCTS REVIVAL ? The Km Freed Townsend of Dalton, Ga., who will assist the Rev. Leonard McClure in revival ser vices at Topton Baptist Church beginning next Sunday. Peachtree Church To Have Centennial PEACHTREE PASTOR ? The Rev. L. P. Smitf\. pastor of Peach tree Baptist Church, whieh will celebrate its Centennial on Sun day. October 30. Road Meeting To Be Held Here Friday, Sept. 23 Tenth District Highway Commis j sioner L. Dale Thrash will hold a | District road meeting in the Court House at Murphy on Friday. September 23rd. at 10:30 A. M. The people living in Cherokee j County. Graham County, Clay j County and any other county are invited to the meeting for a dis cussion of any and all road mat I tera. He says: "Some road bonds are j soon to be sold and we are going ; to have money to buy more road j machinery and rock for the roads. "In this mountain division there 1 cannot be any more black top or concrete paving done until next summer. We are going to concen trate our efforts on keeping school busses running this winter and on placing rock on the mud roads; therefore. I would like to talk to the people who are still on mud | roads." State Leaders Are To Conduct Training School .Miss Hilda Mayo. Young People's Secretary, and Miss Laura Frances i Snow. Field Representative, of the State Baptist W. M. U.. will con duct a training school for Young | People's leaders of Western North ! Carolina Baptist Association on Thursday and Friday of this week. They will be at Andrews Baptist j Church on Thursday afternoon and ; evening, beginning at 4 o'clock, and at Murphy Baptist Church Friday afternoon and evening, beginning at 4 o'clock. Pot luck suppers will be held at each place. i Leaders and potential leaders of the young people's organizations of the association are expected to i attend. i > Peachtree Baptist Church, now Moore Memorial, will celebrate one hundred years of continued ser vice and advancement on October 30. The Rev L. P. Smith, pastor, says "All former pastors that are living and all members are in vited to take part in this cen tennial celebration. The program will be arranged and published soon. This should be one of the greatest gatherings in the history of Cherokee County. The public is invited to meet with us and have part in thanksgiving and fellowship for the progress made in tihe past one hundred years. "Upon the foundation laid by all former pastors and loyalty to the work of the Kingdom of God by former members and the sacri fice made by the present member ship. Peachtree Baptist Church 'Moore Memorial) is one of the strongest rural churches in North Carolina. "The present members have recently built and are finishing a beautiful church of native stone that will stand for centuries to come. This was made possible by the late Richard Moore. Senior, who gave the challenge which was accepted by the present congre gation. The members are doing a heroic service in giving of their money and free labor. This is all being done for the glory of God and to advance His Kingdom around the world." Presbyterians To Have Rally Day In Sunday School Rally Day will bo observed in the Presbyterian Sunday School Sunday morning for promoting at tendance. Posters will be pres ented by members of the Sunday School, and report of attendance and offering by classes will be given Hugh Roberts, superinten dent. will preside. A short morning worship ser vice at 11 o'clock with a Children's sermon, will be combined with the Sunday School program. The offering will be given for the support of new and underprivi leged Sunday Schools. Sunday School officers were recently appointed by the Session. I They are: Hugh Roberts, superin tendent. and a religious Educa j tion committee composed of. Elder I J. Franklin Smith, chairman: ! Deacons Hugh Roberts and Ben i E. Vaught: Mrs. R II. Foard. Mrs. Bruce Gordon. Miss Jane Hill and i Mrs. E. 11 Brumby, teachers: Gor 1 don Darnell representing the Young People: and Mrs. Harvey Wilson. Jr.. Sunday School pianist. The newly-appointed committee I will meet Friday night at. 7:30 p. m. in the Sunday School assembly room. HOMECOMING A homecoming will be held at [ Calvary Baptist Church on Sunday, September 25. Grade Dairy Show Is Next Wednesday The Nantahala Grade Dairy Cow I and Calf Show will bo an outstand | ing feature of the Cherokee Coun i ty fair this year. The show will be held Wednesday. September 1 28. from 10 A. M. until noon. I Approximately 140 eows and calves will be shown. These will come from Cherokee. Clay. Graham, Macon and Swaim Counties. N. C., and Towns. Fannin and Union counties. Ga. Approximately $1. 000 in cash prizes will be paid to ejohibitors. The committee sponsoring the show is made up of represents tivcs from all the counties partici pating. awl the priz money was donated by various people of the different eounties. The show was ordinal ly schedul ed for September 3, but since the I new cattle barn, which will be completed by Tuesday. September 1 27, was not ready, the show was postponed and made a part of the regular Cherokee County Pair. A. Q. Ketner, farm agent of : Cherokee County, states that ex I hibitors must have their cattle at the born not later than Tuesday j evening. Septemlber 27.
The Cherokee Scout (Murphy, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 22, 1949, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75