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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. VOLUME 60 - NUMBER 11 ?tjt HUMAN CAPACITIES As the soil, however rich it may be, eannot be productive without culture, so the mind without cultivation can never produce good fruit. ? Seneca. MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 29, 1949 TEN PAGES THIS WEEK ADV ISORY COMMITTEE FOR NEW 4-H CAMP? Shown above arc members of the Advisory Committee for the new Western Caro lina 4-H Club Camp now being built near Waynesville. A main assembly hall, kitchen, and 10 cabins already have been constructed, and plans eall for several additional cabins and a new swimming pool. Club members in 10 counties rised $800 per county to finance construc tion of the first cabins. A campaign to raise an additional $35,000 to complete the work is now in progress, with quotas assigned to each tounty. Members of the Advisory Committee, left to right, are phillip Wooleott, president of the Bank of Asheville; R. W. Shoi'fner, Western District farm agent for the State College Extension Service: Airs 11 H. l'layford. Route 4, Hendersonville; L. R. Harrill, State 4-11 Club leader; Walter J. Damtoft, assistant secretary-treasurer of Champion Paper and Fibre Company, Canton; and I. O. Schaub. director of the State College Extension Service. West Liberty To Hold 98th Session Evening Services Start Earlier At Baptist Church The Rev. J. Alton Morris, pas 101 of First Baptist Church, has announml that his sermon topic for Sunday morning will bo. "This is the Answer". The Lord's Sup per will be observed Sunday ; morning. On Sunday evening Mr. i M? : . .. . .W speak oil, "Tile iVi.u. , nals of Life". "Prayers of the Bible", will be j studied at the Hour of Power ser- , vice (?n Wednesday evening. M. Morris has announced that j Training Union will meet at 6:30 i on Sunday evening instead of 7 j o'clock, and evening worship will i begin at 7:30. I 50 Pints Blood Donated On Visit Of Blood Mobile Fifty people donated a pint of bloo.i when the Red Cross blood mobile paid its second visit to j Murphy on Tuesday. This is a much better record than that of j the first visit in July of this year. Merle Davis, chairman of the blood program for the Cherokee County chapter, was in charge of arrange ments and assisting him wore: Mrs. Hobart McKeever. Mrs. T A Case. Mrs. R. H Foard. Mrs. J L Savage. Mrs. H. G. Elkins. Mr>. J. Alton Morris, Mrs L. Hodges. Mrs. Frank Crawford. Mrs. Charles Sneed. Miss Willie Lov ingood, Mrs. Cloe Moore. Mrs. Joc Hamilton. Mrs. Sam Harding. Mr- i> W. Easley. Mrs. Robert (Continued on page 8) * Two years hence the West Liberty Baptist Association will celebrate its Centennial. It will hold its 98th annual session on Friday and Saturday of this week at Oak Grove Baptist Church. The program will open Friday morning at 9 o'clock, with the Rev. A. T. Lunsford conducting the devotional. The moderator will make his report and appoint committees, after which a business session will be held. Reports of the churches and election of offi cers will precede the annual ser mon which will be preached by the Rev. Lester Stowe of Hiwassee Dam. Lunch will be served on the grounds, and the afternoon session will open at 1 o'clock, with the Rev. R. M. Morrow conducting the devotional. The Rev. W. H. Gra ham will speak on Christian Edu cation: the Rev. W. B. Hankins. on the state of Churches; the Rev. W. T. Truett, on Temperance; and the Rev. Calvin Thompson, on B. T. U. The Saturday morning session will be opened with the devotional by the Rev. Grady Chastain. Mrs. J. M. Patterson will give the W. .\i. U. report. The Rev. P. H. Chastain will speak on the Co | operative Program; and the Rev. Frank Stiles on the Orphanage. The Rev. W. L. Cook will preach a Missionary sermon. After lunch the Rev. Ira Helton 1 will conduct the afternoon devo | tional. The Rev. Geo. Stuart will | speak on Hospitals, reports of j committees will be held, and the program is scheduled to adjourn | at 2:45. : Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Thompson ; and son. Bill III. of Atlanta. Ga.. 1 spent the week-end here with Mrs. J. W. Thompson Mrs. Thompson returned with them to Atlanta for a visit. N. W. Abernathy Taken By Death ?\T W. Abernathy, 70, of Marble died Friday night in a Murphy hospital after an illness of several day*. He was a native of Cherokee County and had been a merchant Marble for 42 years. He was sheriff <,f Cherokee County in 1928-1929. He was an active mem of Marble Springs Baptist Church, and had been teacher of lhe Women's Bible class for a number of years. funeral services were held Sun Jay at 2 p. m. in Marble Springs ^PUst Church with the Rev. Rob er* Barker, assisted by the Rev. A,8ia West, oftticiatircg. (Burial *** ^ the Marble cemetery. Acttop pallbearers were: Wwdell ^inaood. Vinson HaM, Rupert ^ Tr*A Barton, Herman Weitt Frank Craig. C. Barton, and Law son West. Honorary pallbearers were: Har ley McHan, Ross Newman, J. H. Trull, Frank "Walsh. C M. Trull. W. J. Barton. Robert Hannah. J. M. Lovingood. W. B. Mulkey, C. S. Day. B. B. Palmer. William Grig g?, J. B. Hall. Olson Hall. James Coffey, Ted Trull. Bill Doekery and W. B. Dockery. Surviving are1: the widow, Mrs. Julia Puett Abernathy; one son. Forest L. Abernathy. a grandson. Forest L. Jr., of Marble; three sisters. Mrs. Tavie O'Dell of Mur phy , Mrs. N. H. Lovingood of Enka, and -Mrs. Robert Reese of Bryson City; two brothers, J. H of Andrews, and S. C. of Atlanta, Ga Townson Funeral Home had charge. Rev. R. D. Byrum Is Assigned Here GREAT SMOKIES COLOR Forest Rangers atop Cling man's Dome this week reported "birch, beech, and maple are starting to turn at Newfound Gap (NC 107) and Forney Ridge in the heart of Smoky Mountains National Park. Color should peak around Oct. 10, lasting two weeks in normal weather." Dr. Gordon I. Hislop Is New District Health Officer Dr. Gordon I Hislop will arrive here Saturday to become health 1 officer for the Cherokee-Clay- ' Graham district. He and his wife will make their home in Andrews. Di\ Hislop has been connected with TVA in Johnson City, Tenn . for the past few years. He succeeds Dr. Marvin Nathan, who announced a few weeks ago that he would leave this district to start private practice in Bryson ' City. Jewell J. Taylor Given Citation For Bravery With Plane Jewell J. Taylor, son of Mr. and Mr.v Oscar P. Taylor of Suit, has been commended for bravery in a recent accident in the air. He is in the navy, stationed at Anna polis. Md. Lt. Commander Calla han wired Oscar Taylor at Suit the following: "We wish to congratulate your >on. J. J. Taylor, on bringing in 1 an airplane that bursi into flames at 5.000 feet. Taylor saved the airplane and five men aboard " Taylor was graduated from Mur phy High School in 1939. and serv ed overseas during the war He came home after the war and stayed a year, re-entering the navy last year. n l aii l Coleman Attends Atlanta Meeting Walter Coleman attended a luncheon given by the Frigidaire division of General Motors Corp. Friday at Ansley hotel in Atlanta along with approximately 250 other dealers. The luncheon was given for the purpose of introducing six new electric range models to the i Frigidaire dealers in the Atlanta ! area. Four of the new models were displayed at the meeting. The new ranges are built to cook faster and use less current, offi cials said. They incorporate switch knobs which are easier to read and manipulate, full width flourescent lamp, time signal that can be used for timing long opera tions. and automatic controls for ovens and deep-well cookers. Ella Jean Wells Accepts Position Miss Ella Jean Wells, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy H. Wells, has [accepted a position at the Crawford W. Long hospital in Atlanta. Ga.. as auaesthetist. She received her R. \ at the memorial Hospital in Charlotte, and stayed for two years , as one of the supervisors there. I Miss Wells received her training | in Auaesthesia at the Grace Hospi tal in Detroit. Mich. Bt OODSHED BOXSCORE ON H . C . HIGHWAYS Killed September 24 through September 26 9 Injured September 24 through September 26 87 Killed through September 26 this year 589 Killed through September 26, 1948 503 Injured through September 26 this year 6,607 Injured through September 26, 1948 5,304 Only one change was made in the Methodist ministers serving churches in Cherokee County by i the Western North Carolina Con ference in session in Winston- j Salem the past week. The Rev. W. B. Penny, who has i been pastor of Murphy Church for ! the past two years, will go to I Spencer Memorial Church in | North Charlotte. It was first an- 1 nou need that he was assigned to Oakley Church in Asheville but the change was made by the Bishop on Tuesday. The Rev R. Delbert Byrum of Winston-Salem j will succeed him here. The Rev. C. C. Was ham was re turned to Andrews, where he will begin his seventh year of service* this week. The Rev. C. A. Smith, who has been pastor of the Mur phy circuit for a number of years, was returned to that charge. The new Murphy pastor is a native of Union County. He at tended Brevard College, Brevard, for two years and has his A. B. Degree from High Point College. High Point. He took his Semi nary training at the Divinity School at Duke University and has had some work at Southern Metho dist University, Dallas. Texas. While studying at Duke, he was student pastor at Mayodan, from 1942 to 1945. He was a chaplain in the Navy for one year after leaving there, and in October. 194(>. became assistant pastor and director of Christian Education at Centenary Methodist Church. Winston-Salem. Mrs. Byrum. who before her marriage was Miss Evelyn Roth rock of Winston-Salem, attended Brevard College, where the couple met. She was director of Christian Education at Front Street Metho dist Church, Burlington, from 1941 to 1943 She and Mr. Byiurit were married in June. 1943. They have no children. Recently she has been director of Children's Education at Centenary Church. Mr. and Mrs. Byrum plan to arrive in Murphy next Tuesday. Squirrel, Grouse 1 Hunts To Open Monday, October 3 Grouse and squirrel hunting t will be legal from October 3 through 15 in Pisgah National Game Preserve and the Sherwood. } Standing Indian. Fires Creek, and Santeetlah Wildlife Management ( Areas, according to Clyde P. Patton, Executive Director of the North | ] Carolina Wildlife Resources Com- . , mission. Hunters will be admit- 1 , ted to the areas on purchase of a $1.00 special permit, and no limit ' will be placed on the number of ^ participating hunters. Only recognized breeds of bird dogs will be allowed on the hunts, and hunters will be required to check in and out of the hunting area. Two grouse and six squirrels will be allowed each hunter per day. However, the general two days' possession limit will apply. Truett To Preach Annual Sermon The Rev. W. T. Truett will preach at Hopewell Baptist Church. 16 miles west of Murphy on Sun day, October 9 at 2 p. m. This will be his twenty-ninth annual sermon. Ranger Club Meets The Ranger 4-H Club, with Mrs. .\i. S. Patton as director, met at the school on September 16 and elected the following officers for the coming year; President. Doro thy Voyles. vice president. Eulala Stiles, secretary. Mogcan Voyles and reporter Edward Sneed. ON NEA COMMITTEE Addie Mae Cooke, editor of 'l*ie Qherokee Scout, has been I named a meih'oci of lae Women's j Advisory Committee of the Na tional Editorial Association. The committee will meet this fall to help formulate plans for the 1950 NEA convention to be held in the New England States. Fair To Continue Through Saturday Cherokee bounty's annual Agri cultural Fair is now getting in full swing, and crowds arc increas ing daily. Wednesday was the most largely attended as yet. it being school day. The fair will continue through Saturday eve ning of this week. Exhibits were judged Wednes day morning, and exhibit halls were open to the public at 3:30 V. m. Top exhibitors in Guernseys are Smith mont Farm. J. Franklin Smith, owner: Notla Farms. Ran dolph Shield's owner; Ketner's Farm and Clarence Hendrix Farm. The grand champion bull is from Smithmont Farm and the grand champion cow from A. Q. Ketner's Farm. In the 4-H Club exhibit of Guern sey dairy cattle, James Foster won first place. Other winners were James Smith. Shirley Smith. Edwin and David Hendrix. Dick Ketner and Emma Jeans Shields. Winners in the Jersey group were Frank Almond. James Crisp, John Boyd Chastain and Robert Chapman. Beef cattle, poultry and swine will be judged Thursday. Outstand ing exhibitors in the general 4-H Club exhibit arc Shirley Carver. Doris Wells. Dorothy Shields, and Martha Hill. Martin's Creek home demon stration club won first place on booth representing a balanced diet using basic seven foods. Other winners were: Tomotla. second, landscaping the new home: Peachtree third, on room improvement with fabric and wood furnishings; Bellview fourth, on family recreation and handmade furniture. Violet fifth, home made Christ mas gifts; Sunny Point sixth, on home beauttfication; Grape Creek seventh, on poultry, a paying proj ect. Ranger eighth, a typical day's work: Vallcytown ninth, arts and crafts; Slow Creek tenth, bedroom improvement, using handmade fur niture and feed sacks. Nantahala dairy cattle show was sponsored by the county agents and agricultural workers in the counties of Cherokee. Clay. Gra ham and Macon; also Fannin, Union. Towns and Rabun Counties in Georgia. A total of 112 animals were en tered and the Danish system of judging was used. Approximate 50 animals were placed in the Blue Ribbon class. Three breeds. Jer seys. Guernseys and Holsteins. en tered the show. John W. Laros fs New Forester John W Laros. forester, was assigned to the Tusquitie district as of September 22 to replace Forester Lewis J. Smith who is I being transferred to Franklin as ' of Octobcr 2. Mr. Laros was formerly forester on the Homoehitto National Forest in Mississippi. Mr. Laros is a graduate of Pensylvania State College. He served in the Pacific theatre dur ing the last war. He expects to bring his family to Murphy early in Octobcr. Hangingdog 4-H Club Meets The Hangingdog 4-H Club re cently held a meeting to elect officers. The meeting was opened I with the introduction of the new 1 home agent for Cherokee County, j Miss Edna Bishop, .by Glenn Pat I ton. The following new officers were elected: president, Kathryn Gen try, vice president, Leroy Palimer, secretary. Jack Arms and reporter, Ray Amos. Thrash Promises Road Work Soon About 300 people attended the ?oad meeting conducted by Com missioner L Dale Thrash at the courthouse Friday. M .? Thrash told the people that road improvement will start in ' the county soon after October 1. hat 60.000 tons of crushed stone already is available to this county, and that priority in the work will come only through need of the greatest number of people and not because of politics or denomina tion. He discouraged the plan of sign ing petitions, except in cases where a group desires to have a road placed on the state highway sys tem. Writing a letter and present ing the facts will have as great a weight, he said, as petitions, in getting road work done. McDonald Youth Fatally Injured J era I D. McDonald. 14, seventh ^ grade student at Walker School near Ranger, was fatally injured Monday at 5:10 p. m. when he was struck by an automobile while walking along U. S. Highway 64 near here. State Highway Patrolman. L. J. i Lance, who was patroling the road, j and happened upon the scene of ? the accident about two minutes j after it occurred, said that Cpl. Harold S. White. 21. of Deep Run ! X. C.. driver of the car. is being held in jail here on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. Lance said the accident occurred j about eight miles west of here near the Notla River bridge. He said i White was returning to Camp ' Chaffee, Ark., after spending a furlough at home. He said that | White stated that he must have dozed when his car ran off the | road and struck the youth. He , was carried about five yards on ' the car. he said, and then thrown to the pavement when he rolled about 13 yards. Coroner Dr. Harry Miller pro nounced young McDonald dead shortly after the accident. Lance said a hearing for White will be held before a magistrate here to set bond. Funeral services for the Mc- 1 Donald youth were held Wednes day at 2 p. m. in Ranger Baptist Church with the Rev. Thomas Truett and the Rev Luther Swan son officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with Ivie funeral Home in charge. Surviving are the parents. Mr. and Mrs. J D. McDonald; of Ranger: three brothers. Russell and Hillard of Mooresville and Roy of , Asheville; a sister. Joanne, of the home, and the paternal grand mother. Mrs. Bolivia McDonald of Range/. Fox Hunters To Have Special Event Oct, 12-15 The Tri- State Fox Hunters' ? Association will hold its 17th an nual field trials and bench show October 12-15 at the Fair Grounds. The show starts at 7:30 p. m., and the first cast will be at day break j on. October 13. A barn dance will be held in the school gymnasium at 8 o'clock on Octobcr 13. Mrs. Jimmy Ward took her mother. Airs. G. W. Candler and uest. Mrs E. M. Dunning of Atlanta. Ga., to the Indian Reser vation and the Great Smoky ! Mountains National Park Sunday. Captured Near Sheriff Frank Crawford and deputies Homer Davidson, Guy Eller and Frank Hembree captur ed a large still with a capacity of approximately 175 gallons, between Violet and Hiwassee Dam last Saturday evening. Twelve gallons of whiskey were found and ap proximately 3.000 gallons of beer destroyed. The still was hauled to Murphy on a truck. Sheriff Crawford said that the still was still running when he and the deputies found at. They saw two men running away but were unable to identify them. Want Highway 64 Advertised For Tourist Travel D. Victor Meekins. publisher of Coaslland Times. Manteo. his wife and daughter, were visitors in Murphy Saturday, in interest of U. S. Highway 64. Representa t Ives from several Eastern coun ties met recently and discussed the value of No. 64 as a tourist highway and named a committee to set 'about organizing the towns on the route between Murphy and Manteo to advertise the points of interest on the 600-mile highway. This highway also continues across the continent under the same num ber. Mr. Meekins agreed to visit every county through which the highway runs and explain the project to key people. U. S 64 goes through 23 coun ties in this state, touching some of its most scenic and historic points. To Greet Pastor At Familv Night Family Night will be observed at First Methodist Church Wednes day. October 5. beginning with a pot luck supper at 6:30 P. M. There will be a recreation hour, for both youth and adults. The event is being held for the purpose of meeting and greeting the new pastor and wife, Rev. and Mrs. Delbert Byrum. and to give new members an opportunity to get acquainted. Stiles Is Killed In Auto Wreck Willie Erastus Stiles. 37, was pronounced dead upon arrival at a Murphy hospital from injuries received when the car he was driving struck a bridge on high way 19 about two miles from Mur phy about 4:30 a. m. Sunday and turned over, pinning him under neath. Funeral services were held at 3 p. m. Monday in Little Glade Church w4th the Rev. Ham Coffey officiating Burial was la Old Martin's Creek Cemetery, with I Townson Funeral Home in charge. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. I Ethel Zimmerman Stiles; two chil dren, Larry and Virginia; his fath er, J. P. Stiles; five brothers, | Sheridan. Jake, Bass and Odeian of Murphy, and Cecil of Roberts town, Ga. Pallbearers were: Leonard Ram sey, Henry Reid, Hugh Penland, Harry Carringer, Wade Decker | Glenn Beaver, V. M. Sells, Jack Carringer.
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