North Carolina Newspapers

f* ? y * U Ike Mtr md ?f Hf*. mH Wirt volume t> inmp? ? murphy, north carouna. Thursday, January i?, i?s? . JOIN THE MARCH OF DIMES TWELVE PAGES THIS WEEK YES, POLIO IS EXPENSIVE COST CHART FOR 15 MONTHS: $ 3,088.50 6: hospital $2 857.80 LABORATORY 18.50 PHYSICAL THERAPY . . . 133.00 OUT-TREATMENT .... 28.S0 BRACES-ARM SPLINTS . 4S.00 SPECIAL SHOES 5.70 Five-year-old Nesbitt (Nebbie) Ann Burdsall of Midwoet City, Okla., is back in school today after 13 montba of hospitalization. Nebbie waa stricken with infantile paralysis in June, 1948, her spine, right shoulder, arm and hip, her left ahoulder and leg severely affected by the crip pling disease. Oklahoma County Chapter of National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and Nebbie'a parents report expenaea for first 15 months aa detailed above. For years to come, expenses will oonUnue?in diminishing degree. Happiest item: special shoes, $5.70, proof that Nebbie can walk again. Lane part of coat of care and treatment for thousands of polio victims is carried by tUtJoflgl through contributions-to March of Dimes drive. Jannary 16-3L m Trifl?w.awr .. Brazilian To Speak Andrews Rotary Club On next Thursday at 12 noon, at the regular weekly luncheon meeting of the Andrews Rotary r-fCVub, Lair Franca Leesa of RJ"> > ae Janeiro, Brazil his experiences ae a Rotary scholar at Lenoir Rhyne Oollege, Hickory. The program is in charge of the International Service Committee of whkh Jade McCraney is chair Olen Stratton, president of the club, is urging a good attendance to hear Lessa who is the Rotary student of the 280th District of Rotary International of which the Andrews club Is a member. At the District Conference, held last April in HeoderaonvUle, the Rotarians of the District agreed to establish a fund which would per mit some worthy South American student to come to the western part of North Carolina in order to attend one of the colleges of this section and at the same time visit among the Rotary Clubs. Lair Lessa was the young man chosen by the Rotary Club of Rio de Janeiro to be the recipient of this award. He arrived In Hickory last September and enrolled at Lenoir Rhyne College in Hickory where he is taking courses which will prepare him for his chosen profession as teacher of English in his native Brazil. Laiz Lessa is a senior at Rabello College in the city of Rio and upon completing his year of study at Lenoir Rliyne will return to finish his college course at his alma mater. He is the son of a Baptist minister and all the members of his family are devout members of this church. He has an older brother, Eduardo, who is attend ing Georgetown College in Ken tucky to prepare himself for mis sion work among the Indians of the Amazon Valley In northern Brazil. Late Lessa has fallen deeply In love with the States, as he calls this country, and espeeUUy-jglth rolina. Bestef ?Western North Carolina, all he would like to remain here, but he feels that he has a mission to perform, that of teaCHhg our language to his people and most especially of acting as a good-will ambassador between Brazil and the United States. Lease said, when Interviewed, that even in Brazil, which generally is very friendly toward the United States, there are those who desire to sow dis cord among the two peoples. This ?vU propaganda js spread parti cularly among young people and among the students of that coun try. So Lsasa, while enjoying to toe tuBest Ids stay to our land and customs, is looking forward to the time when he can return home and tell ol our kind of democracy and the American way of life to his friends and thtre whom he will teach in the schoolrooms of his country. Rotary International through its Faul Harris Fellowships is spend ing this year a sum in excess of $300,000 to provide scholarships for worthy and promising young men and women from all over the world so that they might attend the college or university of their choice in the United States or abroad. District 280 is offering this additional scholarship in order to supplement the great educational program of its organi zation and thus to assist in the promotion of good will and friend ship among the peoples of the world. Final Rites Held For ft J. Brooks Henry J. Brooks, 77, of Peach tree died about noon Saturday in a Murphy luupital after a long illness. funeral services were held Sun day at 3 P. M. in Peachtree Bap tist Church with the Rev. Robert Barker officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with Town son Funeral Home in charge. Surviving are four sons, Fred of Charlotte, George of Whittier, Lester of Gastonia and Reno of Washington, iD. C.; eight daugh ters, Miss Lois Brooks of Hayes vilie. Miss Liltye Brooks off Ashe ville, Mrs. Carl Ledford of Hayes XiJle, Mrs. Creed Jones of Cheoah, Mrs. Boyd Hamilton, and Mrs. Boyd Martin of Andrews, Mrs. Jess Cook of Tellico and Mrs. George Hartness of Murphy. Sermon Topics Are Announced "What Does Religion Mean?" will be the sermon topic of the Rev. R. Delbert Byrum, pastor of First Methodist Church, Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. At the evening worship service at 7:30 he will preach on, "TBelief Plus Action". A study, "The Methodists of Continental Europe" for the adults of the church wHl be held at ??0 Sunday School wBl be at MB md Evening Youth FeHowship at 1*0. . I Hatching Egg Business Growing Production of hatching eggs In seven western mountain counties of North Carolina has increased more than 700 per cent in the past four years, according to T. K. Jones, fann management analyst at Statem^Mt , ,, y Estimates hy county agents show that a total of 889 farms in Clay, Cherokee, Macon, Jackson, Graham. Swain, and Haywood Counties now are engaged in the hatching egg 'business, Jones said. The total in 1046 was only 122 farms. Farmers in these counties sold 200,989 dozen . hatching eggs in 1946, 390,863 dozen in 1946, and 528,392 dozen during the first six months of 1949. Most rapid growth of the indus try has occurred in Clay County, where 385 farmers with 150,000 birds are now producing hatching eggs. Totals for other counties are: Cherokee, 225 farmers with 75,000 birds; Macon, 200 farmers with 65,000 birds; Jackson, 34 farmers with 28,000 birds; Hay wood, 25 farmers'Vith 5,000 birds; Graham, 15 farmers with 3,000 birds; Swain, five farmers with 1,300 birds. Pearl Forrester Taken At Age 50 Pearl Forrester, 50, died at 8:30 A. M. Tuesday at a Murphy hospi tal after a long illness. He had lived in this community all his life. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 3 P. M. in Snow Hill Baptist Church with the Bev. El bert Nichols officiating. Burial was in the churoh cemetery with Torwn son Funeral Home in charge. Surviving are -two sons, J. B. Forrester of Chattanooga, Tenn., Pearl of Murphy; two daughters. Mavis Chastain of Murphy and Mrs. Patricia Jheklesimer of Duck town, Tenn.; two brothers, Will of Murphy and Jule of Georgia; two sisters, Mrs. Allie Laiwson of Etowah, Tenn. and Mis. Lizzie Keasler of Maryville, Tenn. Infant Dies Graveside rites for Alice Mar lenr (Hampton, infant <&ughter of Mr. and -Mrs. Marvin Hampton of Murphy, who died in a local J I tai Saturday, were held Sunday at 3 P. M. at Hangtngdog cemetery. 1 The Rev J. Alton (Morris offi ciated. I vie Funeral Home was i <n charge. Surviving bertder are the paternal ard the i Danish Attache Speaks Friday On Friday, January 20, the Attache to the Agricultural Coun selor of the Danish Government, Bradhe Petersen, will give an Illus trated talk at the John C. Camp bell Folk School at 7:30. He will speak on the Agricultural and Co operative Movement in Denmark The public is invited. His talk will be followed by the usual Friday night folk-games. W. D. Whitaker On Blue Cross Committee ANDREWS?At a meeting of the Hospital Care Association recently W. D. Whitaker was named to the Asheville Hospital Council's com mittee for the forthcoming Blue Cross enrollment in Western North Carolina, and has accepted the appointment. Blue Cross health services will be offered to the 300,000 people of Western North Carolina in ah intensive enrollment campaign that started January 1, 1950. Half Of Motorists Do Not Have Their 1950 Tags Although approximately two weeks remain in which motorists may purchase their 1950 license plates, less than half have obtain ed their new tags, the North Caro lina Department of Motor Vehicles reports. The delay on the part o? motor vehicle owners in purchasing their 1950 plates makes'it evident that a rush will occur at the 73 licenses office??in the Sftte as the January 31 teadllne approaches, the De partment states. Approximately 450,000 tags have been sold to date More than a niil'on motor vehicles now are operating in the State and each must carry a new license after midnight of January 31. Motorists ipprehended after that time with out the 1950 plates on their ve hicles will be subject to prosecu tion. The 1950 tags went on sale December 1. Mrs. Loa Stalcup Taken By Death At Age Of 60 Mrs. Lon Stalcup, 60, of the Martin's Creek section of Cher okee County, died at 3 P. M. Fri day in a Mupphy hospital after an illness of two weeks. Funeral services were held Sun day at 10 A. M. in Martin's Creek Methodist Church with the Rev. Alfred Smith, pastor, the Rev. J. Alton Morris, and the Rev. Wayne Crisp officiating. Burial was in Martin's Creek Cemetery, with Townson Funeral Home in charge. Mrs. Stalcup had been a member of the church since childhood and was active in church and Sunday School work. She was the daughter of Mrs. C. F. Martin and the late Rev. C. F. Martin. Surviving are: the husband; four daughters, Mrs. Roy Carder and Mrs. Rae Moore of Murphy, Mrs. Bill Metcalf and Mrs. Frank Cald well of Blairsville, Ga.; four sons. Ham, Claude, Clyde and Harvey, the mother, Mrs. Martin; all of Murphy; two sisters, Mrs. Tom Pat terson of Blairsville, Ga., and Mrs. Allen Howell of Murphy; five brothers, T. L. Martin, Sheridan, John Robert of Murphy, Derrill of Greenville, S. C., and James of Ranger. Pallbearers were; James Stal cup, Richard Howell, Earl Martin, Hoyt Martin, Clinton Stalcup and A. J. Martin. Robt. W. White's Father Dies John Holmes White died sud denly of a heart attack on Janu ary 9 at his home in Charlotte. Funeral services were held on the 10th at 2:30 p. m. in Harry and Bryant Funeral Chapel, with the Bev. M. L. Yandel, pastor of First Presbyterian Church offi ciating. Mr. White had been a life long member of the Presbyterian Church. Burial was in Elinrwood Cemetery. Surviving are two sons, Robert M. White of Murphy, and John H. White, Jr. of Wadsboro and two grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Bob White attend ed the funeral. Mrs. Lloyd Hendrix Heads Baptist W. M. S. The regular meeting of the W. j M. S. of First Baptist Church was held January 10 at 2:30 P. M. in the church. Guest speaker was the Rev. T. Earl Ogg, pastor of Andrews Bap tist Church. , Newly elected officers were an nounced. They were installed at the Wednesday evening prayer ser vice, iby the Rev. J. Alton Morris, pastor They are: Mrs. Lloyd Hendrix, president; Mrs. Henry Hyatt, first vice-president; Mrs. W. A. Sher rill, second vice-president; Mrs. J. L. Savage, third vice-president; Mrs. R. D. Chandler, secretary treasurer; Mrs. W. H. Murray, stewardship chairman; Mrs. Bill Gentry, Mission Study chairman; Mrs. P. G. Ivie. Community Mis sions chairman; Mrs. Creed Bates, Literature chairman; Mrs. Clar ence Arnold, publicity chairman. Miss Moselle Moore, Y. W. A. Counselor; Mrs. J. B. Hall and Mrs. Clyde Wilson, Intermediate O. A. leaders; Mrs. Doyle Bureh and Mrs. W. C. Kinney, Junior G. A. leaders; Mrs. Jess Whitfield and Mrs. J. L. Baugh, Junior R. A. leaders; Mis. Everette English and Miss Marion Jones, Sunbeam leaders; Mrs. W. hf Hoover, chairman Business Women's Circle; Mrs Newell McDonald, chairman Elizabeth Hale Circle; Mrs. B. L. Fox. chairman Lottie Moon Circle; Mrs. E. J. Darnell, chairman Mae Perry Circle; Mrs. W. A. Sherrill, chairman Fannie E. Heck Circle. LEAD REVTViAlf?The Rev. and Hn. Leftoy KcDoweH of IndienapoUf, Ind., who will aalat In a revival meeting at Andrewi Pine Method!* Church January 24 ? Mnuir 5. Atty. J. Burke Gray Is Taken By Death ROTARY SPEAKER ? Laiz Franca Lessa of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, who will speak at the Rotary Club luncheon in Andrews next Thursday at noon. s> Joseph Burse Gray, so, promin ent Cherokee County attorney and political leader, died Monday at 7 A. M. in an Atlanta, Ga., hospi tal where he had undergone an operation January 6. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 3 -P. M. in Murphy Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. James R. Crook, pastor, of ficiating. Burial followed in Sun set Cemetery. The body lay in state in the church for one hour before the service. Active Pallbearers were: Tommie Gray, Joe May of Hayesville, Jimmie Gray of Sylva and Jimmie Brown of ^annapolig, nephews, and Frank Forsyth, Hobart McKeever, E. H. Brumby and Ben Vaught. ? Flower girls: Misses Toots Cook, Gladys McCleskey, Jane Hill, Mrs. Martha Dreher, Mrs. Mary Cathe rine Atkinson, Mrs. James Hag gard, Mrs. Glenn Patton, Mrs. Hobart McKeever, Mrs. Myron Jensen, Mrs. C. H. Townson and Mrs. Harold Wells. A quartet, Mrs. Glenn Bates, Mrs Neil Davidson, C. R Freed and Jack Barnett sang, with Mrs. R. H. Foard and Mrs. James Howse accompanists. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Hattie May Gray; three daughters, Mrs. Cloe Moore, Miss Elizabeth Gray of Murphy and Mrs. William F. Wohlt of Houston, Texas; three grandchildren, Betty Jean, Burke Edward, and Thomas Cloe Moore, Jr.; two brothers, T. C. Gray, at torney, of Hayesville, J. A. Gray, publisher of Sylva; two sisters, Mrs. James P. Brown of Kannapo lis, and Mrs. Eula Gray Hurt of Kinston. Cline A. Sims Taken By Death Cline A. Sims, 49, died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage at 6:15 P. M. Friday at the home of his father-in-law, Saim West of An drews, Route 1. Funeral services were held Sun day at 2 P. M. in Valley River Baptist Church with the Rev. Rob ert Barker and the Rev.^ T. D. Denney of Nantahala officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with Ivie Funeral Home in charge. Surviving are the widow* the former Mamie West and two chil dren, Jerry and Carolyn. He also survived by a daughter, Inez of Olarksville, Ga., by a former mar riage, his father and several broth ers and sisters. He was employed by the Ander son Company of Asheville. Attend Funeral Of J. B. Gray Out of town relatives and friends who attended the funeral of J. B. Gray: Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hoyle, Ashe ville; Mrs. B. C. Jones, Bryson City; Mrs. T. A. May, Flats; Mr. and Mrs. Jeff May, Flats; Mrs. Mildred H. Bates and daughter, Asheville; Mrs. J. M. May, Mr. and Mrs. Joe May, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Gray and family, Hayesville; Mr and Mrs. J. A. Gray and fam ily, Sylva; Miss Mary Lee Gray, Morganton; Mrs. J. P. Brown and family Kannapolis; Mrs. Eula Gray Hurt, Kinston; Mrs. Jim Landry, Houston Texas; Mrs. L. A. Boone. Flats; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hant, Atlanta; Mrs. W. F. WoWt and daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Stopper and daughter, Dorothy, Houston, Texas; Paul Gass, Knoxville, Tenn. Mr. Gray was born in Iredell County on December 26, 1891, a son of the late Thomas Chalmers and Nannie Burke Gray. He mar ried Miss Hattie May of Macon County, a daughter of the late 'J. S. and Jane May, in 1913. He taught school in Macon, Swain and Clay Counties and studied law under Capt. Frye while teaching in Swain County, being licensed to practice law in 1916. He formed a partnership in 1916 with the late O. L. Anderson, Hayesville attorney. The partner ship continued until Anderson died in 1928. Mr. Gray continued bis law practice in HayesviHe until 1931 when he moved to Mur phy and formed a partnership with the late Judge Frank S. Hill. After Hill was appointed special judge, Gray formed a partnership with Fred O. Christopher. After the dissolution of this partner ship he had associated with trim Cecil Penland, now of Atlanta, Ga. For the past 16 months Hobart McKeever of Greensboro has been . associated with him in his law practice. Gray had a large law practice. He was county attorney for Cher okee County for a number of years. He served seven yews as mayor of the City of Murphy and [ other times as city attorney. He also served as attorney of the Town of Andrews. Before moving from Hayesville he served as Clay County attorney for a number, of years and also mayor, alderman and town attor ney In Hayesville. An active Mason, Gray was a former district deputy grand master. He was serving as an eider In the Murphy Presbyterian Church at the time of his death and was formerly Sunday School superln i tendent and teacher. Ivie Funeral Home had charge of arrangements. Area Masonic Meeting Is 21st Gordon L. Butler, District Deputy Grand Master of the 43rd Masonic district, will be a speaker at the area meeting to be held at Unaka Lodge No. 506 at Unaka, on Saturday, January 21, at 7:30 P. M. All Mason are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served after the meeting. P. T. A. To Meet Monday Evening Mrs. Margaret Mauney will be in charge of the regular monthly meeting of the P. T. A. which will be held Monday at 7:30 P. M. in the Primary Buiidlag. The topic will be, Mrs. John Thuss Program Chairman Mi*. John Thuss, chairman at Visual Education, will bsv* change of the program at the Peachtiws P. T. A. meeting which wHl be held in (he school auditorium Pri dey night at 7*0. A 'Tint In (he Hhwt of the Pa er" will be tfwwn. A i ?t 7 o'clock.