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'?sw H6 IT ^ dftrulife Uruitf I foLDME 61 ? NUMBER 16 MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. SEPT. 21, 1950 EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK Cpl. Don Walker Is Killed In Korea KILLED IN ACTION?Cpl Eton Wa'ker. who was killed in action ia Korea September 9. Cpl. Walker was serving with the First Cavalry Division there. Dr. A. V. Murray Of England To Speak At Y. H. C. Dr A. Victor Murray, President of Che.-hunt College, Cambridge, England, will address the opening session at Young Harris College Friday, Sept. 22, at 11:00 a. m. Dr. Murray comes directly from Canada, where he served as Chair man of the World Council of Christian Education, meeting in Toronto. This trip Win make Or. Murray's second visit to the United States his first dfelng iM -)s?7 ^ Methodist EcumonioaJ Conference, at which time he also lectured at the University of Toronto, Harvard, Yale, and Columbia. This outstanding Methodist lay man. for 30 years head of teacher training at University College, Hiiil. England, held during 1947 the highest honor that can be bestowed upon an English Metho dist layman, that of the Vice Presi dency of the English Methodist Conference. He .s the author of several ?#ok>; one the result of three 'rip? to Africa where Dr. Murray worked with government officials end .missionaries in the education el ?J>teai there. This book is standard textbook for _ ' bright young man going -to he diplomatic service to Airier R- .'lurray s address climaxes ' "Cl' " rejistration and orien V houng Harris students, fr '' ~',:S sWith the arrival of eyr ' yept. 18. placement tests Ty 19-28. registration Sept. 21, beginning of classes Sept. 'a - ? mention with the opening ? schoo'. Charles N. Clegg, Presi t n ' at-idunees the addition of the ,ev Jo-,n Cobb. Hiawassee, and Jack Waldrep, Blairsville, rf d ,. 130111,5 in the Department B .y ?n The Department of - on at Aoung Harris is now doTcepsSnffed by me" Wh0 have Do? .. work- with bhe Rev. Kirfcpatrick head of the and Director of Reli John n u ?" the ?an??8. the Rev. 3 ? inrttmctor of Bible. * Rev. Jack Waldrop ^ sor 01 ??tl church field I Cobb <he son' at missionary ^. received most of his prf Janin ^ondiry education In ^?o7npIfin8 hb **> *?**? kj!! ln N?w?ui, Ga. He at ^??Tno'y at Oxford, and the ??f GWca?? He spent ?? Mso^fc m A?y Mr ?oW> ontbel^? ** Cot* 1, ?ko. ^ ' 4 nMv* of New 4 ?*duate of UGnig; ^rr"' * of Ponyth, ^ of Young Band!*, ?w Undvertrfiy ? he to ta rural of ? Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Walker of Letitia on Monday received a tele gram that their son, Cpl. Don Walker, 20, was killed in action in Korea on September 9. Cpl. W alker was a member of the First Cavalry Division. He enlisted in the U. S. Army in February of 1940 and received his basic training at Fort Jackson. S. C. He was a graduate of the Second Infantry Cadre School. On January 21, 1949, he sailed to join the First Cavalry Division in Japan. . Cpl. Walker was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. He is survived by the parents; one sister, Mrs. Vaud Foster, of Ranger; three brothers, Hoyt, Olen and Hubert of Letrtia. ... Presbyterians To Observe Rally Day On Sunday Rally Day will be observed at I the Murphy Presbyterian Church this Sunday, September 24. The Sunday School is working for 1 00 attendance at the 10 o'clock hour and it is hoped that every resident member will be at the 11 o'clock service. The Rev. James R. Crook, pastor, will preach on the Parable of the Prodigal Son. This is the third in a series of four sermons on the Kingdom Parables. Autumn Family Night will be held Wednesday, September 27. Following a spaghetti supper at 6:15 P. M. the sound movie entitl ed "The Guiding Star" will be shown. This is an inspiring story of Uncle Henry. ? aaiiitant Chris tian who practices his faith 365 days a year. There will be no charge for the supper but a free will offering will be taken to pay for the movie rental. DR. B. G. IIODGE Dr.B. G. Hodge Sunday Speaker Dr. Bachman G. Hodge, pastor. Centenary Methodist Church, Chat tanooga, Tenn, and formerly pas tor of leading ,Methodist churches in Nashville, Tenn., Louisville, Ky., and Birmingham, Ala., will be heard on The Methodist Hour Sun day Morning, September 24th. Dr. Hodge will be the last of fourteen speakers on the 1850 ser j les of the Methodist Hour radio broadcasts. Speaking on "The Use at Faith" he brings to a close the series of sermons which have been based around the theme "The Gifts of the Church." This series of network radio broadcasts has been heard over the largest network of cooperating stations to carry public service religious radio programs. Over 125 Stations have used this series and all of them have given the time as a public service feature for the promotion of religion. The Methodist Hour broadcasts will be followed over this same network by a series of fourteen Episcopal Hour broadcast*. The Rt Rev. Henry 1. Lodtttt. Bishop of South Florida, will he the find speaker Vm the episcopal Hour. iDr. Mxnan G. Hodge will be hoard oa the Method* Hour over WNOX, at *30 p. m Baptists Observe Loyalty Day On Next Sunday First Bap list Church will ob serve Loyalty Day on Sunday,! when promotion day will be held for both the Sunday School and ' Training Union. The budget for next fiscal year also will be adopt ed. The pastor, the Rev. J. Alton Morris, will preach Sunday morn ing at 11 o'clock on the subject. "Our Advance Program: Calls for Christian Stewardship." Sunday evening at 8 o'clock he will preach on, The Victor's Robe". | Hour of Power Service will be held at 7:30 Wednesday evening. WOUNDED IN ACTION?Pvt. Andrew Gaddis. son of Mrs. Anna Lou Gaddis of Murphy, who was v.ounded in action in Korea September 2. ( Contracts Are Let For School Building Teachers Assist In Recruiting Blood Donors Teachers of the Cherokee Coun ty Unit of the North Carolina Educational Association meeting at the Court House last Friday agreed to recruit Blood Donors for the Blood mobile visit in Murphy Octo ber 5. It was announced that transportation will be available where needed, and a goal of 65 pledged donors was set for the group. The Rev. James R. Crook, Chair man of the Blood Program for the Cherokee County Chapter of the American Red Cross, reminded the teachers of the essential work the Blood Program is doing in sending 200 units of blood per day to our fighting forces in Korea. The slogan for the October 5 collection is "Blood for our Boys in Korea" and a goal of 100 pints has been set. Recruiting in Murphy will be carried on by the Lions Club. The goal for this group is 100 pledged to give. It has been found that at least 150 must be pledged be forehand in order to get 100 units of blood. This is because of the thorough physical examination ivhich must be satisfactorily passed before an individual is permited to give blood. 1 The Murphy School Board' on Tuesday completed negotiations v.ith J. M. Hughes and son who have the general contract for the erection of a building to house nine classrooms, a science labora tory and library. The original drawing included an auditorium and lunch room but due to the rise in cost of building materials these two items were eliminated. Murphy Electrical Co. has contract for the wiring, and Presley and Osborne got the con tract on heating and plumbing. Construction will begin imme diately. Marine Reserve Called For Exam Steve Doekery of Murphy and Paul Rickett of Andrews, who were enrolled in the U. S. Marine Oorp Reserve, have received their call for physical examination. Boitih the boys were to report to Camp LeJune. X. C., Doekery on Wednesday and Rickett on Satur day of this week. Doekery was employed by Acme Hardware and Rickett by Citizens Dank and Trust Co. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Owen and son. Porter, of Dallas. Texas, sper-t last week with Mrs. Owen's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Fain. WNC Baptists Hold Stewardship Schools Cpl. Cecil James Wounded In Korea lira. Carl Bates received a mes sage last week that her brother. Cpl. Cecil James. 29. had been slightly wounded in action in Korea on Sept. 5. Cpl. James enlisted in the army in 1942 and trained at Ft. Bragg and Ft. Jackson. S. C.. and was sent to Japan the latter part of 1943 where he remained for three years. He returned home after the war, then re-enlisted in June, 1947, and returned to Japan for 32 months. He returned to Mur phy. March 15. 1950, re-enlisted and went overseas August 23: He is a member of the 25th Infantry. Cpl. James attended Murphy Schools. He has two brothers, Willard and William Of Muiphy end two Slaters, Mrs. Bates and Mrs. Robert Kephart of Murphy, Route 3. INJURED Harry Duncan, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Duncan, sustained a spoken collar bone and a lacem iou on Ms hand that naqulic<l 17 SUtehee when the Hcyde on sMch he a*e ridb* ran into a Mr driven by butt lie Is The Western Xorth Carolina Baptist Association will conduct a Stewardship Campaign September 24-29th with several visiting lead ers assisting local rockers. Among those who will come to the association fop this week of training will be: Dr. E. L. Spivey of Charlotte, field secretary of Baptist State Convention; the Rev. Ben Ray, Canton; the Rev. 7.. W. Roian, Gastonia; the Rev. J. C. Pipes, Asheville. field secretary of Bapiist State Convention; and the Rev. W. G. Russell, Asheville. The Rev. J. Alton Morris of Murphy will lead the school at Calvary. Schools will be conducted at six central places: Old Shooting i'reek Baptist Church; Truett Memorial, Hayesville; Hangingdog, Little BnasStown. Valley River, and Calvary in Murphy. Members from other churches will attend tire school nearest them. Ckn Wednesday morning, Sep tember 27, at 10 o'clock, there will be a group meeting of all workers, pastors, laymen and lay-women at Pint Baptist Church. Murphy, with Dr. Spivey and Mr. Pipes In change, announced Miss Ruth Bag well, a-saocMionat missionary, who is assisting in arranging the train ing campaign Mr. and JL A. Franc* left Sunday far Near York. They sped to go abroad Mar. Finest Exhibits In History Expected At County Fair Friday Is School Day At The Fair The Cherokee County Fair As sociation has announced that school day will be on Friday, September 29. This will enable the boys and girls to see the judging of beef cattle, swine and sheep, and to see all other exhibits free. Livestock judging will start at 10 a. m. and possibly will not be completed before 2:30 p. m. Twelve Men Pass Exam For Military Service Twelve of the 27 Cherokee Coun ty boys who left for physical examination in Charlotte. Septem ber 7, in the first draft call from the courtty. passed this examina tion and entered service. They were: J. R. Jones, Andrews; Simon Eugene Webb, Andrews; Herbert Clark Gibson, Ranger; Charles Hoover Fullwood, Murphy; Hal Glenn Palmer, Route 3, Mur phy; Keith Wilson, Andrews; Rob ert Quinton Stiles. Suit; George Hal Butler. Jr., Hiwassee Dam; Harold C. Higdon. Andrews; Gray son E. Trantham, Route 1, An drews; William Taylor Kephart. Route 3, Murphy: and Luther Toby Dockery, Murphy. The loeal draft board will be .'-losed Wednesday, September 27. because of a meeting in Asheville. it has been announced. Mrs. Frank Battle Is P. T. A. President The Marble Parent-Teachers' As sociation held its opening meeting for the new school term on last Thursday. The following officers were elect ed: Mrs. Frank Battle, president: Vonson Hall, vice-president: Mrs. Gudger Kirkland, secretary: Mrs. Frank Kilpatriek. treasurer. A number of committees were ap pointed. Plans for school improvements were discussed. Bill Teas, Jr. On Baylor Squad When over fifty cadets for the 1950 football team of the Baylor School for Boys at Chattanooga reported to Coach Humny Hey wootl. Bill Teas. Jr.. son of Mr. and Mis. William Teas was among the first to answer the call. Young Teas has returned to Baylor to complete his college preparation. Mrs. Nunn Tells Eligibility Points ForOAA Receipts Recipients of Old Age Assistance in Cherokee county received a re gretful shake of the head from county welfare superintendent Mrs. Johnsie R. Nunn this week, as she made it clear to them that their benefits were not going to increase under the new Sooial Security law. "Miany people now drawing Old Age Assistance grants have the idea that tlheir grants are going to be rimost doubled from now on." Mrs. Nunn said, "but I am sorry to in form them that the increased bene fits they've been reading about in the papers and hearing about over the radio are going to people Who are recipients of Old Age and Survivors' Insurance payments. That is an entirely separate pro gram from our piui of Old Age Assistance and only those drawing benefits under that plan are due for increases. Our grants will in most eases remain the same for the time being." The welfare superintendent pointed out Must under the m Socitl Security law iboeUtly pas (Coatiaasd an page 4) PREACHING HERE?Bishop M. George Henry, who is conducting a revival at the Episcopal Church of the Messiah in Murphy this week, services being each evening a'. 8 o'clock through Friday. Episcopal Revival Goes Through Fri. The revival at the Episcopal Church of the Messiah which began Monday. September 18, continues through Friday of this week. The services begin at 8 p. nr. and the public is invited. The revival is being conducted by Bishop M. George Henry of the Diocese of Western North Caro lina. Bishop Henry spoke last week to the Murphy Lions Clulb. This week, in addition to conducting the revival, he spoke to the Civitan Club Monday night, and met with the Episcopal Men's Club Tues day night after the service. Thursday he spoke at the Murphy School in the morning, to the An drews Rotary Club at noon and to the Woman's Auxiliary of the Church of the Messiah in the after noon. Bishop Geo. Henry Civitan Speaker Bishop George Henry spoke to | the members of the Murphy Civi-! \ tan Club at their regular meeting Monday night on. 'Communism and j Democracy". Visitors at the meeting included: j Dewey Wright, guest of Walter | Coleman: Dr. B W. Whitfield and ' IV W. Eas'.ey. guests of Bill Bol i ? >: Xewell McDonald and John ! Wrinn. guests of Dr. A. J. Head- J i rick: Paul Hill, guest of Dr. J. X. : H I! and Glenn Swaim president j j c i the senior class of Murphy High J ? School, guest of Raphael Deegon. To Preach At First Methodist Church The Rev. Howard Kester of the John C. Campbell Folk School. : I will preach at First Methodist Church Sunday morning in the absence of the pastor, the Rev. R 1 Del bert Byrutn, who will be at- j tending tthe Western North Caro- j ( lina Conference of the Methodist I Church in Asheville. | William Bolton will bring the i. message Sunday evening at 8 o'- 1 clock. Sunday School will be held at 9:45 a m. and Evening Youth Meeting at 6 p. m. West Liberty Association Meets The West Liberty Baptist Asso ciation will meet in its ninety ninth annua] session with the Ranger Baptist Church on Friday end Saturday. September 29 and SO. The Rev. Freed Townsend will bring the annual aauluii. Mes sengers and vWtom from the Bap tist state Convention will take part on the two-day prtagiam beginning at 9 o'clock Friday morning. The Rev. Fred SlUet to (or of the indications are that the exhibits n the 1950 Cherokee County Fair ail] surpass in number and quality my previous county fair. A new barn and other facilities will make possible a better showing of live dock. About 2U educational exhibits >f outstanding value and a better poultry show will be interesting features. Outstanding events of the week nclude the dairy cattle judging on rhursday and the beef cattle and swine judging on Friday. A new feature of the fair this pear will be the judging of the t-H Club Big Chain. This con test includes eight boys with their registeed Yorkshire gilts, all the tame age. This event will take place Friday. Crook Speaks On Blood Program At P. T. A. Meeting The Rev. James R. Crook, pas tor of Murphy Presbyterian Church, was the guest speaker ait the first fall meeting of the Par ent-Teachers' Association of Hiwas see Dam Tuesday evening. Mr. Crook spoke on the "Red Cross Blood Program". Mr. Crook pointed out that donors in MurpQiy out-numbered by five to one those in rural areas, whereas tihe users of the blood service are for the most part from the rural districts. It was decided that a special drive will be made by the Hiysis ree Dam P. T. A. chapter to* in crease the number of donors from the area covered by the school. Mr. Crook pointed out that this program is of great importance at the present time since local banks are called upon the help supply the demand created by the present world hostilities. Mr. Crook an nounced that the Blood Mobile will be in Murphy on October 5, at First Baptist Church, from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. The ways and means committee of the Hiwassee Dam P.-T. A. will meet soon to set up sub-commit tees for the organization of the Fall Carnival. Mrs. Lucille Davis Injured In Wreck ANDREWS?Airs. Lucille Mul key Davis was injured in an auto mobile wreck at about 7:30 a. na. Thursday, Sepit mber 7. directly in front of Bondal I.aboratories at Madison, four miles east of For res City. Ark. in the car. which was driven by C .1. Davis at the time of the acci dent. was Mr. Davis' sister. Mrs. Gloria Crisp of Robbinsviile and Washington. D. C Mrs Davis was admitted to the Forrest City Hospital where she received treatment for a dislocat ed and sprained ankle, cuts about the head and arms, fractured ribs and bodily bruises. At present she is receiving treatment at the Rodda-Van Gorder Hospital here, being released from the Forrest City Hospital after seven days. Arkansas state troopers, Camp bell and Carnith, who made the investigation filed no oharges. The accident was attributed to the failure of the driver of a truck to signal for an oncoming oar to nake a left turn. The truck driv er was uninjured. Mr. Davis and llrs. Crisp received minor cuts ind bruises. The Davis Car was ilmost completely demolished. Mr. Davis was enroute to Los Vngles, Oil., where he whs to re mit as an asm Stint teacher and to work toward his Ph. D. degree at he University of California Mrs. Davis is the daughter of dr. and Mrs. H. L. MuBcey of An ! trews, and Mr. Dkwis is the ton if Mr and Mrs. H. T. Davis of lobbinwriUe. GO *8 TO NIW YOU Percy B. Paiehee sriB lun Ai ls? for New York <*y. ttat to rt* JM f :
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