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MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, SEPT. 28, 1950 , EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK
Lions Conducting
White Cane Sale
Members of the local Lions
CU* will actively participate this
wt<? in the Annual State-Wide
White Cane Sale and Membership
Enrollment Campaign of the North
Carolina State Association for the
Blind in its efforts to raise $25,
GOO.OO to aid the blind and to pre
?nt unnecessary blindness, Dale
Bee, president of the Club, an
nounces. One third of the pro
reeds derived from the sale of
White Cane Buttons, he said will
be retained by the club for the
local work for the blind, the re
mainder being sent to the State
Association to aid the blind in
those areas of the State where
there is no organized work on
behalf of the blind. During the
period of September 25 through
September 30, the local Lions
Club will join hands with the more
than 250 other Lions Clubs in
North Carolina to assist the Asso
ciation in its fourth Annual Drive
for funds. More than 12,000 Lions
will raise funds to paw for eye
examinations, operations, hospi
talization, and glasses for needy
persons Work among school chil
dren to prevent blindness will be
expanded, and to those who are
already blind, the Association
plans a program involving voca
tional guidance, training, place
ment in employment, books, train
In; supplies, and equipment will
be purchased. Since 1934, the
Association has been active in
vork for the blind cooperating
arith Lions Clubs in the State to
promote legislation on be-half of
the blind, providing special ap
pliances and special types of em
Itoyment for the blind, making
tradable to the blind much needed
recreation and working in every
vay possible to improve the gener
al welfare of the blind.
Much support is being given the
Association's Enrollment Cam
paign to secure memberships into
the Association. The local Club
is seeking memberships into the
Association for an annual fee of
$1.00 or more per membership.
Also, an effort is being made to
renew all old memberships.
Within the club itself, memberships
-will be sought for an annual fee
of $1.00 or more per member.
White Cane Buttons are on sale
this week for contributions of 10c
and up. Lions and Liomenesses
as campaign workers will accom
pany their drive for funds with
information on the work which is
being done and wiH explain fully
the symbol of the White Cane
bearing a red tip. This cane is to
signify that the person carrying
the cane is blind,-and it is a warn
ing to the motorists when ap
proaching a person with such a
cane. A State Law requires that
the motorists come to a full stop
at an intersection when a person
extends a white cane tipped with
red.
This is the fourth Annual Cam
paign of the Association. The suc
cess of the past few campaigns
have made it possible for the work
for the blind of the State to be
launched on a more extensive
scale with more immediate and
effective results. Last year, the
North Carolina State Association
for the Blind gave aid to 2003
blind persons In all sections of the
State. The local Lions Club, said
Mi. Lee, expects to top last year's
campaign results.
Crusade For Freedom Launched
With Speech By Patterson
Following is the speech deliver
by Richard C. Patterson, Jr.,
to Guatemala, before
! approximately 250 people rep
enting 20 Western North Oaro
i counties at a dinner to launch
?the Crusade for Freedom Thursday
|f?aring in Asheville. Tt is re
nted here in full because this
er believes every freedom-liov
: person in our country ought
i read every word of it.
OUTLINE OF SPEECH
it the general tone of my talk
i grim. I make no apology. I
t no funny stories to tell you.
der ean be funny in "Arsenic
1 Old Laee", but it isn't funny
I real life. My story has to do
l the liquidation not merely of
ent individuals, but the rape
I democracy and the destruction
I an entire people's freedom. It
s to do with concentration camps
1 lecrct police and mass terror
I the growing threat to our own
? I!
[ So. if I am a bit gloomy, please
> me. Most of us have been
and complacent. We have
democracy for granted, as
1 take the air for granted, be
We have grown up with
Like air, too, we do
; appreciate ft until we
t OK off from it. Por juSt as
t toman body cannot live wMb
1 sir, the human spirit cannot
?without freedom. Without air
? tody suffocates; without free
toe spirit suffocates, But
' foose Who have Used behind
I to? Curtain ean hh l aage ?
'"wre ail freedom tarn eeaa
' test %
government thinking
L? ? nutshell, tUs la CtovcMmeot
the United States because we >
practice a third idea, and that is
tolerance . . .
"The threat we are facing is to
these great concepts. It comes
from a system which denies every
premise we hold valid.
"Soviet Communism does not
permit diversity of ideas. Free
dom, this doctrine says, is an evil
thing. . .
'This fanatical doctrine domi- J
notes Russia which controls the
lives of hundreds of millions of
people, and -which today possesses
the largest military establishment
in existence.
'That would be serious enough.
But it is even more serious because
those who practice this doctrine
pick out the U. S. as the principal
target of their attack . . .
"What do we mean when we say
that our country is the principal
target of Soviet Communism? We
mean that the Soviet authorities
would use,' and gladly use, any
means at their command to weaken
and to harm us.
"So I say to you?make no mis
take about it: we are faced with a
threat to the very basis of our
civilization and to the very safety
of the free world, the only kind
of world in which that civilization
can exist . . .
"There is no quick way or easy
way to subdue an evil force. There
is no n^irecle that will make it
disappear from the earth.
"Having recognized this truth, .
. may I mention six Hnes of Sctton.
"Our first line of addon is to
demonstrate (hat our own faith in
fraedom is a burning and a fight
ing Mil
"Why do 1 pot a Strong belief tn
freedom Meat in the order of an
American fugiarn of action? Be
it la ftmdame
the ncsal line of
from it.
"We must use every i
to the tour comers of
(he earth. We must launch a
of tnAh i
SCSVMC
. .
hundreds of millions of peoples
who live in this free world of ours,
f am talking about the effort we
are ,now making to help create a
better material life for other people
[ in many parts of the world.
"The fifth line of action is in
the political field.
"There are many ways of
organizing the free world for com
[ mon action. But I think it im
portant in this hour of danger to
concentrate on using the machinery
we have at hand.
"There is the macninery of the
United Nations which we are learn
ing to use more effectively. We
have other machinery, like the
North Atlantic Treaty, and the
Marshall Plan. What we heed to
do is to use this machinery with
boldness and imagination.
"A sixth field, ithe area of our
relations with the Soviet Union.
Here we have the machinery of
negotiation at hand and we should
continue to try to find a common
ground for agreement.
"But one thing is dear. There
can be no agreement unless the
idea of agression is done away
with.
"And we are JuSt as determined
that communism Shall not, by
hook or crook or trickery, under
mine our country or any other free
country that desires to maintain
its freedom.
"If the idea of aggression can
be ruled out of our relations with
the Soviet Union, then the great
est single obstacle to agreement
wdl be out of the way."
These then tee the main lines
of action in deaUg with our
present danger
Coiiiiiiiiulaa Versos Democracy
"Communism is based on the
belief that man is ao weak that be
is unable lb Severn himself, and
therefore leqidres Km rule of
"DeuaoctSry is baaed on the con
viction that nam baa the moral and
lnteMectusl capacity to govern hkrt
aod
Baptist Church
Adopts New Budget
The First Baptist Church, adopt
ed its now budget for the ohureh
year 1950-51, Sunday.
The total set aside for current
expenses was $23,210.12 and the
total set aside for Missions was
6 582 12, or 39 percent of the total
budget, which included; Co-opera
tive program. Associational Mis
sions Baptist Orphanage, Com
munity Missions Ministers Retire-;
ment and Wake Forest.
PMA PURCHASE ORDERS
Ralph Shields Secretary of the (
Cherokee County Production and
Marketing Administration, in a.
statement this week reminded I
farmers that there are lots of,
Purchase Orders issued out of his
office which have not been turned
in to the dealers, and therefore
have not came back to the PMA
office, he states that these blanks
have a date on them showing when
that authority expires, and he is
asking all farmers who are holding
these blanks to please turn them
in to the Vendors, or bring them
baek to the office where they were
issued.
Baptist Officers And Teachers
To Assume Work On October 1
To Observe The
Lords Supper
The Lord's Supper will be ob
served at the Murphy Presbyterian
Church this Sunday, October 1,
at the 11 o'clock worship service.
"Invitation to a Banquet" will be
the subject of the Communion
Meditation by the pastor, the Rev.
fames R. Crook. This, the last
in a series of four sermons on the
Kingdom Parables, will be based
upon the parable of the great
feast In Luke 14:15-24.
On Wednesday night of next
week two classes will be held at
the church for the purpose of
studying the Christian Home. The
cider class will be led by Mrs.
James R. Crook and the children
wiH be taught by the pastor.
' Beside the Hearthstones" by Dr.
Robert Lapsley, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church of
Roanoke. Virginia, will be the
text-book for both classes.
The following officers and
teachers will assume duties at
Tirst Baptist Churdh October 1,
having been elected and installed
recently.
R. D. Chandler, James B. Hall,
Newell McDonald, deacons; Mrs. J.
W. Davidson, musician; Mrs. Wal
ter Puett, assistant musician; L.
W. Hendrix, clerk; Mrs. R. D.
Chandler assistant clerk; C. W.
Arnold, treasurer.
Training Union; General offi
cers: Mrs. Kenneetto Davis, direc
tor; Mrs Newell McDonald, asso
ciate director; Mrs. Walter Puett,
pianist; Mrs. Don Gentry, secretary.
Story Hour: beginners. Mrs. Clif
ton Mills; primaries, Mrs. T. C.
Hardin; secretary, Mrs. Loren
Davis.
Juniors: Union I, Mrs. J. L.
Savage; Everett English; Union II,
Mrs. J. Alton Morris: Secretary,
Miss Eloise Davis.
Intermediates; Union I, Mr. and
Mrs. A. L Buchanan; Union II,
Mr. and Mrs. J. J Hamilton.
Young People: Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Harding.
Adults: "Worker" Union I,
James B. Hall, president; Union
II, Mrs. Jphn Donley, president.
Sunday School: General officers:
Cyrus White, supt; J. L. Sav*^
associate supt.; R. 1>. Cltamild?
2nd. associate supt.; Allen Lovin
good. secretary; Mrs. J. W. Don
ley, assistant sectary.
' Cradle Roll: Mrs. Arden Davis,
supt.; Mrs. M. L. Williams, asso
ciate supt.; visitors: Mrs. Luther
Burgess, Mrs. Everett English,
Mrs. B. B. Comwell, Jr.
Nurseries: Mrs. Clifton Mills,
Supt.; Mrs L. W. Hendrix, asso
ciate Supt.; Mrs. Loren Davis,
sectary; "Sleepers", Mrs. Clyde
Continued on page 8
Blood mobile To Be
In Murphy Oct. 5
Freedom Drive To
Open October 1
Percy B. Ferebee o* Andrews
was appointed chairman of the
Crusade for Freedom drive and
Miss Addie Mae Cooke of Murphy
and Mrs. Giles Cover of Andrews,
vice-chairmen, recently.
The drive opens officially on
October 1, the purpose being to
secure funds for World Wide
Radio Broadcasts, six hours a day,
seven days a week and donations
will be accepted.
Reuben B. 'Robertson of Canton,
chairman of the board of direc
tors for the Champion Paper and
Fibre Company is regional chair
man for North and South Carolina.
The Crusade for Freedom's goal
will be to give every man woman
and ohlid the opportunity to sign
a Declaration of Freedom, accord
ing to national chairman, Jones.
Enrollment will be on Freedom
Scrolls that will be circulated
throughout the state and then per
manently enshrined, along with
scrolls form the rest of tile nation,
in the base of a bell tower which
will house the Freedom Bell In
Berlin.
( HOMECOMING
The Grape Creek 'Baptist Churjh
will hold their annual home com
ing Sunday October 1.
Wednesday, October 4, the
Hartford Melody Quartet toom W.
1. B. K. KoogTin*. Teem., Still
sing st the Churth at 7:30 p. ax
^ The "Blood for our Boys ir
Korea" recruiting campaign of the
Murphy Lions C ub and the Countj
leachers Assoc al'on will come ic
v climax next Thursday, Octobe:
5, when the Red Cross Blf.odmob'le
makes its Fall visit to Murphy
Leaders of the recruitment believe
that well over 100 donors will be
en hand at the basement of the
First Baptist Church to be examin
ed and certified by the doctor 'r
charge to give blood toward the
increased need in our civiliat
hospitals and to treat casualties ir
the U. N. Forces in Korea.
.The local chapter of the Ameri
can Red Cross received word this
week that the number of units oi
blood being shipped to the fightinj
forces must be kept confidential
due to security reasons but it is
known that a shipment is going
directly from Asheville to the wai
front almost every week.
To date Murphy has not contri
buted a single unit of blood tc
Korea due to (be fact that we have
used more blood ha our local hospi
tals than we have given on previ
ous Bloodmobile visits. Every
citizen is being presented with this
opportunity to aid In relief oi
suffering at homo and to contri
bute directly to the war effort.
Transportation to and from the
Bloodmobile will be furnished ir
any area of the county. Donors
will be redved during the follow
ing hours: 10:00 A. M. to 1:00 P
M. and 2:30 P. M. to 4:00 P. M
Each person who signs a pledge
card to give blood and gels tt hi
by Saturday of this week will be
the exact time be wiB be
ao that there will ha nc
serving donors when (tag
Welfare Workers
To Hold Institute
Raleigh Oct. 9-11
Outstanding educators In social
work from three states wall be
featured on the program of the
Slst Annual Public Welfare Insti
tute, which will be held in Raleigh
October 9-11, it ha6 been announc
ed by She State Board of Public
Welfare. The State Board sponsors
the yearly institute.
Mrs. Johnsie Nunn, local wel
fare superintendent, is expected to
attend.
Walter Carl Bentrup, Director
of the School of Social Work off
the University of South Carolina,
and Miss Jane Ann Epperson, a
faculty member of the Nashville,
Term., School of Social Work, will
join Dr. Arthur E. Fink, Director
of the Division of Public Welfare
and Social Work of the University
of North Carolina, as participants
in panel discussions slated for the
Institute.
In addition to the three social
work educators, Dr. I. G. Greer,
executive vice president of the
North Carolina Business Founda
tion will be on the program, presid
ing over a panel discussion on
"Institutions Serving Children."
The other panel, on "Institutions
and Other Group Care for Adults"
will be presided over by Or. Fink.
Students Leave
For Many Schools
Among students of Murphy who
have entered college or returned
to various schools and colleges
are:
Mary Bolan Brumby, Montreal
High School, Montreat, N. C.
Edgar Darnell, Harry Mauney.
Harold, (Bull) Davidson, Elizabeth
Ann Elkins, University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Peggy Savage, Dorothy Shields,
Tommy Alexander, Mars Hill.
_ Mary Lou Gordon, Lenoii
Rhyne. Hickory, Barbara Adams
Ann Leatherwood, Doris Mclver
Bob Failing. Western Carolina
Teachers College, Cullowhee.
Sally Kate Barton, Blanton's
Business College, Asheville; Paul
Hill, Duke University; Frank
Alexander, University of Tennes
see, Knoxville; Marvin Hampton
Furman University, Greenville, S
iC
| Nancy Wells, Billie Ruth Ricks
Erlanger Hospital, Chattanooga
iTcnn.
131.2 Miles Roads
In County Improved
The State Highway Commission
has finished 1312 miles of road
improvement in Cherokee County
during the last 20 months under
the accelerated roadbuilding pro
gram.
L. Dale Thrash of Asheville;
Tenth Division highway commis
sioner. has announced the follow
ing work completed on the second
ary road system as of September
1, 1950:
(1) Roads stabilized and
strengthened:
Weihutty Road. 2.6 miles; We
butty Road, 3.85; Patrick Road,
1 25; Slow Creek Road, 1.8; Wolfe
Creek, 0.4; Mocasin Creek, 1;
Mocasin Creek, 1.3; Mocasin Creek,
1.65; Robinson Rioad, 1.85; Valley
Town. 0.85; Golf Course, 0.4; Boil
ing Springs, 0.5; Old 294, 2S; Old
River Road, 12; Hyatt Creek, 0.85;
Slaughter Pen, 135; Pleasant Val
ley. 0.5; CoUie Weils Road, 0.9;
Piolet Mountain Road, 0.5; Joe
Brown Highway, 3.7; Panther Top
Trw. 0.5; Hamilton Road, 0.7;
Wlalker Road, 0.5; Johnson Road,
0.5; Cumberland Gap, 0.6; Pin
Hook. 0 5; Bates Creek Road, 0.3;
Owei's Creek, 0.3.
(2) Roads graded and surfaiced
"vith traffic-bound macadam:
Pine Ridge, 3 miles; Camp Creek,
0.65; Wehutty Loop, 17; Old Line j
Church. 1; Guy Eller Road, 1.85;
Queen Road, 1.55; Collie Weils,
'0.6; Old Earner 'Road, 1.3; Pen
land Road, 1; Fails Branch, 0.5;
Joe Myers, 0.45; Coker Road, 1.15;
Stalcup Road, 0.8; Boiling Springs,
1.2: Indian Grave Gap Road, 0.5;
Ogre eta Road, 1.15; 'Upper Martins
Creek, 0.75; Hedden Boad, 1.75;
Beaverdam Road, 3.25; Old Dickey
Road, 3.35; Poor House Road, 3;
tenks Gap, 1.2; Beaverdam Road,
1; Radge Road, 1; Taylor Ferry, 1;
Crowe Rpad. 1; Bear Paw, 2.4;
Frog Pond, 1.35; Tweed Road, C.7;
Ghrin^heili Road. 0.3; Raper fload,
.2; Old Blairsville Road, 0.55;
Marbel Quarry Road, 0.55;
Island Ford Road, 0.6; F\>lks School
Road. 0.6; Ashe Road, 0.5; Mid
way, 0.8; McClellend Creek, 0.3;
Snow Hill Road, 0.8; Helton Road,
0.95; Golden Road, 1; John Stiles
Road. 0.6; Pack Mountain Road,
4.25; Sandy Gap, 1.6; Crane Creek,
1.7; Kilby Road, 0.5; Graves Road.
1.1; Old Joe Brown Highway, 1;
Bryson Branch, 0.6; Cane Creek.
0.45; Jennie 'Hughes, 0.8; Old
Mocassin Oreek, 1.4.
(3) Roads graded and surfaced
with bituminous materials (black
topped);
Junaluska Road, 2.5 miles;
Whitaker Church Road, 2.5; Pilot
Creek Road, 0.9; Beaver Creek
Road, 0.8; Old NC 294. 3.6.
(4) Roads resurfaced with bitu
minous materials:
Joe Brown Road, 2.3; Junaluska
Gap Road, 0. 8.
In addition, the following work
lias been completed on the pri
mary highway system in Cherokee:
grading and paving on US 64 from
Ranger east to Murphy, 5.3 miles;
resurfacing NC 294 from intersec
tion with US 64 west to Tennessee
hne, 13.6; resurfacing US 64 from
Murphy east to Clay County line,
7 4; widening and resurfacing US
19 and 129 from Murphy south
toward Georgia line, 92; grading
and paving on relocation of US
19 and 129 from Georgia line
north to US 64, 3.8.
Cherokee's share of the first
$125,000,000 in bond funds is $831,
375. With the exception of $273,
825, this amount has been allocat
ed to specific work in the county.
The Secondary Road Bond Act m
passed by the General Assembly
divided the bond money equitably
i among the 100 counties.
The cost of road construction
under the secondary prugoau ia
less than expected by the State
Highway Oomuiaahm and conse
quently more mileage of roads may
be paved under the program Han
was expected te many areas. At
of July 1. 1950 about one-fifth of
the proposed Scott paving j
had been finished
Or. Henry W. Jordan,
of the State:
Reserves Receive
Call For Exam
Two Cherokee County men have
received their call this week lor
physical examination for active ser
vice with the armed forces. Sgt.
Marion L. Rogers of Tomotla, who
is in the U. S. Air Force Reserves
is to report to Keasler Air Force
Base, Biloxi, Miss., on October 21.
Sgt. Rogers is now employed by
Columbia Marble Co.
Opl. John Clayton Thompson of
the Vengeance Creek Section,
who is with the V. S. Marine Re
serves, is to report to Camp Le
June. Cpl. Thompson served in
the Third Marine Division for 33
months during World War II, and
was wounded on Iwo Jima. Since
his discharge from active duty he
has been a G. I. farm trainee.
Freight Lines
Desire Franchise
Two hearings were held here
Tuesday by Ed McMahan of the
North Carolina Utilities Commis
sion of applications by certain
freight lines desiring franchises.
The first application was by the
Swain Motor Freight lines owned
by Ray Gregory of Bryson City,
represented by T. D. Bryson, Jr.,
cf Bryson City, iwho wanted a
franchise to operate from Ashe
villc to Murphy and return, al90
serving Hayesville.
The second application was by
the Blue Ridge Trucking Com
pany of Asheville. owned by Ber
nard Goldstein and Neiniah Golds
tein represented by Williams and
Wil Items of Asheville. They ?t?.
uaaf-a franchise to operate Jjs
tween Asheville and Murphy, also
serving Robbinsville. No decision
was made but it appears that Mur
phy will get better freight service
according to attorneys here.
Byrum Announces
Sermon Topics
The Rev. R. Delbert Byrum, pas
tor of First Methodist Church,
has announced that his sermon
topic for Sunday morning at 11
o'clock will be, "The Fellowship
of Kindred Minds", and for Sun
day evening, at 7:30, "Facing the
Future".
Sunday School will be held at
9:45 a. m? and Evening Youth
Meeting at 6 p. m.
The Church will observe Its
monthly "Family Night at Church",
on Wednesday, October 4, at 6:30
p. m. Following the meal in the
assembly room of the church,
group singing will be led by C. B.
Treed. Special music will be
rendered by Mrs. Duke Whitley,
pianist, and Mrs. Glenn Bates,
soloist. A special selection of
hymns, as sung in carapmeetlngs
of the past century, will be heard
through the recordings of The
Circuit Rider Quartet.
Hocutt To Speak '
October 2
i
The Rev. M. H. Hocutt, Associa
tlonal Missionary of Buncombe
Association, will speak on the Sun
day School theme for the year and
show the film, "Take Every Mem
ber of the Family to Sunday
School", at First Baptist Church
cn Monday evening, October 2, at
7:30.
All pastors, Sunday School super
intendents, teachers and cfttcers of
the W. N. C. Association are urg
ed to attend this meeting.
EXECUTIVE MEETING
The Executive meeting of West
ern North Carolina Baptist Asso
ciation wU he Md Monday, Oct
ober 2, at 8:45 p. m., in first Bap
tfit Church.
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