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MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY JANUARY 18. 1151 EIGHT PAGES THIS WRE& ?on ? Andrews Breaks Record On Visit Of Bloodmobile ANDREWS?Tiie visit of the American Bed Croat BloodmoMle to Andrews broke all previous (?cards for a single day's opera tion to the Asheville region. The people of Marble Andrews, Top ton and NantShela donated 181 piste of blood for hospitals and the armed forces. There were 163 appointments made, and 166 registered the day of the blood mohile visit. ' The Rev. Wlm E. Hall, blood riecrusting chairman, received the following telegram from W. D Dihrelf, Fidd Representative for this area: "THE PEOPLE OF AN DREWS CHAPTER IN TOOE AMERICAN SPOUT MET AN EMERGENCY FOR BLOOD THE 151 FONTS TOPS AIL SINGLE DAY OPERATIONS. CONGRATU LATIONS." Mr. Hail says that he thanks all those who solicited donors, arrang ed appointments, prepared letters, those who worked the day of the visit, and those who offered blood. Those who registered follow: Is B. Nichols, Mrs. Jean Nichols, Mrs. Xena Forsyth, Mrs. Mary Erauer, David Herobree, Jack Garner, Mrs. Annie L. Thompson, MrtcheH Hawk, Mrs. Auretia Jordan, Jessie M. Baity, James E. Harnett, Robt. Barnes, Carl A. Weft, Mrs. Pearl E. Beaver, Miss Gladys Christy, Mrs. Elizabeth McClelland, Mrs. Mary Stiles, Mrs. Hannah Barton, Mrs. Kate Ktikland, Mrs. Cornela Hulvey, Miss Mary Coffee, Finest Cook, Mrs. Carrie E. Wilson, Mies Oliie Whttaker. Lofton West, Mrs. Mary L. Waltkins, Mrs. Percillia Lominac, Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, W. C. Gray. Miss EUa Mae Clark, Miss Soles bee, Edwin J. Bristol, Mrs. Hazel C. West. Mrs. Marie Sims, Leslie Glenn, John R. Slagle Arthur H. Cross Fred Morgan, Mrs. Virginia T. Smith, Mrs. Grace Cook, Edgar A. Wood, Jr., Mrs. Ann C. Watry, Hermann Braiuer, Mrs. Lemma Kedrick, Mrs. Doris Best Adams. Jake R. Brown. Lee Brown, Alex Fostell, Miss Apple Lee Adams. Miss Jean Adams, Willard Hardin, Trent Adams, Mrs. Clarabell Bry son. Giles A. Franklin, Vernon Bryson. Mrs. Pearl Craig. Miss Jessie Truett, Mrs. Kate Barker, Ndd Cotlett. Mrs. Beatrice Carver, Miss Frances Jones. Elmer Stew ait, Mrs. Bessie Ensley, Sheridan Morgan, Mrs. Jean Davis, Mrs. Dora Sdmmonds Mrs. Mary Willie Christy, MUs Sue Best, Mrs. Inez West, Jack Long, J. A. Beaver, Mrs. Pauline Oabe, Verdie Martin, Mrs. Kate Zuver, Wayne Henry Curtis, Mrs. Mary Jo Powers, Rob ert D. Parker. Mrs. Hattie Hardin, Miss Aaalee Anderson, Mrs. Jes sie Martin. Mrs. Bertha Bush, Mrs. Dorothy Berry, Mrs. Olive Ellis, Jlack Barnard, Mrs. Bonnie Lee Hicks. Mrs. Etltn Nichols. Mrs. Norma Wheeler, Mrs. Alice Whee ler, Fulton Thompson. Mrs. Moily Anderson, Miss Lorene Barber. Mrs. Nova West, Miss Marie Pen dergrass. Mrs. W. J. Adams, Ken neth Nichols Miss Irene Elliott, Lawrence Winfrey, Mrs. Janie Rec tor, Mrs. Kate Oonley, James Wayne Battle, Mre. Ruby Bryson. Mrs. Gertrude Walsh, Mrs. Ruby Battle. Mrs. Roy Williams, Mrs Alice Hogsed, Mrs. Alice West, Adsm Nichols, Miss Betty Sue Weat, Miss Betty Heatcn Mrs Louise Enioe, Merrill Rayhum, Mrs. Wilms Crawford, Mrs. Quay Herbert, Mrs. Betty Sue Wood. Mrs. Veneene Jones, Miss Trilby Glenn, Mrs. Lucy Hehaffey, Wil Bsm J. Snyder, Miss Hlldrod Hss ton. Miss Frances Mehsflfey, Mrs. Ruth Starr PuMUrm, Mrs. Artie Clark. Dr. John S. Rodda. Miss Meredith Whttaker. Gordon Lee Butler, Richard Oonley, Whiter Brawn. Ncal I. Hawk. Fits James WbHs, Dr. Gerald a Almond, TTHety T. Dora, James L -Harris, Mrs. Mule Car ver, Clyde H. Carver, Rev. Win E. Hail. Ray Hdgaed. Jos Htgdon. WiMam G Webb, MUo Zuver, Ervin Jeen Ckrkty. Mrs. M Bryant, Edwin Baxter, Hn. Kale1 Hogged, Mrs. Hoael Reynolds Burke Wood, Mrs. Wray Jooes, DiiMe Lunrford, Mrs. Mary Ruth Garner. Workers aadtoHng were Miss Dorothy Rector, Mis. ,Tommie Axley, Mrs. Anrrle Wiafrey, Mrs. E. J. Watery. Mrs. W. T. HobUtzell. J Mrs. T. C. Day, Mrs. Jack Ledford Mrs. Arnold Deneberry, Mlas Frances Dover, Mrs. Hermann Brauer, Mrs. Mary Willie Rayburn Mrs. Tye Burnett, Mrs. A. B. Chan dler, Jr. 1 Nurses assisting were Miss i Frances McPheroon and Miss | Irnogene Stewart. Lindsey A. (loss Killed In Wreck ANDREWS?Marine Sgt. Tand sey AHen Gcoss, 25, of Andrews was fatally injured in aA auteomo bile accident between LnfieM and Halifax Monday morning as he vias returning to Camp Lejeune Where he was stationed. Goes, a graduate of Andrews High School and an Automobile Mechanic School In Nashville, Tenn., had served three years dur ing World War II and held the rank of sergeant. He was called back into service with a reserve rail September 15. He Is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Goes of An drews and one brother, Lloyd Goss of Canton, Ga. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p. m. at the VMley trwn Baptist Church, of which he was a member, with burial in the Andrews cemetery. TWnson Funeral Home is in charge of aixangemeste. The.body was brought here In an army embulance. Pfc. John Ramsey Wounded In Korea Pfc. Johnnie Martin Ramsey, Jr., 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ramsey of Murphy, was wounded in action in Korea December 30. He was taken to a hospital in Tokyo where he is doing well. He called his mother over the tele phone last Thursday from the hospital and said he was doing all right. Pfc. Ramsey attended the Mur phy schools and enlisted in the Army January 7, 1948. He took his basic training 'at Ft. Jadcson. S. C? and Ft. Lewis, Wash., and was assigned to Korea In July 1949. He is a member of the Second Division, Third Bateta 1'on, 23rd Infantry. Townson Opening Four Plants In Other Towns Townson Lumber Company an nounces an expansion of their facilities due to a greatly enlarged Volume of business. Two plants will be opened In Lenoir, one in j Bryson City and one at Blue Ridge. At the present time about two hundred employees are required at the Murphy plant In all operations. An increased personnel win be recessary to care for the new plants and'to handle the increas ing orders at the main office in (Murphy. The company manufactures government orders tor pallets Morris Announces Sermon Subjects The Rev. J. Alton Mbrris an nounces Bait Mi sermon topics at Fir* Baptist Church Sunday WB be: "Our Chaahat Challenge", at 11 a. m.. and "Receiving and Re call" at 7:80 p. m. of Dower asr wlll be hsld at 7.-30 Wednea ?. Hie church piano a -< In to to it- A Claude E Payne Killed In Accident (Xaude Harold Payne, 35, for merly of Suit, was killed at 8 a. m J Tuesday of last week in Duhcan- I con. Pa., while working on a con struction Jot) for the NeUo Teer | Construction Company Payne was riding on the front fender of a large Euclid truck, when he slipped off and roiled tinder the front wheel of the truck and was killed Instantly. A graduate of Murphy Hlg*i School in the class of 1895, he was a corporal In World War H, halving served in Germany eighteen months. Funeral services were held Fri day at 2 p. m ln Friendship Bap tist Church of which he bad been a member since August, 1929. The Rev. Fred Stiles and the Rev. Thomas Truett officiated, and burial was in the church cemetery vdth Ivte Funeral Home in charge. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Annie Lou Stiles Payne; three chil dren, Judy Ann, Shirley Jean and Douglas Harold; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Payne of Suit; six sisters. Mrs. Mabel Smith and Mrs Dorothy Tinker of Knoxville. Tenn., Mrs. Lois Weiner of Chicago. Ill , Misses Ruby, Grace and Jean Payne of Suit, and two brothers, Ralph and Astor Payne of Suit. Roy Lovingoods Invited To Essex h' Mr. and Mrs. Roy V. Lovingood received an invitation from the Captain, officers and men at the United States Ship Essex, to ait-1 tend the Commissioning 'of the ship at Puget Sound Naval Ship yard. Bremerton, Wash., on Janu ary 15, as guests of Lit. and Mrs George G. Dunn, their son-in-law end daughter. Lit. Dunn, graduated from Naval Line School, Monterey, Calif., December 15, and was assigned to duty in Seattle, Wash. He is assis tant Navigator on the Essex. The USS Essex CCV 9) converted at Puget Sound Naval shipyard to handle larger and heavier air craft is the Navy's second largest [rtiip and has been made one of the Navy's most modern carriers in the short span of two years at a cost of approximately $40,000, 000, with man-power expenditure of 1,020,000 mandays. The ship is 20 stortes high, has an airplane landing 1.000 feet long and car ries 100 planes ami approximately 3 000 men. \ The USS Essex will leave Puget Sound about March 15, fbr San D-ego, Calif., to pick up air crafts to be carried to Korea. At this time Mrs. Dunn and her little daughter, Kathy, will come here by plane to visit Mr. and Mrs. Lovingood while Lit. Dunn is on sea duty. Townson Car Is In Accident The Buick convertible of W. D. Townson, Jr, was baldly damaged Tuesday night in a bead-on colli skm with another car near Maiy ville, Tenn. The car was being driven by John carriages'. Town son ststedtbs/t the wreck occurred when a track pulled across the highway in front of their car, and in an effort to avoid hWHng the truck, Ms tar coHUad with the one being driven by 18a Roweua Res of Oak RMge, Tenn. No one wee injured, bat both Car Demolished Diane Kephart, 4 Narrowly Escapes Death By Choking FVxjr-ywmr-o 1 d Diane Kefteit choked on a grain of corn Friday night. She will probably recover after a 131-mile ride from her heme on Route 3, Murphy, to Grady Hospital in Attests. Diane's mother was in but her grandfather, Harvey Kephait and her grandmother took her to Atlanta. Gasping for breath and blue in the face, the dhUd was operated upon. The grain was broken into fragments, and they were removed. The grandfather said Diane choked while she and her twin brother, Dwighft, were earing grains ot corn parched on a stove. Carringer Sings In Chorale At WCTC January 30 Hie Robert Stow Chorale will give a concert at WCTC, Cultowhee, Jamiery 30 at 8:30 p. m. A special feature wW be the Staging of Wal ter Carringer. local man, ?bo tea been with the chorale for several months. Many Murphy people are plan ning to attend the concert, which is a part of the Winter Lyceum, hlrs. Lillian Buchanan states that a special section in Htoey auditor ium will be reserved tor Murphy people. Those arriving on the campus early will have an oppor tunity to eat in the college cafe teria which opens at 5 o'clock. Fol lowing the concert, Murphy people attending are invited to a reception at Moore Dormitory. A&P Super Market Opens February 1 Thursday, February 1, the new A & P Super Market on Peaefotree street will be open for itbe service ! of Murphy's housekeepers. This Store will be completely "self-ser vice", and all equipment will be modern and efficient. lire over five thousand square feet of floor space has been care fully planned by experts to place the meats and groceries most con veniently for the customer. Fluorescent lighting and suitable colorings make it easy to see the goods. The newest type of wheeled carts are used for picking up the packages from the Shelves. One type of basket provides a seat for the baby so as to leave the moth er's hands free. W. D. (Ragsdale, manager of the new store, plans to -make the store a place where the out-of-town shopper can meet bis friends, and, where all customers can leisurely select their purchases. The Store Is to symbolize "Good-Will" be tween Store and Customers and also between Store and Murphy In order that the employees will be always ready to give courteous and friendly rervice, a lounge room has been provided with settees and conveniences where they may rest between shifts. This store will hold open house on Wednesday, January 31, from 5 to 9 p. m , so that the citizens of Murphy and the surrounding areas may inspect the modern fittings and conveniences. Coffee and doughnuts will be served. The Store -jviH employ ten clerks and checkers at first, and Mr. Ragsdale will be assisted in his work by his son, Beit Ragsdale The building has been built especially tor the A & P firm and is owned by IW. D. Townson. Mr. Ragsdale recently purchas ed a site and is having a home built in Bast Murphy. The new store is expected to bring Shoppers from a wide area. i Lions Club Celebrates Melvin Jones Birthday Murphy Lions Club celebrated' Melvin Jones Birthday and Found ers' Day Tuesday evening at its dinner meeting at First Methodist Church. President Dale Lee pre sided at the celebration. Four new members. John Thus6, J. N. Boling, L. A. Frasch, and Bsoht. Cheney, were welcomed into the club. They were presented by Membership Chairman R. W. Easley and given pins by Arthur Heinrich. 'Presi dent Lee presented them with codes of ethics and spoke on the history of Lionism in connection with the lighting of the MeJvln Jones Birthday cake. W. M. Pain a-nd H. G. Elkins, charter memb ers who have 25 years of perfect attendance in the local club, were psked to light the first oandles on the coke, which later was present ed to them. Glenn Patton presented the PFA Parliamentary Procedure team and the string band composed of LeWis KiiHan, Bobby Thompson, and Ran dal Odom The -band played three numbers, and the team, composed of Roger MuLkey Ray Montekh. Ehner Taylor, Walter Palmer, and Max Denton, gave a demonstration I of Parliamentary Procedure. H. Bueck reported ion the recent v inter convention in Ashevitle when International President Her bert C. Petry of Oarrtso Springs, Texas, spoke. Joe Ray ami W. A. SheirlU euBOoned five nags made by a visually handicapped man the ana aptmaua1 In rag-making The five brought a total of *24.25. Harrow Weill, Mfcer of a son, tort Ms tie, which waa out by C E. Hyde. He preMotekl cigars MM Lee Oat Dortrtd Morris ta kavtog the club, done he is moving to Dea lt Ala., to ascent a World Missions Featured, Church "The Greatest Challenge of All | Time" will be the sermon topic at j the Murphy Presbyterian Church Sunday morning, according to the pastor, the Rev. James R. Crook. This service will open the week of prayer and self-denial for World Missions. On Monday. January 29 a cottage prayer meeting will be held at the home of C. H. Town son at Marble. Mr. Townson Is chairman of the church's Commit tee on World Missions. On Tuesday night a similar meet ing will be held at the home of Mrs. E. H. Brumby, another mem ber of the Committee. Hie Wed nesday Church Night service will also be planned by the World Mis sion group. The annual Self Denial Offering for World Miss-loos will be taken at the 11 o'clock ser vice on Sunday. February 4. The Presbyterian Youth Fellow ship will meet Sunday night at 630 at the home of Misses Mary and Helen Estes at BrasStown. The Pioneers will meet at the church at 0:30, and the program topic will be "Worshipping the Same God.' MSss Jane Hill Is the adult advisor for the Pioneer group, which en lists children between the ages of Tine and twelve. Make Effort To Enforce Dog Law been bitten by mad daga In county in recent (toys, and a i CM effort la baing trade to etdi the tow far all daga to be want ed. The HccBh 1 the psMto to county in . K/". Little Symphony To Concert Here On March 5 Road Paving For Year Is Being Planned It has been learned, unofficially, by THE SCOUT, that the State Highway secondary road paving program in this county this year will include the following roads: Moccasin Creek, Junaluaka ex tension, Pisgah. Shady Grove, Sunny Point, Whitaker Church ex tension, Wolf Creek, Wehutty. Johnsotwille Creek, Joe Brown highway to Unaka, Coleville-Hyntt Creek to Marble, Gnandview from r intersection with Joe Brown to Gnandview. This does not include Some of the roads that had been discussed in public meetings at the court house. paving of wMch residents were expecting. The mileage of Una program will be approximately the same as what was done last year, it is estimated. Doubleheader To Be Played For Polio Drive "A fight to the finish" said Manager Jim Ed Hughes of the local Civitan Club when asked about the coining basketball game between the Civitan Club and the Lions Club to be held at 7:30 p. m. February 1. Informed sources also state that this proposed game was for blood, Joe Ray of the Lions Team stating emphatically "I'll murder them bums". The game is being sponsored for the current Polio Drive, and an extremely large amount of inler eest is being shown over the battle The Lions Club standouts are: Bob "Jumping Jock" Baullt, Joe "Baldy" Hay, Ed "Pauch" Brumby. Doyle "Kangaroo" Bunch, and Bob "Speedy" Easley, and Shorty "Squirrel" Sherrill. Leaders for the Civfita-ns are: Doc "Mouth" Headrick, A. D. "Ba-skethead" Peacock. Lee "The Law" Lance, and George "Bones" Dyer. Following the civic game there wdM be the added attraction a real basketball game featuring the W. O. W. All-Stars and an Independent team from Steoodh, both of which have impres*re records in this years' competition. Dave Scarborough, leading scorer of the local team, and Jenkins, of the 9tecOah five, are expected to give the crowd fine exhibitions of ball handling and shooting. Arts Featured Murphy P. T. A. (Murphy P. T. A. met Monday night at 7.-90 wMh a record attend ance Miss Jane (HI, program chairman presented a program on icneaUun, mode and art to the school. Mrs Martha Adama pre sented tome students to folk danc ing. showing wawUto to the I Appearing as soloirt with the i little Symphony of the North Garo hna Symphony Orchestra on Mlarcfc 5 in School Auditorium will be. Josephine Cunningham who will sing Gretey's ''Plus de Depit, Plus de Tristesee." Greig's "Solvieg's Song;" and Rossini's "Una Voce [ pooo Fa" from the BARBER OF | SEVILLE. Miss Cunningham has a dsarter I member Status on the rorter of the I North Carolina Symphony. She performed with them on the 1W and 1948 tours, and during la* year's tour, sang a total of 17 per formances. This year. Miss Cunningham went to New York to Study, but has found time also for a few radio auditions and a guest ap pearance at the Julliard School of Music. After that performance Dr. Fritz Mahler, conductor of the Erie Symphony Qrchertna and director of master classes in opera at the school, remarked: "Miss Cunningham has a marvelous voice, with nc* only (he brilliant colora tura, but also the requisite drama tic intensity. It is amazing to 'think that she is only nineteen." WNCAC To Discuss Five Projects At I Jan. 30 Meeting | Several people from-Murphy and .Cherokee county are expected to ' attend the quarterty meeting of t Western North Carolina ^Asrttciat ed Communities at CuHowbee Col lege on Tuesday of next week, J Jan. 30, * was learned today from the Chamber of Commerce. I The program will begin at one o'clock with a "dutch" luncheon ir. the College Cafeteria. Busi ness session will follow immed iately Reports will be given on the Cherokee Drama, recreation survey, community planning, re | foredtation program for the moun tain area, and tourist business for 1991. | Percy Fere-bee of Andrews is president of WNCAC. Dr. Ketley Bennett of Bryson City is vice president. and C. M. Douglas of i Brevard is secretary. The group works closely with the WNC ! Tourist Association, in which organization J. M. Baity and secre te ry Mrs. J C. Wood of this ! county are officials. j "Outreach" Is Byrum's Topic I The Rev. R. Delbert Byrum, pas 'tor of First Methodist Church, has 'announced that his sermon topic for Sunday morning will be, "Methodism's Missionary Out ' teach", and for Sunday evening, ."Souls of Great Stature". Sunday School will be held at 9:46 a. m. ' and Evening Youth meeting at 6 p m. The last session of the current church-wide nte im study, *"Ihe Methodists of the Worid," wiU be conducted on Wednesday evening. January SI, at 7:90, in the Ladies' Puitor of the Church. The pastor has been leading the misrton rtudy. Poultrvmen Net i$1.75 Per Bird An average profit of 9176 per 'bind during I960 was recorded by pouKzytnen la Cherokee County Iegg flocks of five Unit Tedt 1 we reported by Oouirty Afloat A. Q. Ketner. The Ave tonne Wrveyed ted ? total of 2367 birds Pert of 'JOSEPHINE CUNNINGHAM
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