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VOLUME?W NUMB EE 41 MURPHY, WW CAROLINA. THURRpXY, APRIL It, 1M1 EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK
DUFFY SILK COMPANY TO LOCATE MILL HERE
Folk School Celebrates 25th Anniversary
i it :xii a? t
TO SPEAK HERE?Hermit Hun
ter, Chapel Hill, author of Unto
These Hills, the famous Cherokee
drama, who will speak at the 25th
anniversary celebration at John C.
Campbell Folk School May 5.
Miss Jessie Green,
Missionary, Is To
Speak Here Sunday
Miss Jessie Green, mtakxnary to
China, home on furlough, will be
guest speaker at first Baptist
Church Sunday at 11 a. m? when
she will tell of her work in China.
Miss Green al90 will speak at the
associational rally at Tusquttee
Baptist Church Sunday at 2:30 p.
m.
The Rev. J. Alton Morris, pastor,
will preach Sunday at 8 p. m. on
"Crucified Hands". Sunday .School
starts Sunday at 9:45 a. m. and
Training Union at 7 p. m.
School Field Day
ToBeOnFriday
Murphy High School will have
Field Day Exercises on Friday,
April 27. The schedule of events
is as follows:
Academic Events, 9:00-1030;
Food Demonstration and Fashion
Show, 10:00-11:00; Music Events,
10:30-12)00; Dunch in School
Cafeteria. 12:00-1:00; High School
Athletic Events, 1:00-2:30.
Exhibits from all departments
will be displayed during the day.
The G. I. Wopdworking Class will
also have a furniture exhibit
Librarians Attend
State Conference
Mrs. Mabel McFalls of Andrews;
Mrs. Belle Slaughter of Robbdns
ville; Mrs. T. A. Case, Miss Jose
phine Heighway. and Mies Phillis
Snyder of Murphy left early
Wednesday morning for Greens
boro, where they will attend a
North Carolina State Library meet
ing which will be in session
Wednesday until Saturday noon.
The group will return Saturday
afternoon.
neriiui nuiuei
To Speak May 5
John p. Campbell Folk School
will celebrate its 25th anniversary
May 4-6, announces Director How
ard K ester. Several prominent
speakers have accepted invitations
to speak during the obsevrance.
Kermit Hunter of Chapel Hill,
author of Unto These Hills, Cher
okee drama, will speak on Satur
day May 5, at 8 p. m. on "Keeping
the Creative Spirit Alive in Today's
World."
Dr. Arthur Bannerman, presi
dent of Warren-Wilson College,
Swarmanoa, will speak Friday. May
1. it 8 p. ra. on "Education in the
Southern Highlands".
The three-day program opens
Friday evening. Mrs. John C. Camp
bell. founder and for many years
director of the school, will bring
grreetings. Following Dr. Banner
man's address, folk dancing will be
led by Mr. and Mrs. George Bld
strup.
From 10 a. m. to 12:00 May 5 a
round table discussion on the Re
gion's Needs and Possibilities will
be led by the following: Rural Life,
W. M. Landess, head of agricul
tural relations, TV A, Knoxville;
Crafts, Miss Amy Woodruff, Ashe
ville; Citizenship. Dr. W. B. Jones.
Jr., professor of Sociology, yni
versity of Tennesssee, Knoxville;
and Religion, Dr. Fred Brownlee,
New York City.
At 12:30 a remembrance lunch
eon will be held to honor those
who gave land and labor in the
early days of the school's life.
From 4 to 5 p. m. a tea will be
held at the home of Director and
Mrs. Howard Kester. From 5 to 6
p. m. Miss Edna Richie will lead
folk singing.
Following Mr. Hunter's address
in the evening, Mr. and Mrs. Bid
strup will lead folk dancing.
Dr. Brownlee will lead religious
services Sunday at 11 a. m.
Throughout the celebration, ex
hibits of crafts will be displayed.
Saturday morning carvers will
be at work to demonstrate to the
visitors.
Rev. J. E. Corwin's
Topics Released
'Two Thieves" will be the topic
of the sermon by the Rev. Jones
Earl Corwin at Murphy Presby
terian Church Sunday morning at
11 o'clock. Mr. Corwin is preach
ing for the Spring Revival being
held by the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Corwin is assisting with the
music.
At the evening service at 7:30
Sunday Mr. Corwin will preach on
the theme "I Thought" based on
D Kings 5:1-16. The Youth of the
church will meet at 6:30 p. m. for
a song service and prayer meeting
for the Revival.
The Church Night service on
May 2 will be devoted to the intro
duction to a study of the Book of
Acts, led by the pastor, the Rev.
James R. Crook
Ray Wright Heads Regional
B. T. IL Winners Announced
(Ray Wright of Brysoa City, for
merly of Andrews, was riuUd di
rector of the Regional Baptist
(Training Union at the dosing ses
sion of convention held at An
drews Baptist Church Friday and
Saturday.
i Other officers elected and later
installed cmder the leadership of
the Rev. J. Alton Morris. Mur
phy, were. Everett White, Franklin,
associate director; Mre. Say Ben
nett, Syfva. secretary; Mrs. Clay
Rogers, Hayeavllle, Mrs. Floyd
Mllsaps. Robbinaville, adult leaden;
Miss Addle Mae Cooke, Mmptagr,
young People's leader, Mrs. Carl
West. Andrews, intermediate lea
der Miss Dorothy Edwards. Bry
ton City, Jwior leader, and Mrs.
Gladys Kioslsnd and Hit Harry
Vance, story how leaden. The Bev.
J. H. Miller of Bryson City was
The next convention will be held
at Bylva Baptist Church on April
1S-20. .1998.
Winners In the various tourna
ments were: Choirs. Andrews sex
tet, with rating of A, and Robbina
ville choir with rating of A-, adult
Bible reader. Mrs. Floyd MUlsapa.
Robblnsvllle; young people's better
speakers'. 'Mist Doris Baxter, An
drews, first; Dennis Montietfa,
Tuckasegie. second; intermediate
sword drill, Winona Dupree, An
drews; Cora Ann Queen. Oowee,
and Ann Nichols, Bryson City; and
Hilda Sue Harris, Pauline BanntB.
Scoria Creek; Frances Hardin. Bet
sy Taylor, Murphy, Janice Phillips,
Betsy Orr, BobMnsviDe; Sara
Marie Dong. Andrews; and Ster
ling McHan, Bryson CKy.
Mrs. Cary Wast, Andrews, re
tiring director, presided.
Moderator?The Rev. James R.
Urook, pastor of Murphy Pre9by
erian Church, who was moderator
>f the Asheville presbytery at a
meeting held in Montreat last Tues.
Jay. He succeeds C. G. Worley,
uling elder of the Arden Presby
erian Church.
dev.H.S.Kester
f'o Speak Sunday
The Rev. Howard Kester direc
or of John C. Campbell Folk
ichool, will be the guest minister
it First Methodist Church Sunday
it 11 a. m.
Sunday School will be held at
1:45 a. m. and Evening Youth meet
ng will be at 6 p. m.
There will be no evening wor
ld p. but everyone is encouraged
0 attend evening services at the
>resbyterian Church. '
Mid-week Prayer aerviee will be
icld Wednesday at 8 p. m.
Family night at Church will be
ibserved on Wednesday, May 9, at
i:30 p. m.
The Rev. R. Delbert Byrum will
(reach the baccalaureate sermon
n Hayesville Sunday, April 29, at
1 o'clock.
Pfe. CHAS. S. FKEEL
Pfc. Chas. S. Freel
Finishes AF Basic
'Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
?Pfc. Charles S. Freel. 19, son of
>lr. and Mr*. C. S. Freel, Andrews,
s completing his AF basic airmen
ndoctrination course at Lackland
Mr Force Base, the "Gateway to
he Air Force".
Pfc. Freel graduated from An
irews High School, class of 1050,
>nd entered Western Carolina
Teacher's College. Cullowhee, in
he fall of <1060 where he remained
intil he Joined the Air Force ?
ew weeks ago. He la a member of
Andrews Methodist Church. He
?ecently qualified as a sharp
hooter.
Lackland, situated near San
Antonio, la the world's largest sir
orce base, center of Air Force
Mate training, for airmen and
somen, indoctrination station for
arlor service reenH stirs, and home
if AF'a Officer Candidate School.
<Hla basic training is prepsring
dm for entrance into Air Force
echnlesl training and for aaalgn
nent In epedaibed work. The
murse Includes a scientific evahi
rtkm of Ida aptitude and incHra
Jon for foUoedng a
vocation and career.
Ballentine Will
Address C Of C
L. Y. Ballentine will be guest
speaker at the Andrews Chamber
of Commerce banquet to be held
at Junaluska Terrace Hotel Fri
day, May 4, at 7: p. m.
Ballentine, Commissioner of Ag
riculture of North Carolina, was
Lieutenant Governor during Gov
ernor Cherry's term of office. He
has Urge dairy interests in Wake |
County and has represented that.
county in both House and Senate.
He is a very forceful speaker and '
knows North Carolina from border
to border, perhaps as well or bet
ter than any one in the state.
Mrs. Ballentine who is secre
tary of the North Carolina Auto
mobile Dealers Association and Is
A. y. 8/ili-ekitihb.
veil known throughout the state,
vill accompany her husband.
Annual WMU Meeting
To Be Held At Marble
Miss Sara Taylor, missionary to
Argentina, will be guest speaker at
the annual W. N. C. Associational
W. M. U. meeting which will be
held at Marble Baptist Church on
Friday, May 4, beginning at 10 a.
m? announces Mrs. Elmer Chil
deiw, superintendent. The tbtme of
the program will be, "Found
Faithful".
In the morning session, Mrs. J.
A. Richardson of Andrews will
bring the meditation thoughts. Mrs.
John Wacaster, state worker of
Cherryville, will speak on, "Faith
ful to the Task". Special music
will be given by Mrs. Hadley
Dickey of Murphy, following which
Miss Taylor will speak.
Others taking part on the pro
gram will be: Mesdames C. T. Al
mond, Andrews; H. E. Danielson,
Hayesville; W. C. Kinney, Murphy;
and James Glenn, Andrews.
The afternoon session will be
gin at 1:30 with Mrs. A. B, Lovell
of Marble reading the scripture.
Special music will be given by the
Andrews sextet. Others taking
part on the program will be Mes
(lames J. W. Stanley. Hayesville;
Mrs. Lucille McDonald, Murphy;
Mrs. Kenneth West, Warne; Mrs.
Charles Carringer, Hayesville; and
Mrs. Brown Caldwell.
Mrs. Ed Corpening, Tapoco, will
have charge of' installing officers
for next year and lead a dedica
tory prayer.
The Rev A. B. Lovell, Marble,
will bring the closing meditation.
Pastors and laymen, as well as
W. M. U. members, are invited,
states Mrs. Childers.
CANCER CLINIC TO MEET
The Cancer Clinic meets at
C. J. Harris Hospital, in Sylva,
every Friday. Registration hours
are from 9 to 10:15 a. m. The
Division of Cancer Control of
the N. C. State Board of Health
provides examinations for cancer
to women above 35 and men above
40 years old and to any person of
any age with symptoms suggestive
of cancer.
Dr. L. W. Adams
Wins Fellowship
Dr. L. W. Adams, native of An
drews and dean of the Washington
and Lee School of Commerce, Lex
ington. Va. has been awarded a
fellowship for study this summer
in the New York financial district
Ten such fellowships are sponsored
each summer by the Association of
Stock Exchange Firms, the In
vestment Bankers Association of
America, the National Association
of Security Dealers, Hie New
York Stock Exchange and New
York Curb Exchange. For the first
time this year two will be awarded
in the south, one at Washington
and Lee and one at Duke Univer
sity.
The fellowship allows the recip
ient to select his own field in Wall
Street for three weeks of lesearch
and observation. Dr. Adams plane
to make a study of the effects on
small investors, such as universi
ties and trust estates, of the gra
dual obsorption of moat top grade
industrial bonds by the great in
surance companiee.
W. Carrol Meade of Baltimore,
native of Lexington
of the New Yak
resents the southeast on the Joint
Committee on Education of hs
sponsoring organisations. He wet
in Lexington recently to notiftr Dr.
Adams of the awarding of the tet
V
Dr. Adams, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Zala Adams of Andrews, is
married to the former Miss May
Davidson of Lexington, and they
have two children He is a member
of Omicron Delta Kappa, national
honorary leadership fraternity.
Phi Kappa Sigma, social fraternity
and Alpha Kappa Psi, honorary
commerce fraternity.
He is a graduate of the Andrews
High School and University of
North Carolina, and received his
Ph. D. degree from Cornell Uni
versity where he also spent two
years on the faculty.
He was a member of the Wash
ington and Lee Staff as an Instruc
tor in economics from 1906 until
1920. when he entered the invest
ment securities business in New
York. He returned to Washington
and Lee in 1040 to teach economics.
During World War II he served
as a lieutenant-commander in the
Navy. War-time activities included
duty as administrative officer of
the Naval Draining Schools, Har
vard University, and later as exec
utive officer of the Navy College
Training Program In the office of
the Chief of the Navy College.
Declining a government propo
sal that he oonttnoe as civilian di
rector of the Navy's postural
NBOTC taogiaui he returned to
Lexington to resume his work on
Construction To Begin
Soon, 40-Acre Site
The Duffy Silk Company of Buffalo, N. Y.,
through its president, Charles G. Duffy, Jr., and
its executive vice-president, Paul Hemmerich,
announced here today plans for construction of
a nylon throwing plant near Murphy. The mill
will employ about 1 50 people, mostly women.
A site of approximately 40 acres, the H. E.
Dickey and George Mauney tracts, just east of
Murphy at the fcot of the mountains in a broad
valley, overlooking Hiwassee River, on High
way 64, has been secured. Local people and
the county are participating with The Duffy
Silk Company in the purchase of the land.
Labor Survey
Aided In Getting
Duffy Silk Co.
The Chamber of Commerce
says that the labor surrey rec
cently conducted by Murphy
was very helpful in 1 oca tiny the
Duffy Silk Company In this lo
cality.
"The fine response of indivi
duals in filling out and return
ing the application forms and the
large amount received totaling
5454, greatly Influenced the ear
ly decision of the Duffy Silk
Company to begin its plant In
Murphy Immediately," Chamber
spokesmen say. "The large am
ount of available labor is help
ing greatly to attract industry
to locate In our county, thereby
providing employment for our
people who were, up until now,
compelled to go to Industrial
centers to secure employment."
"This section and its people
want industry and want to see
it prosperous and happy. This
entire section pledges Itself to
work in every way with Berk
shire Knitting Mills and The Duf
fy Silk Company and will do
everything that lies within Its
power to give them a clean,
healthy, and honest labor sup
ply."
Pfc. WM. T. GRAY
PfoWm. T.Gray
Completes Course
Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
Pfc. William T. Gray, 19, son <X
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. 6ray, P. O
Box 392. Andrews, is completing
bis basic airmen indoctrinatior
course at Lackland Air Force Base
the "Gateway to the Air Force"
Pfc. Gray was a member of tlx
1950 graduating class of the An
drews (High School. He is i mem
ber of First Baptist Church.
Lackland, situated near Sao An
tonio, is the world's largest ah
force base, center of Air Form
basic training, for airmen ant
women, indoctrination elation fa
prior service remit its re. and boms
of AF's Officer Candidate School
His bask training is preperin)
him for entrance Mo Air Force
technical training and for assign
ment ha sperialliad work. Ths
count include* a scientific evalu
ation of bis aptitude and iodine
tkjn for fallowing a particular vx>
cation and career.
Construction work will start im
mediately, and plans are complet
ed to begin installing machinery
within four to six months Produc
tion is expected to start towards
the end of the year. Within the
next three or four months, a train
ing center for workers will be set
up.
As one of the oldest commis
sion throwsters in the country,
The Duffy Silk Company was
among the first to install throw
ing equipment for the throwing of
pylon. The new plant will be of
modern and most up-to-date con
struction in every detail. The lat
est types of equipment will be
installed. It will be prepared to
handle synthetic fibres, principal
ly nylon.
The plant is being built by C.
M. Guest and Sons, Greensboro,
and is designed by Biberstcin &
Bowles. Inc., architects and
engineers, Charlotte. Except for
s large picture window, looking
oat toward the mountains, the
plant will be a window-less, fuHy
air-conditioned mill, assuring ideal
working conditions throughout the
year.
The officers of The Duffy Silk
Company are: Charles G. Duffy,
Jr., president: "Paul Hemmerich,
executive vice-president: George
Duffy, treasurer; and Robert C.
Troup, secretary. The company
was incorporated in 1902 under
the present owners who grew up
in the business.
The officials state: "Murphy has
impressed the company officials
by its spirit of cooperation in mak
ing information readily available,
which would assure the company
that all its requirements for the
successful operation of tbe mill
could be met. The sincere coopera
tion of the North Carolina Depart
ment of Conservation and Develop
ment. represented by Paul Kelly
and William C. Guthrie in tbe ]
paration of technical and
phical information was moat help
ful."
State Treasurer Brandon Hodges
and Richard Mauney. an assistant
in his office, who is from Murphy,
also assisted in getting the plant
located here.
For several months the Commit
tee for Industrial Development of
the Murphy Chamber of
merce has been working to 1
this company in locating here and
assisting in every way poadble to
answer all requirements.
Arthur Heinrich
And C.R. Freed
Entertain Lions
Arthur Heinrich and C. R. IMd
entertained Murphy Lions Club
with a musical pnfMi Tuesday
evening. Mr. Heinrich played Hacb
maninofTs Prelude 9 Minor and
Chopin's ril in sis A Msg nr. Bp
sccompenied Mir. Freed who sag.
r. TU Take You Home Again. Kadb
!, leen" and "Wagon Wheels". They
were presented by (Mean Patten.
Mdent Dele Lee preeldad. Bp
introduced the Ree. and Mra. J.
Karl Corsrin of Black il
gueets al the Bee. J?s R. i
I At 7:so ??-?ir nifir
April 37, the P T.