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VOLUME #0?NUMBER 50 MUKPHT. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, JUNE 58, 1951 !tur?hy Witxty S TEN PAGES THIS WEEK
Brandon P. Hodges Speaks
Berkshire Ceremony July 2
^cimomes at. * p m jncnosy, <
July 2, will mark placing of the
date stone of the new Berkshire
Knitting Mills, described ss one of
the most modern In the nation, at
the site of the newbuildtog "near
Andrews.
Invocation will be given by the
Rev. Win. ?. Hall of the St. An
drews Lutheran Church followed
by welcome addressee on behalf of
the Town of Andrews given by the
Honorable Percy B. Ferebee,
Mayor of Andrews. Honorable
Brando nP (Hodges, State trea
surer, will make e welcome address
on-befcalf of the State of North
Carolina. The response will be
given by Ferdinand K. Thun, pres
ident of the Berkshire Knitting
Mills and Hugo Hemmeriah, vice
president of Berkshire Knitting
Mills.
Ferdinand K. Than will set the
stone with a silver bowl inscribed
with the Berkshire seal and the
date 1201 to commemorate the be
ginning of production in the South.
This trawl was presented Mr. Thun
by Romeo Guest
Gordon L. Butler, president of
the Andrews Chamber of Com
merce, will act as master of cere
monies.
The benediction will be by the
Rev. Wm. E. Hall.
At the close of the ceremony
each person will be given a sou
venir program of the home plant
in Reading, Pa., and the completed
plant in Andrews. Free soft drinks
will be served to everyone while
a quartet from the Cherokee
Indian Rservatlon will entertain
with a few selections During the
social gathering the officials, of
Berkshire Knitting Mills will meet
the people.
A large crowd is expected.
Mrs. A. R. Bell and daughter.
Miss Elizabeth, of Garner, . Will .
spend the week-end with Mrs.
Willard Cooper.
HUDSON MEDAL?Pictured
above is the gold medal which was
established this year in honor of
1 Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Hudson by the
'junior and senior classes of An
drews High School. It is contem
i plated that the medal will be of
fered here in the high school in
| definitely. Provision already has
been made for the medal to be
awarded the next three years.
The medal was first given this
year at commencement, and was
made to George Pulllum, follow
ing an announcement of the med
al by senior class president, Jer
ry Reece. L. B. Nichols, former
school board member, was asked
to make the presentation.
| Mr. and Mrs. Hudson have been
connected with Andrews schools
for the past sixteen years. Mr.
Hudson has been school superin
t< ndent, and Mrs. Hudson has
been a high school teacher.
Mr. Hudson resigned as super
intendent here March 12. He was
named county superintendent of
schools in Onslow County on April
23, and will assume the position
there July 1.
Crowds Attending
"Unto These Hills'
By John Parrish <
CHEROKEE?Visitors from
tvery section of the country at
tended the opening.of "Unto These
Hills" Saturday night. In the au
dience were many dignitaries
from North Carolina, Tennessee
and Georgia. The drama will run
nightly through July 8 and there
after six nights weekly, Tuesday
through Sunday, until Sept. 4.
There was new spark ana color
ir the production which in its
first season last year broke all
attendance records for outdoor
dramas playing to more than
107,000 persons.
An enlarged cast of 120, of
which fifty-three are real Chero
kee Indians, turned in a credi
table first-night performance
which spdaks highly of the direct
ing job. done by Harry Davis,
veteran director and producer of
the famous Carolina Playmakers
ct the University of North Caro
lina.
As a whole, the production has
been greatly strengthened by the
addition of experienced actors and
the re-scoring of the original Cher
okee Indian mood music by its
composer, young Cherokee Jack
Frederjck Kilpatrick.
Into the two-hour performance
was packed a 400-year glimpse at
the American past, highlighted by
a series of vivid scenes that spun
out the drama's principal theme of
world brotherhood and peace.
In this reviewer's opinion, the
production will be greeted with
enthusiasm for its smooth profes
sional tone. New constumlng has
given it more brilliance. And the
actors and actresses ? have faith
fully interpreted the story as writ
ten by Kermlt Banter. A new end
ing gives the audience a feeling
of hope rather than the stunned
reaction of last year, when Juna
hiaka died In view of the specia
11m Battle of Hofseshoe Bend
Presbyterian
Services Listed
"I Know Whom I Have Be
lieved" is the subject announced
by Bryan Hatchett for his sermon
at the Presbyterian Church Sun
day at 11 a. m'.
Other services for the day are
Sunday School at 10 a. m.; Pioneer
Fellowship, 6:30 p. m.; Youth Fel
lowship, 6:30 p. m.
Evening service 7:30 p. m.
Meditation, "The Bright and
Morning Star". Wednesday, 7:30
p. m., Bible Study; 8:15 p. m.
choir practice.
Sunday at 4 p. m? Miss Jane
Tipton soprano, of Young Harris,
Ga? will give a concert in the
church. She .will be accompanied
by Arthur Heinrich. The public is
invited.
Murphy Drive-In
Theatre Is Open
Murphy Drive-In Theatre opened
last night (Wednesday), on U. S.
Highway 64, four miles east of
Murphy, across the highway from
the prison camp.
This Is the first drive-in theatre
in this ^county. It is owned by
Grover Mauney, Jack Lunsford,
and Mrs. Walt Mauney. Mrs. Lou
ise Caldwell will be the manager,
and Mrs. Jack Lunsford will as
sist her.
List of pictures for the coming
week, except for Friday and Sat
urday nights, were not available
when the paper went to press, hut
regular schedules will be pub
lished week hereafter.
CLINIC CHANGED
The routine clinic conducted
the Health Dept on Wedneaday
will be held on Teaeday of
week, becauae at the regular day
being a holiday,
Willie . Lovtngood, nune.
Revival Starts
At Mission On
Monday Evening
Revival services will be held
each evening. July 2-6 at 8 p. m.
at the Baptist mission at Bealtown.
A Vacation Bible School will be
held on the same dates from 9
to 11 a. m. i
The Vacation Bible School at
Texana this week Is in charge of
Mrs. E. V. May, principal, assis
ted by Mrs. J. B. Hall, Misses Judy
Nichols, Shirley Bates, Billle Jane
Rush and Doris Palmer. The col
ored workers are: Birdie Bowman,
Reba Calvert and Claudette Cal
vert.
The Rev. J. Alton Morris re
turned Thursday from the South
ern Baptist Convention at San
Francisco and will preach at the
Sunday services. The services are
scheduled for 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Sunday School is 9:45, Bealtown
mission service at 2:30, and Dea
cons meeting at the same hour.
Training Union'is at 7 p. m.
Monday at E p. m. B. W. C.
meets with Mrs. L. R. Walker.
Tuesday 9:30 a. m. Is Primary
choir practice. Junior choir at
10:15, Fellowship supper at 6:30,
and Sunday school workers' Coun
cil at 7:30. Wednesday the Hour
of Power Is at 7:30 and Adult
choir practice at 8:30. Thursday
Youth choir practice is at 7:30.
Friday Primary choir practice is
9:^0 and Junior choir as 10:15.
Offices, Stores
To Close Fourth
Wednesday, the Fourth of July,
will find the shades drawn and the
doors locked at the offices in the
Court House and the Town Hall.
The bank, the postofflce, the
Scout office, and other offices will
be closed.
A spot check indicates that the
merchants will take the day off,
giving themselves and their em
ployees an opportunity to cele
brate Independence Day and get
in a bit of fishing, or a quiet pic
nic.
Swimming Class
Begins July 2
Swimming Classes for non-swim
mers and beginning swimmers
will begin on July 2 at Cane Creek
under the direction of the sum
mer recreation program. Anyone
interested in taking free swimming
lessons may contact Irvin Greene,
recreation director.
A free bus will leave the gym
nasium at 9:30 in the morning. No
one will be allowed to make the
trip except Life Guards, Instruc
tor, non-swimmers and begin
ning swimmers.
Group Attends
Cherokee Meetings
Among those from Murphy who
attended the meeting of Western j
North Carolina Tourist Assocla
ation, and pageant, "Unto These
Ilills" last Friday night were:
Mrs. Tom Mauney and sisters,
Misses Sue and Louise Haigler of
Hayesvllle, Mrs. Mabel Weaver
and Mrs. Wlllard Cooper, Mr. and
Mrs. H. G. Elkins, Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Gennett and Mrs. Joe M.
Elkins, Mr. and Mrs. L. W.
Shields, Mrs. Lola Johnson of
Denver, Colo., Mr. and Mrs. Whit
field Brown of CopperhW, Tenn.,
Mrs. J. B. Gray, Bin. Essie Mc
Creary. Bin. Lula McCall of El
Faao, Texas, Mrs. ? E. L. Shields,
Mrs. C. W. Savage, Mr. and Bin.
Bryan Hatchett. and Frank and
Bill Beerkens.
C. K. Freed and W. D. Townaon
attended the nihetlng of Western
North Carolina Associated Com
munities, representing Murphy
Chamber of Commerce.
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BUss Shirley Steels of Deltoo,
Ga.. Is the guest of Mr.' and Bfn.
W. C. Kinney, Jr? thl
REV. R. W. SPEARS
Rev. R. W. Spears
Is Sunday Speaker
The Rev. R. (Wright Spears, pres
ident-elect of Columbia College,
Columbia. S. C., Is guest speaker
on the Methodist Hour, a network
radio program, for Sunday, July
1st. He speaks on the subject
"When God Steps Aside."
Patriotic muMc for the 4th of
July Sunday is presented by the
Methodist Hour Choir under the
direction of Hubert Vance Taylor.
The choir sings the two hymns
"God of our Fathers," and 'God
the Omnipotent" for the gospel
medley for the program is the
ever popular old fashioned ar
rangement of "Come Thou Fount
of Every Blessing."
For some years the Reverend
Ms. Spears has been pastor of the
First Methodist Church at Flor
ence. S. C? and was pastor at
Trinity Methodist Church in
Charleston and widely known in
his home state as a worker and
leader with young people. He is a
graduate of Wofford College and
Duke University.
The Methodist Hour, sermon
and music, may be heard over
radio station WSB at 8:30 a. m.
TVA Assures State Committee
Of Transfer Hiwassee Park Site
A. D. Rieger, manager of prop
erties of TVA, Chattanooga, told
the State Parks Committee of the
Board of Conservation and Devel
opment last Friday that the TVA
board has authorized the transfer
of the 835 acres of Hlwassee State
Park to the State of North Caroli
na for continuation of the park.
The park has been operating
under a lease arrangement, and
no permanent improvements could
be authorized by the State until
It was assured of possession of
the property. Dr. Sylvester Green
of Chapel Hill, vice-chairman of
the Parks committee, stated that
he believes this action will be the
"go-ahead" signal for putting the
park in shape to attract more vis
itors and serve a real recreational
reed for this section of the state.
It probably will be a few months
before the actual transfer of the
property takes place.
The Parks committee arrived Jn
Murphy at noon and had lunch
here. They then went to Hlwassee
State Park on-an Inspection tour
and conference with Mr. Rieger,
George Sutton, new park super
visor there, and others Interested
in the project.
Members of the committee In
cluded: Dr. Green and Mrs. Green,
State Parks Superintendent Thom
as W. Morse; Oscar Breece and
Mrs. Breece of Fayetteville, and
Mrs. Grace Lane, secretary to the
Board of Conservation and Devel
opment. They were accompanied
to the park by Miss Addie Mae
Cooke of Murphy.
CLASS TO MEET
The Esther Class of First Bap
tist Sunday School will meet Fri
day at 8 p. m. with Mrs. Calvin
Stiles, president.
Mr., and Mrs. Olin Harlan snd
R. L." Blake, all of Heflin, Ala.,
were week-end guests of Mrs.
Futh Carringer.
John E. Rufty Heads
Andrews Schools
Mrs. G. W. Cover, chairman of
the school board, announces that
Prof. John E. Rufty has been em
ployed as Superintendent of the
Andrews School unit.
Supt. Rufty comes here from
Brevard, where he has been teach
er and principal of the three
school elementary for the past 22
years, during which time he has
seen five outlying schools peti
tion for consolidation with the
Brevard city system.
The new Superintendent re
ceived his B. S. degree in school
teaching and managing from West
ern Carolina Teacher's College
and attended N. C. State College
where he was a student for two
summers in graduate work for
] principals. He is at present in Pea
body College where he will re
ceive his M. A. degree in August,
and will immediately move to An
drews to take up his new duties.
Professor Rufty owns a home in
Brevard which he plans to sell,
and has other holdings in the
county -where he has taught since
1926.
Officials in Brevard state that
vast improvements in the elemen
tary system have been n&de under
the leadership of Superintendent
Rufty, including construction of
two modern buildings, and beau
tification of grounds through com
munity effort. In addition to im
proving the buildings proper, the,
principal was also responsible for
securing standard rating for the
system, and equipment required
was secured other than through
county appropriation of funds.
Modern playground equipment
has been added at Brevard during
the superivsory term of Professor
Rufty, and the school has a' record
of only two accidents. The phy
sical education system has Seen
Improved, and the midget foot
ball team has been operating for
three years with a record of wins
for approximately 79 percent of
played. Per two years the
Patrols tor sSch school have
Am of the city patten force in
JOHN E. RUFTY
handling school trafic.
The Brevard Elementary Lunch
room is said to be one of the out
standing in Western North Caro
lina. and is modern in every re
spect. This was instituted under
Professor Rufty, and the cafe car
ries an "A" grade rating each
year from the State Health De
partment. During the 1950-61 term
an average of 963 pupils were fed
daily, over 15 000 of the meals
being free to ohildren of indigent
parents.
Professor Rufty is a Methodist
and served 13 years as superinten
dent of the First Methodist Sun
day School. He also served as
chairman of the board of stewards,
and held other church off lees in
the First Church. He has served
as commander of Veterans of For
eign Wars, and held office in the
American Legion Post.
The new superintendent hat
been a member of the Brevard
Lions Club tor t number of years
and is at present a director "in
the dub and past vice-president
He has served two terms as pres
dsnt of tbe Transylvania N c E..
A. and was chairman of the west
ern district !
tor three terms.. In
I960, he was elected pseahlaof of,
the Worth CaraMna Teachers" Club..
Plan Big Celebration
Independence Day
The Mammoth Fourth of July
Fiesta will open In Andrews next
Wednesday, the biggest celebra
tion of its kind ever to be held In
Andrews .according to W. D.
Whltaker, chairman.
Bunting and flags will trans
form the streets ready for the
grand Kiddle Parade and Floats
which open the program at 10 a.
m.
Baseball enthusiasts will see a
game at 11 a. m. and another at
3.30 p. m. The bathing beauty con
test and the swimming meet are
due at 2 p. m.
At 9 p. m. a wonderful display
of fireworks will be put on, and
following this the dance will be
gin with Teddy Martin's Orches
tra.
CHAS. O. FRAZIER
Chas. 0. Frazier
Elected Principal
Elementary School
An announcement has been
made that the Andrews School
Board have elected Charle* O.
I razier of Canton as principal of
Andrews Elementary school.
Mr. Frazier received his B. S.
degree from Western Carolina
Teacher's College, Cullowhee and
his M. A. from Peabody College,
Nashville, Tenn.
He taught two years in the
Waynesville Township High School
an^ two years in the city schools of
Franklin, Tenn. He is a mimber
cf Central Methodist Church in
Canton and a member of the Ju
nior Chamber of Commerce in
Franklin, Tenn.
At Cullowhee he was a member
of the student senate organization
during his senior year; he was
business manager of the Cata
mounts. He served 3 Vi years in
the Air/ Corp during World War
II, two years of this time being
in the Pacific theatre.
Mr. Frazier is married and has
a son, Charles Robinson, (Chuckie)
who is 7V? months old. He will
move to Andrews in August. At
the present time he is at WCTC,
Cullowhee, taking workshop and
teaching exceptional children. He
is also doing elementary observa
tion work.
First Methodist
Offers Schedule
'This Nation Under God" is the
! subject for the 11 a. m. Sunday
service at the First Methodist
j Church, as announced by the Rev.
R. Delbert Byrum. His evening
| subject is "The Sign of Sonship."
at 8 p. m. Sunday school is 9:45
i and Evening Youth meeting at
6:30.
j Mr. Byrum will preside at the
Young Adult Assembly of the
Western North Carolina Conference
of The Methodist Church when it
convenes at Lake Junaluska. July
3-6. Mr. Byrum is president of
this organization. Mrs. Byrum will
also have leadership responsibility
at the Assembly.
The keynote speaker of the As
sembly will be Dr. John K. Ben
ton of the School of Religion,
Vanderbilt University, Nashville,
Tenn The Rev. M. Leo Rtppy,
Head of the Adult (Deportment of
the General Board of Education
in Methodism will be one of the
key leaders for discussion groups.
The Assembly v sponsored by the
Board of Education of the West
ecu Worth Carolina Conference, of
wMch Rear Carl H. King of Salis
bury is Executive Secretary.
Miss Anne Leatfeerwood wiH
the Murphy Church at
ad wffl sot m pia
nist for the i
Mrs. Lota Johnson left Mon
day for Denver, Colo., after ser
father. A. D.
ther, Jim
Clouds Bring No
Break In Heat
Another scorching heat wave has
gripped Cherokee County this
week. The atmosphere has been
filled with electricity and rum
bling thunder has promised much
but failed to bring any general
rain.
' On Monday Murphy prepared
for a deluge. Heavy clouds, black
and threatening, and crashing
thunder rolled, but only a few
drops of rain fell here. That
storm did, however, hit the Mar
ble area, leveling corn, gullying
the fields, and threatening to
flood.
On Tuesday the scenery was
again set. Murphy's skies were
eloquent with promise and threat.
But the scene was shifted, giving
the town a clear evening although
a hot one. But, once again, the
storm that missed, came to earth
at Andrews flattening corn and
washing out the fields. Both of
these storms were fierce for a
few minutes but were of short
duration.
Lions To Sponsor
Square Dance
Murphy Lions Club will spon
sor a street Square dance on the
evening of July 3. A place will be
roped off on Church Street, be
tween Farmers' Federation and
Davis' Esso Station. All proceeds
will be turned over to the Sum
mer Recreation fund to help car
ry on the recreation program for
young people of Murphy. Every
one is invited.
! Pfe. ERNEST DEE WHITT SHARP
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ton of Mr. end Mrs. George |
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tioned at Camp Folk, t eegrills, La.
He is a member of Co. B, MS
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