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VOLUME M?NUMBER 51 MURFHY. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 5. 1*51 - EIGHT PAGE8 THIS WEEK
WHEN YOUR T' BONDS MATURE
The Treasury Department N offers. three
choices to holders of Series E, United Sutes
Defense Bonds, when their Bonds mature:
Choicest You may: Out, accept cash, if
you so desire; Toe, continue to hold the
present bond with an automatic interest-bearing
extension; Three, exchange your bonds in amounts
of $500 or multiples for a Defense Bond of Series
G, which earns current income at the rate of
2'/i percent payable semi-annually.
Action: If you want to obtain cash, you simply
present your bond, with proper identification, to
any paying agent. If you want to extend the
matured bond you have ABSOLUTELY NOTH
ING TO DO?just continue to hold it. Extended
bonds may be cashed at any time you wish. If you
want a G Bond, see your bank for details.
interest: The extended bond will earn simple interest on the (ace
amount at the rate of 2 Vi percent for the first seven and one-half years.
Thereafter it will be at a higher rate sufficient to provide a total return
for the 10-year extension period of 2.9 percent compounded.
Taxes: You have the choice of (l) reporting E Bond interest for Federal
income taxes on an annual basis or (2) paying the taxes on the interest in
the year when the bonds finally mature or are redeemed. The privilege of
deferring taxes does not a^ply if the E Bond is exchanged for a G Bond.
BUY ^ /aiS*1 U. S. DEFENSE BONDS ? BUY <x?d U. S. DEFENSE BONDS
Ask Bond Election
For Water System
An outline of proposed con-'
structlon and cost Is as follows:
1. New dam 1,000,000 gallon ca
pacity with Intake pipes, valves,
repair to present line etc. $30,
287.60, 2. New filter plant (capa
city 400,000 gallons per day) $28,
750; 3. Repairs to present line at
Valley River and Andrews Tan
ning Company; 4. Construction of
a six-Inch main to industrial plant
and on Love Street and Robbins
ville Road,. $42,600.00, making a
total of $102,187.60.
The Town of Andrews now has
an Indebtedness of $30,000 which
can be reduced $5,000 from sur
plus. The remaining $25,000 will
have to be paid Dec. 1951.
The town board proposes to In
clude this amount with the cost of
a new construction and have the
total Indebtedness In one bond
issue. This would make a total
bond of approximately $130,000
which could be retired In 25 years
at an annual cost of about $7,100.
The Mayor and board of Alder
men of the Town of Andrews will
ask the permission of the local
government commission to call a
bond election in the town of An
drews In the amount of $105,000
to rebuild the town water system
and build a six-inch water main
to the new Berkshire Knitting
Mill, announces Town Cleric
Claude Watson.
On the present taxable valuation
and tax rate the town now col
lects an average of $6,300 per year
for the purpose of paying bonds
and interest.
The town Board proposes to
raise the additional $1,000 per
year needed to retire the proposed
bond by a sewer service charge of
approximately 25% of the water
bills to customers who have city
sewer connections. This can be
done at a low cost to any one per
son and will eliminate the raising
of taxes.
The above plans and recommen
dations were discussed at a recent
mass meeting of the citizens of
Andrews and approved unanimous
ly at that time.
Revival Begins
Sunday At Ranger
The Rev. W. C. Pipes of Lake
Junaluska will assist the Rev. W.
T. Trnett, pastor of Ranger Bap
tist Church, in a revival beginning
Sunday, July 8.
All are cordially invited to at
tend.
$782,740 Spent
On Roads Here
The total amount of money ex
pended in Cherokee County out at
the Bond funds through the period
ending May 91, is $782,740.91 ac
cording to W. 11 CoridlL Division
Xnglneer.
B. M. Harbin
Dies At Age 82
1 Benjamin Mercer Harbin,82, of
Murphy, died at 8:45 p. m. Fri
day in an Atlanta, Ga., hospital
following an Illness of several
weeks.
Funeral services were held Sun
day at 2 p. m. in First Baptist
'Church. The Rev. J. Alton Morris,
the Rev. Alfred Smith and Bryan
Hatchett officiated. Burial was in
Tomotla Cemetery with Ivie Fu
neral Home In charge.
Pallbearers were: Bert Shields,
Real Sales, Roscoe Wilkins, Roy
Wells, James Parker, Dale Lee,
Vincent Elster, and Walter Cole
man.
Honorary pallbearers were: Hen
ry Hyatt, Paul Hyatt, R. C. Mattox,
Fred Davis, Dr. R. S Parker, J. B.
Hall, Dr. B. W. Whitfield, Dr. J.
R. Bell, Dr. F. V. Taylor, E. C.
Moore, and George Barton.
Survivors Include two daughters,
Mrs. Bonnie Lee Rector of Mur
phy, and Mrs. Flora Stiles of Hous
ton, Texas; one son, Ralph of
Maryville, Tenn., nine grandchil
dren, eight of whom he reared, and
seven great-grandchildren. Also
one brother, Lee Harbin of Knox
ville, Tenn.
He was a retired Marble enineer,
having come from Tate, Ga., with
the Casparis Marble Company in
1901, and located at Regal.
Zuvers Move
To Hot Springs
Mr. and Mrs. Mllo Zuver and
children, Catherine Nell and By
ron, have moved to Hot Springs
where Mr. Zuver has accepted a
position as Vocational Agriculture
teacher at the Spring Creek High
School.
Mr. Zuver was Vocational Agri
culture teacher In Andrews High
School for the past two years, and
both Mr. and Mrs. Zuver were ac
tive in social and religious affairs
of the community. Mr. Zuver
worked with Boy Scouts and was a
member of the Rotary Club. Mrs.
Zuver worked with the Girl Scouts
and was a member of the Konna
heeta Club. Both were active mem
bers of Andrews Methodist
Church.
Revival Services
Held Bates Creek
The Rev. Arthur Humphries,
pastor, of Lupton City, Tenn., is
preaching at the revival services
at Bates Creek Baptist Church
this week. The prayer services be
gins at T:S0 p. m. and preaching
at 8 p. m.
The public is invited tp attend.
First Methodist
Announces Tonics
? I
'Important Business" will be the
subject on which the Rev. R. Del
bert Byrum will speak at 11 a. m.
Sunday at First Methodist Church.
At 8 p. m. his sermon will be
"Heeding the Voice of Duty."
Sunday School will be at 9:45,
Youth Subdlstrict Council at 5 p.
m. and evening Youth Meeting at
6:30.
Family Night at church, a regu
lar monthly feature, will be held
Wednesday, July 11, 6:30 p. m.
Those attending will be expected
to bring a "pot luck" dish. The
program will consist of a "sharing
period" by those delegates to
camps and assemblies who are.
Judy Cook, Harry Mattox, Roy Ful
ler, Anne Leatherwood and Miss
Adella Meroney. ,
Clyde R: Luther
Gets Promotion
WITH THE 1ST CAVALRY DI
VISION, U S. ARMY, IN KOREA
(Delayed)-An Andrews, N. C. Army
man has been promoted to the
rank of private first class in Korea.
Private First Class Clyde R. Lu
ther, son of Mrs. Bessie Luther,
Andrews, was promoted while
serving in the 1st Cavalry Divi
sion's 7th Cavalry Regiment.
Luther's unit has been on the
Korean front since last July when
It landed amphibiously at Pohang
dong. It was also the first unit to
smash northward through the
Taegu perimeter in September,
leading UN forces in the spectacu
lar offensive into North Korea.
Andrews Sextette
Wins State Honor'
The girls sextette of the First
Baptist Church who entered the
Fruitland hymn festival were
named State winners. They were
Misses Grace Gray, Betty Mulkey,
Sallie Btichanan, Doris Raxter, Lu
cille Lemlng and Sue Hall.
The Fruitland schedule included
classes each morning, recreation
each afternoon and tin evening
sermon after which an "Under the
Stars" service was inspirational.
J. B. Hall, Jr.
At Corpus Christi
V. S. NAVAL AIR STATION,
Corpus Christi, Tex.?J. B. Hall,
Jr., Airman Apprentice, USN, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hall of Mur
phy, N .C, reported here today
from the Naval Training Center,
San Diego, Calif., for duty In the
Overhaul'and Repair Department
Hall was graduated from the
Murphy High School In 1950 and
entered the Navy in 1951.
Circle No. 1 of the Methodist
Church will hold a bake sale Sat
urday morning at K C. Moore's
show room. Proceeds will go for
outside lighting at the church.
Past Meets Pres&ftfftfir Great Future
In Coming Of Berkshire Knitting Mills
Mrs. L E. Bayless
Taken By Death
On Wednesday
Mrs. Pearl Brown Bayless, 69.
died at the hqme here at 6:30 a.
n' Wednesday, following an Ill
ness of several months.
Funeral services were held at
2 p. m. today (Thursday) in First
Baptist Church of which she was
a member. Burial was in Sunset
Cemetery.
The body lay in state in the
church from 1 to 2 o'clock.
Pallbearers were: H. A. Mattox,
Harry Bishop, J. N. Hill, Paul Hill,
John Davidson and John Bayless.
Honorary pallbearers were: J.
W. Davidson, R. D. Chandler, R. C.
Mattox, Walter Mauney, Dr. B. W.
Whitfield, Dr. R. S. Parker, Henry
Hyatt, Paul Hyatt, E. J. Darnell,
Tom Axley, Nell Davidson, Oscar
Hendrix, Noah Lovingood, and
Clyde Gennett.
Surviving are the husband, L. E.
Bayless: two sons, John H. Bay
less of Murphy and William E.
Bayless of Asheville; five grand
children; two sisters, Mrs. Grace
Thompson of Murphy and Mrs.
Irene Snow of Athens, Tenn., and
one brother, Wayne G. Brown of
New Orleans, La.
Ivie Funeral Home had charge
of arrangements.
Events Of Week
Listed By Baptists
The sermon subjects of the Rev.
J Alton Morris Sunday at First
Baptist Church will be: at 11 a.
m., "That You Might Believe That
Jesus Is the Christ," and at 8 p.
m.. Christian Teajnwork."
Sunday School will be at 9:45,
Bealtown mission at 2:30, and
Training Union at. 7 p. m. On Mon
day the Elizabeth Hale circle meets
with ? Mrs. Claude Monteith at
7:45, and the Ruth Bagwell cir
cle with Miss Eloise Davis, at 8
p m.
Tuesday at 9:30 will be primary
choir practice, junior at 10:15 and
Ruth Swan circle meets with Mrs.
Calvin Stiles at 8 p. m. Wednes
day, 6:30 is Family Church night;
7:15, devotional, 7:30 a meeting of
W. M. U., Young Peoples' oigani
zations and Brotherhood, and 8:30
Adult choir practice.
Thursday 7:30 is Youth choir
practice, and Friday at 9:30 a. m.,
Primary choir practice, and Ju
nior at 10:15.
Long Transferred
To Theft Bureau
J. C. Long, State Highway Pa
trolman of Andrew! has been
transferred to the Theft Bureau of
Motor Vehicles department with
headquarters at Bryson City, effec
tive July 1. He will work in the
eight following counties: Transyl
vania, Haywood. Swain, Macon,
Jackson, Clay, Graham and Cher
okee.
Mr. Long's family will remain in
Andrews for the present.
J. W. Franklin Is
District Director
J. W. Franklin of Franklin Mo
tor Company, Murphy, has been
appointed by the President as Di
rector of District one. North Caro
lina Automobile Dealers Associa
tion. Mr. Franklin will fill the un
expired term of the late L. T.
Russell.
Mrs, Chas.Worthen
Loses Her Father
Mrs. Charles Worthen, office
manager at Petrie Hospital, re
ceived a message Saturday that
tier father. Victor Makela. of
Negaunee, Mich., died of a heart
attack that day. She and her hus
band and children left Saturday
for the funeral.
Civitans To Collect
Waste Paper July 11
DR. PAUL H. TRIPP
Dr. Paul Tripp
Speaks Sunday
I Dr. Paul H. Tripp, pastor, First
Methodist Church, Bartlesville,
, Okla., presents a striking sermon
| in modern language on the Metho
dist Hour network radio program, i
Sunday when he speaks on "Christ I
' Stands by Our Crossings.'
' Dr. Tripp is one of the younger
ministers of-the Southwest, having
served pastorates in Arizona, Tex
as and New Mexico. His ministry
in the past four years at Bartles
ville, Okla., has been outstanding |
in the fact he has received over
nine hundred new members into
this downtown city church.
Featured on this network radio
program will be the favorite prayer |
hymn "Dear Lord and Father of
Mankind," and the gospel song;
"There is a Gate that Stands Ajar" j
sung by the Methodist Hour Choir.
Dr. Tripp and the choir may be
heard over radio station W S B at
8:30 a. m.
? The Murphy Clvitan Club on
Monday night voted to sponsor a
baseball game here Thursday, July
12, at 8 p. m. to help raise money
(or the summer recreation pro
gram. There will be a small ad
mission, and all proceeds will go
into the recreation fund. The
Ducktown Junior Team will play
Murphy Junior Team. The club
hopes there will be a good turn
out since this promises to be a
good game.
Rae Moore, chairman of the pro
ject committee, made a report on
the waste paper drive. Wednesday,
June 27, was the first collection
and around three tons of paper
were stored away until a truck
load has been accumilated. The
club thanked the people of Mur
phy for their fine response to this
drive. The next collection will be
Wednesday, July 11. People are
asked to leave the paper in front
ol' their homes or places of bus
iness, and It will be picked up.
Newspapers, magazines, cardboards
and any other type of paper that
can be shipped easily are wanted.
Ben Ragsdale had as his guest
Lt. E. J. Bath of the TJ. S. Navy.
It was announced that Callie
Lou Little, who received the Civi
tan scholarship, will be enrolled
in King's Business College, Char
[lotte, this fall.
Board Has Call
For Two Men
The Draft board has a call to
send two men for induction July
12. They also have a pre-induc
tion call for tleven to be sent July
19. The latter, if sent, will be men
in the next older age bracket to
those who have already been sent.
Names are not available, as yet.
since the men are yet to be selec
ted and the date may also be al
tered.
Atlanta Man Killed
In Highway Accident
' Albert Henry Martin, 72, of At-^
lanta, Ga., was killed about S p.
m. Friday when the car In which
he was riding collided with a one
ton truck owned by the Cherokee
Ice Company of Murphy and
driven by Roy Rogers, on Highway
294, near Persimmon Creek, Pa
trolman L. J. Lance reported.
Martin was a director of the
Belle Isle Motor Company of De
catur, Ga. He was on his way to
Lake Appalachla, where he owns a
cabin, it was reported, when the
accident occurred. The force of
the impact caused Martin's car to
skid to the right and overturn.
pinning him beneath and fractur
ing his skull. The car was almost
a total loss, Patrolman Lance said,
, but the truck was not damaged
much, and Rogers was not injured.
I Mrs. Frank Crawford, R. N., was
passing, and brought Martin to
Petrie Hospital, where he was pro
nounced <jead on arrival.
I An inquest has been called for
i Thursday, July S, at 2 p. m. at the
courthouse, Lance said.
r
i The body was taken to Townson
I Funeral Home, and later taken
'from there to a funeral home in
'Atlanta.
Survivors include the widow and
two daughters, it was reported.
The Rev. and Mrs. Boyce Brooks
and diildren, Jo Ellen, Billy, Hush,
and Jimmy, of Albermarle ware
guests of Miss Addle Mae Cooke
today (Thursday). Mr. Brooks Is
pastor of lint Baptist Church,
Albemarle.
Rev. W.E. Ward
To Hold Revival
A series of revival services will
begin in Friendship Baptist Church
Sunday, July 15, announces the
Rev. H. Lester Stowe, pastor.
The Rev. W. E. Ward of Ross
vilie, Ga? will preach and the pub
lic is cordially invited, says the
pastor. Mr. Ward is pastor of the
Rldgeway Baptist Church near
Chattanooga. He has conducted
some very successful revivals
throughout this section of Chero
kee County.
Beaver Creek
To Have Revival
A revival meeting will begin at
Beaver Creek Baptist' Church near
Andrews Sunday, July 8, with the
Rev. Robert Tally of Copperhill
preaching assisted by the pastor,
the Rev. Henry Cochran. Services
will begin each evening at 7:45
o'clock.
The public Is Invited tp attend
these services.
Mrs. J. H. McCall, Mrs. Ruby
Hill, Mrs. Ruth Drtggers and son,
Jimmy, will leave Monday far Lot
Angeles, Calif. Mrs. Driggert and
son will remain for a visit with her
husband, and Mrs. McCall and
Mrs. Hill will qend sometime in
California and other We
states before returning hoop.
* xuuajr, ur pasi, as represented
ty the good people of Cherokee
County, meets the present, as sym
bolized by this splendid, thriving
new Industry, and I predict here
and now that these two will com
bine in this protected area to
forge a great, a prosperous, and In
destructible future," State Treas
urer Brandon P. Hodges declared
In an address at the corner stone
laying at the new Berkshire Knit
ting Mills plant In Andrews Mon
day afternoon. The corner stone
was laid by Ferdinand K. Thun,
president of the company.
With Gordon L. Butler, presi
dent of Andrews Chamber of
Commerce, presiding, the program
opened with an invocation by the
Rev. Wm. E. Hall, pastor of St
Andrews Lutheran Church. An
drews Mayor Percy B. Ferebee
made the address of welcome to
the community, and Treasurer
Hodges, the welcome to the state.
Addresses In response to the wel
come were made also by Mr. Thun,
and Hugo Hemmerlch, vice-presi
dent of Berkshire Knitting Mills.
Though the clouds hung heavily
around the deep blue hills sur
rounding the valley In which the
plant is to be located, no rain fell
during the ceremony. Approxi
mately 500 or 600 people attended.
All were served refreshments and
given souvenir programs of the
Reading plant of Berkshire.
Mayor Ferebee traced the eco
nomic status of Andrews in recent
years, stating that 30 years ago
the population of Andrews was
greater than that of today, as was
the assessed valuation. It was the
most highly industrialized town
west of Asheville except Canton.
It had the largest population of
any town except Canton and
Waynesrille. Today it has both the
smallest population and smallest
assessed valuation of any of the
towns. This condition was based on
the fa,ct that the town's industry
was based upon forest products.
A mill employing a large number
of people, completing cutting its
timber, would stop operating and
move its plant. "What we needed,
we all realized, was a floor under
out economy that would stop its
decline and reverse its trend," he
stated.
"Now, for the first time in the
history of the town, we have an
industry that depends on only one
natural resource, and that is the
labor of our people, and this will
not be exhausted."
"The minute they, decided to
come to Andrews, the Berkshire
officials considered Andrews as
their second home, and everyone
from President Thun down who
came here evidenced interest in
local improvement and building up
Andrews from every standpoint.
This is a different -type of absentee
ownership; it is the highest type
possible for a community to ob
tain, and Andrews and this sec
tion, as well as the state, is most
fortunate in obtaining such an in
dustry."
Mr. Hodges, who was highly
commended by all the speakers for
his cooperation in the location of
the plant at Andrews, said: "We
find preserved here in this region
many of the arts an<^ practices?
much of the character and spiri
tual qualities of the American
pioneer . . . Now In these hills,
the latest phase of the Industrial
revolution which began more than
150 years ago, makes contact with
the ancient traditions and basic
principles of Anglo-Saxon civili
zation that were brought here by
our pioneer forefathers, coming
directly from Elizabethan England.
"The resolute men and women
who first ventured into these rag
ged mountains must have foond
tranquility and beauty which com
plemented their concept of Indi
vidual freedom. Life was not easy
then, for the hardships were many,
but today, we can be thankful for
the steadfastness of our forebears
?the spirit of the people who live
here today reflects the greatness
of their :
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