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uovwuHM-nt real name be' on a level wttk a very other, bat that every ana shall have liberty withent hindrance, to be what God nude Mb. ?Henry Ward MURFH*. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1851 Igh In. <~i . TEN PAGE8 THIS WEEK H. A. Mattox Is First Gallon Blood Donor Mrs. G. W. Cover Appointed To State Committee Mrs. G. W. Cover of Andrews was sworn in on Wednesday, July 25, at 10:30 a. m. as a member of the State Stream Sanitation Com mittee in the Governor's office In Raleigh. Immediately after the oath had been administered there was an or ganizational meeting of the com mittee in the Educational Building. Murphy-Andrews Road Approved For Resurfacing Fifteen miies of XJ. S. 19, be tween Murphy and Andrews, i? cne of the 18 major projects on the state's primary highway system on which Governor Scott recently approved the allocation of $7,100, 000 in surplus highway funds. Widening and resurfacing this road is assigned $378,235. Special emphasis will be given to widening present two-lane high ways to four-lanes in traffic-con gested sections and also to im proving main border entrances to North Carolina in the west and rorthwest. Twelve of the 18 projects ap proved lie in Western North Caro lina where higher construction costs and adverse weather condi tions make highway building more expensive than in other sections. Association To Meet August 21-22 The Western North Carolina Baptist Association will hold its annual sessions at Marble Baptist Church August 21-22. The Rev. J. A. Richardson, Jr., pastor of Andrews Baptist Church, is program chairman, and has an nounced the program for the morning session on the 21st. The program will open at 9:30 a. m. with a song service, followed by scripture and prayer by the Rev. W. P. Elliott. Welcome will be by Harold Long, and a business ses sion will be held. "Our All for Christ In Our Asso ciation" will be the general sub ject for the following reports: Treasurer, Miss Addle Mae Cooke; associatlonal missions, Miss Kath erine Gabbard, and missions com mittee, L. W. Hendrlx. Special music wiH be given by the Andrews Sextette. The Rev. J. A. Richardson, Jr., will preach the annual sermon, having been ap pointed for this at the last asso ciation. Outline of the subsequent ses sions will be announced later. CpL Edwin Adams HomeFromKorea CpL Xdwin Adam, Kn of Mr. and Mr*. Frank Adams, of An ^ drew* arrived bona Monday after spending ten months in Korea "ashore he saw much action. At the expiration of CpL Adam he *ta?fcpott to Fart Jack M. A. Ml too, murpny "J*n and ? veteran of World War U. la t^e ftrat "Gallon Blood Don or" from the Cherokee County Chapter of the American Red Croat. At the visit of the Bloodiho blle here laat Wednesday, Mr. Mat tox gave his eighth pint of blood rtnce the sendee was started In this chapter. He has given a pint on every visit of the bloodmoblle There were 45 donors Wednes day, and 42 pints of blood were re celved, three befng rejected. J. L. Savage, blood program chairman, states that four people from Coble Dairies donated blood ?nd were recruited by C. R. Freed, manager. Blood donors included: H.N A Mattox, Murphy; Hayes Dockery Murphy; Glenn Ellis, Murphy Ml? Flo Rogers, Murphy; ?52 Chambers, Blalrsvllle. Ga.; Dock Nation, Blalrsvllle, Ga.; Miss Ruth Chastaln, Blalrsvllle. Ga.- Mrs Cock Nation, Blalrsvllle, Ga ? I John Savage, Murphy; Mrs. John- I nle Savage, Murphy; Alice J. Dock ery. Murphy; C. W. Barrett. Mur phy; Ben Beaver. Suit; Wallace P0T\ 2"? WUUrd Norton, Oak Park; Ralph Horton, Oak Park, Glenn Hamby, Oak Park I Detaar Thompson. Murphy; Clyde Gladson, Murphy; Mrs. Ella James ' Murphy; James T. Osborne, Hi wassee Dam; Randolph CrtX Murphy; Lucille N.Uons, Blto !e. Ga.; William C. Hughes Mur. Phy; Wallace Flint. Murphy,' Mrs ae Harper, Murphy; Mrs. H. A Strange, Murphy Frank Taylor Murphy; Edward H. Brumby Mur Hoke^' P Mer?n^ C, ItaH^ o Murphy; wil !"' MurPhy; Henry L. Reed, Murphy; Norvell Peek. Mur Phy; Roy P. conts. Mu^, Pier Hunsucker, Murphy j r Stephens, BlalrsvHle^G,, Roy Mauney, Blalrsvllle, Ga, Alvln L Buchanan, Murphy; Wayne D Queem Murphy; Homer Sem,n Forrester, Murphy; Kenneth H Murahv rrPhy: J' C" Montelth, Murphy; Jerry Hatchett, Murphy g" M'Idred Chastain, Blair^? Volunteer workers Included: r..f.egistratfon: Mrs. Boyd Davis chairman, Mrs. T. A. Case Mrs' Emily Miller, Miss Alice' Jane to E^wTV^ L?U G-dan J Edwina Hagaman, Mrs. Cloe Canteen: Mrs. W. A. Hoover SamTrH,""' F' V" TayIor- Mrs.' to ? m Mrs' Irvin Greene, Mrs. Leila Dickey, Mrs. Thomas Z,nd,MissW"Ha? ? Lu,IithSr' zzzxs? Nursing: Mrs. Bruce Gordon chairman, Mrs. Bennie Lee Rector and Mrs. E. V. May. ' Lions To Finish Broom Sale On August 3-4 Murphy ' Lions Club will com plete the sale of brooms and mats which, was started a few weeks ago. on the evening of August 3 and 4, announced Lion President Loren Davis at the meeting Tuesday eve ning in First Methodist dining room. The Rev. R. Delbert Byrum, pro gram chairman, showed a film on the United Nations. Dave Moody was welcomed as a r.ew member, and a pin presented to him by J. H. Duncan. President Davis paid tribute to W. A. Sherrill, deceased, a loyal member of the club for many years. He announced that the Civitan Club has Invited the Lions to meet with them on August 20, and at the next meeting the number who can attend will be obtained. W. M. McLaurtn was a guest of John Than, Richard Mauney of Raleigh a guest of Br. W. A. Hoo ver, Frank Mauney a guest of T. A. Case, Bryan Hatchett a guest of R. V. White, and there ware two visiting Lions: P. Q Clearing and Fred Schumacher of Seining, Fla. REVIVAL A revival meeting is in at ML Mariah Church. The Rev. Ham Coffey is pastor than. JOHN GILL John Gill Accepts Position At Bank John Gill has accepted a po sition with Citizens Bank and Trust Co. in Murphy. He will start work the first of August. Mr. Gill was born on a farm in Meriwether County, Ga., June 18, 1824. After graduating from high school, he entered the Navy Air Corps, and served three years, one of which was in the Pacific thea ter, where he had duty in the Phil ippines and Okinawa. He was awarded the Air Medal with three stars, and the Distinguished Fly ing Cross. He was discharged in 1945. In 1946, he entered the school of business administration at the University of Georgia, majoring in accounting. After graduating in 1948, he went to work with B. F. Goodrich Co. in Atlanta. In Sep tember 1949, he became a mem ber of the faculty of Murphy High School where he taught book keeping. general business and bus iness arithmetic. For the past two months he has been working in the Retail Credit department for Sears, Roebuck and Co. in Atlanta. > I Walter Carringer To Give Concert PFC. R. L. LEDFORD Pfc, R. L Ledford Ends His Basic Lackland Air Force Base, Texas ?Pfc. Ronald L. Ledford, 17, son of Mrs. V. Storm, Route 2, Mur phy, N. C. is completing his AF basic airmen indoctrination course at Lackland Air Force Base, the "Gateway to the Air Force". Lackland, situated near San An tonio, Is the.world's largest air force base, site of Air Force basic training, for men and women, headquarters of the Human Re source Research Center, and home of AF's Officer Candidate School. His basic training Is preparing him for entrance and for assign technical training and for assign ment in specialized work. The course Includes a scientific eval uation of his aptitude and Incli nation for following a particular vocation and career. DraftBoard Calls Are Light The draft bond wffl have two men leaving Murphy la Angnot tor There will be ao general pre lcduotkm ran for men from the local board* during Angnet Baptist Church Ordains E V. May At Sunday Service For the first time In the history of the church, according to Infor mation obtained by the pastor, the Rev. J. Alton Morris, First Bap tist Church on Sunday ordained a man Into the full Baptist ministry. With the Rev. Ernest V. May of Scbulenburg, Texas, preaching the sermon, the church ordained E. V. May to the ministry. He has been assistant to the pastor here for the summer, and is enrolled as a stu dent in Southern Baptist Theolo gical Seminary, where he will re sume his work in September. Mr. May preached on, "A Good Minister of Jesus Christ". E. V. May and his sister, Mrs. Bill Price, sang "Hold Thou My Hand", Brlggs, at the morning service. In the evening they sang, "No Dis appointment in Heaven", Lehman. The youth choir sang, "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind". Maker. The Rev. J. Alton Morris pre sided at the service Sunday morn ing. At the conclusion of the ser mon, the laylng-on of hands was done by ordained ministers and deacons present, and prayer of fered. The Rev. Ernest V. May, his wife and daughter came to Murphy es pecially for the ordination. Also present were W. P. Burke of Can ton, Ga., brother of Mrs. E. V. May, Mrs. Burke and daughter, Sandra. All were week-end guests of the Mays. Tax Rate Set At $1.50 For Year It has been announced by Claude Watson, town clerk, that the tax rate for the town of Andrews has been set for $1.50 per $100 valu ation for the year 1951. This Is the 'same rate charged in 1950. a vesper program 01 music win be presented at First Methodist Church, Murphy, on Sunday, July 29, at 5 p. m. Walter Carringer of New York City will be the guest soloist, and Mrs. J. W. Davidson will be the organist. Walter Carringer is well known in this section since, he is a native of Murphy. He has achieved wide recognition in his chosen field of music throughout the nation. There will be many people of Mur phy and environs who will want to hear him sing on Sunday after noon. The vesper program will take the place of the regular evening service of worship at First Metho dist Church. The Rev. R. Delbert Byrum, pas tor, will preach on, "The Kingdom Without Frontiers" at the church 11 a. m. The Sunday afternoon program will be as follows: "Comfort Y'e" from The Mes siah, Handel; "Ye People, Rend Youp Hearts", The Massiah, Han del; "If With All Your Hearts" from Elijah, Mendelssohn, Mr. Carringer. "Largo" from New World Sym phony, Dvorak, Mrs. Davidson. "O Saviour, Hear Me", Arranged by Gluck; "God Is My Shepherd", Dvorak; "I Will Sing New Songs of Gladness", Dvorak, Mr. Carringer. "One Sweetly Solemn Thought", Ambrose, Mrs. Davidson. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Mo therless Child", "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", "The Blind-Man Stood On De' Road and Cried", each arranged by Burleigh, Mr. Carringer. ' Legion Post Wants Members John H. Bay lea, Commander of American Legion Poet M, calls up on all veteran* of World Wan I and IT to rally to the rapport of their organization. It la deahred that every veteran shall add his memhenhlp to this his aaeistance to Its de n>e IMS does cards Murphy's Population Gains 23 Per Cent In Ten Years VANCE WILSON Wilson Is Elected Principal At Lucia Vance Loren Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vance Wilson of Murphy, was elected last week by the L.ucia School Board as principal for their school for next season. Mr. Wilson is a native of Mur phy. He graduated from the Mur phy High School in 1841. After his graduation he worked with TVA for one year. In January 1943 he joined the United States Navy and served for three years as a radio operator and maintenance man in the Pacific Theatre of war. In January 1946 he received his dis charge from the service and in June of that year he entered High Foint College. In 1949 he re ceived his B. S. Degree from the "ollege and did one semester above his degree. While at High Point College he served as Intramural Sports Di rector for one year. For a year and a half he was connected with the High Point Y. M. C. A. 'n September of 1949 he en tered George Peabody College for Teachers and started work on his M. A. Degree which he received June, 1950. Following this he did an extra quarter of work study ing in the Elementary Educational field. He was a teacher in the ele mentary schools of Mount Holly last year, 1950-51. PFC. WM. B. MILLS PfoW.B. Mills Gets Promotion Lackland Air Force Base, Texas ?Pfc. William B. Mills, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Mills, Route 3, Box 88, Murphy, is com pleting his AF basic airmen indoc trination course at Lackland Air Force Base, the "Gateway to the Air Force". He has been promoted from Private to private first class. Lackland, situated near San An tonia. Is the world's largest air force base, site of Air Force basic training, for men and women, headquarters of the Human Re source Research Center, and home of AF's Officer Candidate School. His basic training is, preparing him for entrance into Air Force technical training knd for assign ment in specialised work. The com as Includes a scientific evaf of his aptitude and Cor following a I Official 1950 census figures just# released by the U. S. Census Bu reau give the population of Cher okee County at 18,294. In 1940 the population was 18,813. The figures Indicate a loss of 2.8 per cent in population during the ten years. From the same source the pop ulation of Murphy is given at 2,433 in 1950 against 1,873 in 1940, show ing a gain in population for Mur phy of 23 per cent in the ten-year period. Andrews has a total of 1,397 population in 1950 against t total of 1,520 in 1940, Indicating a loss of 8.8 per cent in ten years. Clay County lost 6.2 per cent population in the ten year period dropping from 6,405 in 1940 to 6,006 in 1950. Hayesville shows a gain of 5.6 per cent increasing from 336 in 1940 to 356 in 1950. Graham County gained 7.3 per cent population in this period hav ing 6,418 population in 1940 but increased to 6,886 in 1950. The gain is also shown in Robbinsville with a 1940 population of 399 which grew to 515 in 1950, a gain of 22.5 per cent. Myrtle Mashburn Killed Bv Car At ?? Graham Thursday Funeral services for Miss Myrtle Mashburn, 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Faank Mashburn of Graham, were held at 2 p. m. Sat urday in Mt. Carmel Church at1 Oak Park. The Rev. Fred Stiles and the Rev. Thomas Truett officiated, and burial was in the church cemetery, with Ivie Funeral Home in charge. day when struck by an automobile driven by a negro from Reldsville ' as she was walking along the high way near her home it was re- ; ported. 11 Surviving besides' the parents : are six brothers, Fred of Oak | Ridge, Claude, Jack, Ed, Lloyd and i John Henry, all of Graham. j] Also three sisters, Mrs. Jessie : Raper of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Le- I tha Sharp, and Miss Loiss Mash- 1 burn of Graham. The Mashbums moved from Ranger to Graham four months 1 ago. Myrtle was a student in Wal ker School, Ranger. : Illinois Couple Hurt Arnold Mullen and his sister,? Miss Mildred Mullen of Oak Park, I 111., narrowly escaped death Sun day about 2 p. ni. when the car in which they were riding went oyer an embankment of approximately BO feet, two miles east of Topton. Mr. Mullen, who was driving about 50 miles per hour, as he turned a curve struck some loose gravel, which threw the car out of control. The car was brought to the high way and taken to Murphy for re pairs. Both Mr. and Miss Mullen were rushed to Rodda-Van Gorder Hos- i pltal where they remained until I Monday, when they went to Val leytown Tourist Court to recuper- j ate. Mr. Mullen suffered shock, aad Miss Mullen received several | severe cuts and bruises. They ex- | pect to be able to return to their' home within a few days. Group Attending Baptist Assembly The following from First Baptist Church are attending the Southern Baptist Training Union Assembly at Ridgecsest, having left today (Thursday): The Rev. and Mrs. J. Alton Morris, John Morris, : Josephine Garrett Joanna Adams, I ((lends I vie, Sally Morris, Ann I Shields, and Jlmmle flavin. To Have Election An election win be heM at tha Falrview Ctmdk In, Snnda July J8, tor tha par** at elect ing teacben and a paator lor tba REV. W. H. HAMPTON Rev. ff.R Hampton Is Transferred To Macon, Ga. The Rev. W. H. Hampton, who has been pastor of Murphy Free Methodist Church for the past three years, has been transferred to the Macon, Ga. Church as pas tor. He will be succeeded here by the Rev. C. Z. Miner of Tampa, Fla Mi. Hampton will preach at both services here Sunday, and Mr. Miner will preach the following Sunday. Last week at the conference held In Kissimee, Fla., Mr. Hampton was ordained an elder. Much pro gress by the local church has been made under Mr. Hampton's leader ship. The church building was completed, the congregation has practically doubled, and the church budget has greatly Increased. He has done outstanding work among the underprivileged of the 'com munity. Attending the Florida confer ence with Mr. Hampton were: Mrs. Hampton, Cliff Elliott, Miss Louise King, and Miss Eunice Shields. Mr. Miner has had much expe rience both as a pastor and as an evangelist. His wife and small child will move to Murphy with h'.m, and the couple have several married children. They will ar rive here next Wednesday. Services of Week Are Announced The Rev. J. Alton Morris will preach at First Baptist Church at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday. Wal ter Carringer of New York City and Murphy will sing a solo at the morning service. The subjects have not been announced. Sunday school will be held at 9:45, Beal town mission service at 2:30 p. m. and Training union at 7 p. m. On Tuesday primary choir will practice at 9:30 a. m., and Junior choir at 10:15. On Wednesday the Hour of- Power service will be at 7.30 p. m. followed by adult choir practice at 8:30. Youth choir will practice at 7 p. m. Thursday and Primary choir at 9:30 a. m.. Friday with junior choir practicing at 10:19 a. m. Visits France Kendall Adams' OH S/c, who Is aboard the XJ. S. 8. Missouri, has recently been to Paris, Prance, and Norway add is now in Cuba. He will be In Norfolk, Vs., the latter part of this month. Cpl. Adams, who is the* son of Hr. and Mrs. Prank , a furlough with Us TO Xto the cfcc
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