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Think On These?
Whatsoever things are true,
whatsoever things are honest.
whatsoever things are just what
soever things are pure, whatsoever
things are lovely, whatsoever
things are of a good report: If
there be any virtue, and if there
be any praise, think on these
things.?Phil. 4-5.
VOLUME ft?NUMBER 39 MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA* THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 7, 1952 TEN PAGES THIS WEEK
Classes Move Into
New School Building
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House which was observed at the
new High School building Satin
da) from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. and
on Sunday from 3 p. m. to 3 p in.
Members of the faculty acted as
hostesses and served punch to
guests upon arrival.
Flowers and -plants were pre
sented by several patrons and
firms.
The building is the last word In
modern construction. It contains
nine class rooms, a library, sci
ence laboratory, teachers' lounge,
a guidance room, and two rest
rooms.
Green and Robelot were archi
tects. J. M. Hughes and Son, gen
eral contractors. Murphy Electric
al Shop had the wiring contract,
and Presley and Allen of Brevard
the healing and plumbing.
The building cost $144,000. The
furnishings and equipment cost
$12,000. Only a portion of the High
School classes will occupy the new
building. Seven high school class
es and the upper grammar grades
will occupy the old building. Class
es moved in Monday.
An auditorium and a lunch room
can be added later when funds are
available.
The building Is- heated by auto
matic hot water and lighted by in
direct concentric incandescent
lights.
The floors are of Ereen con
crete. Walls of class rooms are of
pastel shades of green, yellow and
peach.
xnere are steel Venetian blinds
along the East side. The lounge is
equipped with plastic furniture,
with floral draperies at the win- j
dows. The hall has a skylight ven
tilating roof. The outside of the
building is red brick.
DONALD RAMSEY, manager of
Murphy Farmers Federation who
has been named chairman of the
1952 Funds Campaign of the Cher
okee County Red Cross Chapter.
Presbyterians
To Hear Hatchett
Bryan Hatchett will preach at
the Presbyterian Church Sunday at
11 a. m.
Sunday School will convene at
.0 a. m . with J. Franklin Smith,
superintendent In charge.
Churches To Hold
Union Prayer Service
All churches of Murphy will1
come together for a union prayer
service at the courthouse Wednes
day, February 13. at 7:30 p. ni.
The picture. "The Pay Off", will
be shown, and special music will
be given.
The church people will hold
'his service for the purpose of
iraying for the community to be
.-id of the evil of strong drink and
for the people to vote on the right
side on Thursday, February 14.
Brothers Have
Happy Reunion
Seaman Sam Webb and Cpl.
Gene Webb, sons of Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Webb of Andrews recently
had a happy reunion while
Seaman Webb was helping
move 24th Division from Ko
rea to Japan. The two brothers
spent several hours together be
fore Seaman Webb returned to Ko
rea for another load of soldiers.
Cpl. Webb is expecting to re
turn to the states within the near
future. On the same ship with Cpl.
Webb are two other Andrews boys,
Keith Wilson and Edward Tran
tham.
Stowe Announces
Church Services
The Rev. Lester Stowe, pastor
of Hiwassee Dam Friendship Bap
tist Church, announces that hL
Sunday sermon topic at 11 a. m
will be "Memorials to God".
Sunday School will begin at 10
a. m.
Beginning Sunday evening the
Rev. J. C. Pipes of Asheville will
teach for five nights from the
book. "The New Testament Doc
trine of the Church".
Sunday School
Is Organized "
At Prison Camp
The Cherokee County prison
j "mr> i? the first one in Western
North Carolina to have a regular
.unoaj School. The class of Joe
Hamilton at First Baptist Church
- sponsoring the prison Sunday
School, and at least 35 men have
been enrolled in it. The Church
upplies the liter?'ure. The Rev.
\. G. Brooks, asscciational mis
I nonary of the WNC Baptist Asso
| ' iation. has been the teacher most
I 'very Sunday since the organiza
tion early in January.
CivitansSee
Wilson Movie
S. S. Williams, treasurer of
Murphy Civitan club, reported
Monday evening that two hundred
dollars will be turned over to the
Cherokee County Polio Fund. This
's the amount cleared from the
benefit square dance that!the club
sponsored January 26 in the
school gymnasium. The club
hanked the people of Murphy and
surrounding areas for their co-op
eration in making this affair a suc
cess.
The pragram committee gave the
club a lesson In "Citizenship", by
showing a movie, "Woodrow Wil
on." Built around the life of a
great presid?nt, it shows how he
'ought for peace and unity among
nations. Although his great fight
?mded in failure at the time, he
realized that some day it would
eventually come about.
Rae Moore vice-president, pre
ided in the absence of president
Myron Jensen. V. Ml Rankin reaJ
he "Civitan Creed". Jack Craw
ford passed out cigars to tl.e
group without having to be asked
j by the presiding o'ficer. Bob
Rhlnchart. faculty member of Mur
phy .High School was the guest
of C. D. Puett.
Moore Is Enrolled
In Leaders Course
Pfc. William T. Moore of Mur
phy has been accepted for enroll
ment In the Leaders' Course of the
Signal Corps Replacement Train
ing Center at Camp Gordon, Ga.,
according to a letter received bv
Pfc. Moore's father, John B.
Moore of Murphy, from Major
Charles E. Lathey, Commandant.
The purpose of the Leaders'
Course la to develop potential
leaders early in their military ca
reers as an aid In providing the
4nny with youn? individuals who.
With a limited amount of further
training experience, can assum*
noncommissioned officer and offl
Pfe. Moore has been in the Ar
my for oae year, during which he
was stationed at Camp Rudfer,
Ala.
EXPEND mi.S71.7S
W. M. Corkill, division engineer,
toys that $#41,871.78 has been ex
mtded oa roads in Cherokee
bounty out of bond funds through
it $1.
Chtrrch Offers
Studv Course
A study course, "The New Tes
?arr?>nt Doctrine of the Church".
'? h?tng taught each Wednesday
at 7:1S p. m. at Andrews First
Baptist Church by the pastor, the
Rev. J. A. Richardson.
Mr. Richardson reports good at
t*ndar>',e. Ever'one la Invtted to
take the course. Credit will be
"?"?g for Sunday School, Training
Union and V. M. U.
Truett To Preach
T?>e Rev. W. T. Truett announ
wt't preach at Upper Peach
tree Sunday at 11 a. m. and at S:SO
p. m. His topic will be "Triumph
ant Life".
Rufty To Speak
At PTA Founders
Day Program
Founder's Day will be observed
by Andrews P. T. A. Tuesday at
7:30 p. m at Andrews High School
auditorium Sup'.. John Rufty will
have charge of the program and
will discuss the place of the ex
ceptional child in school and par
cnt-teacher treatment of him.
Grade parents and past presi
dents will be honor guests The
i>oin having the largest number
>f parents present will receive a
I prize in elementary and high
1 .chool.
Mrs. R. S. Gernert will have de
| votlonal, and the eighth grade cho
I al group will give music.
Andrews Beta Honor Society
: will assist the hospitality commit
tee at a social period following the
: meeting.
Morris Speaks
At Easley Church
Opening Services
The Rev. J. Alton Morris, pas
ter of Murphy First Baptist
Church, spoke at (he formal open
ing of the new Easlev First Bap
tist Church, S. C., Sunday.
Mr. Morris, who preceded the
present pastor. Dr. Carl A. De
?"?nr ac pastor there, delivered
the evening sermon at 7:30.
Mi. Morris' daughter. Miss Sal
ly Morris, sang "The Love of God"
preceding the evening sermon.
Dr. S. H. Jones of Greenville,
editor of The Baptist Courier de
'ivered the morning sermon, and
Dr. E V. Babb of Seneca, a for
mer pastor, brought greetings.
The new church, begun in Aug
ust 1950. cost approximately $225.
000. Is in the Gothic architectural
-tvle, and has a sanctuary seating
-parity of 600. It Is the fourth to
be built by the Easley First Bap
tists since organization in 1873.
The Easlev Church has a mem
bership of 790. A total of 559 were
present for Sunday School, and the
i?v auditorium was filled to ca
oarity at worship service.
Mrs. Al orris. John Morris, Miss
Ahn Shields and Roger Baugh also
attended the service.
Plan For Grange
At Hiwassee Dam
A meeting has been planned
and arranged to consider the or
ganization of a Grange unit in the
Hiwassee Dam Community Friday.
Feb. 15. at 7:30 p. m.
T. W. Ferguson. Special Deputy
O the Nortn Carolina State
Grange ol the Greensboro office,
-til he present and present the
grange.
Tue Grange is the oldest and
?cost powerful ?' i m oreanizatiin in
this country, having been orga
nized in lblj7. It is an organiza
ion that includes the whole fam
1>. men. women and children, and
mj one who lives in a rural sec
tion, is interested in building a
better communiy in roads, schools,
churches, telephones, farm prices
and ll'ing conditions for rur;i
people is eligible to join
At present North Carolina is
well organized in the Grange with
the exception of extreme western
part of the state. An organzatlon
has already been set up in the
Peachtree community, and another
organization under way at Marble.
Sveryone interested in the or
ganization, including rarmeis.
teachers and rural ministers is
urged to be present for the meet
ing.
Sfc. C. B. Ledford
Is With Army
In Philippines
CLARK AFB?Sergeant First
Class Carroll B. Ledford of An
drews recently received an assign
ment with the 462th Signal Avia
tion. Construction Company of
Philippines Command (Air Forcel
?m'1 Thirteenth Air Force on Clark
\tr Force Base, located CO miles
north o Manila.
Newly arrived on the Philippine
Vse Sergeant Ledford has heen
r. military servict with the U. S.
rmv since April 1946. Currently
crvlng his second foreign assign
ment, the sergeant was stationed
'n Italy during the latter months
of 1946.
Sergeant Ledford is the son of
v?r. and Mrs. Manvers M. Led
ford of Star Route, and husband
?f Mrs. Sarah M. Ledford of Box
>66, Andrews.
Mrs. Ledford Is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jake H. Abernathy,
also of Andrews.
Sergeant and Mrs. Ledford have
wo daughter*. Sarah. 5, and Carol
1.
ELECTED DEFENSE DIRECTOR
Sheriff Frank Crawford wa*
elected Cherokee County Director
of Civil Defense by the county
commission* when they met Mon
day.
Dr. Penjamin Swalin, Director of N. C. Symphony Orchestra
Mrs. Bristol Is County
Symphony Chairman
Plans for the sale of member
| ship tickets for the Little Symnh
| onv, which will aDDear in An
; drews March 20, are well under
I way. announces Mrs. Edwin Bris
tol. county chairman.
Mrs. Bristol says membership
' tickets, bought now, will enable
the buyer to attend any other per
1 formance of the symphony. The
I oral program will not be the same
I as others scheduled in this local
] ity.
| Those who buy tickets during
I the drive, February 11-18, will not
: be taxed, but those buying il-j'-c
e*e at tile door will be Uxc-J.
--iekets bought at the door will
not count toward the county quota.
Records for preparing the chil
dren have been purchased in An
rews by the Konnaheeta Club
nrt will be used in the grades bv
Mrs. Tom Hay frcm now until the
symphony comes. The records w;il
later be donated to Andrews Ele
rr.entary School record library.
Drive representatives are: Coun
ty chairman, Mrs. Edwin Brit'ol;
Murphy, Miss Elizabeth Grey An
drews, Mrs. Florence Huffman,
Mrs. Bristol: Hiawassee, James Os
icrne and Mrs A1 Brown; Peach
tree, Mrs. Frank Forsyth; Marble,
tors. Frank Battle. j
Those working for the children's j
oncert will be Mrs. Tom Hay, Mr.
iieigh, Mrs. A1 Brov.n, Mrs. Frank
^orsythe and Mrs. J. C. House.
Mrs. Mildred Ray oi Citizens
tank in Andrews will be treasurer. I
Andrews membership salesmen
re: Rotary Club, Baxter L?y; P.
Mrs. Florence Huffman;
Conn lheeta Club, Miss Hildred
caion and Mrs. Lucy Caldwell;
\mcrican Legion, John Slagle;
ions Club. Dr. Charles Van Gor
T: Chamber of Commerce, Miss
Margaret Fisher; Eastern Star,
irs. Carrie'Womack; High School,
Miss Polly Hicks. Elementary
School, Mrs. Hazel Elliott.
Tickets will also be sold at Da
vis Drug Store in Andrews.
M. B. Wright New
Assistant Farm Agent
Main Job To Be
With 4-H Club
Millts Barnes Wright, new as
slotant county agent who suc
ceeds Mack Patton, recently arriv
ed in Murphy to assume his new
position.
Mi. Wright, a native of Pike
Cocn.y, Ky? attendee Berea Col
lege, Ky? for one year and re
ceived a B. S. degree In agronomy
from Clemson College. S. C? Jan
uary 27.
He served in the United States
Marine Corps for six years and
vas overseas twice.
He says that he feels at home
n Murphy as Pike County also
is mountainous.
His chief work here will be with
he 4-H Club.
Mr. Wright is married to the
'ormer Miss Doris Waddell of
'air Bluff. Mrs. Wright attended
""cacc College. Raleigh. They have
i four-year-old son. Douglas Alan.
Mr. and Mrs. Wright are mak
ng their home in a King home on
_o\veIl St.
Announce Baptist
Church Services
The Rev. J. Alton Morris' ser
>ion topic at Murphy First Bap
<st Church Sunday at 11 a. m. will
be "Christ Speaks to a Dead
Church".
Sunday School will be at 9:45 a.
m. Elizabeth Hale Circle will meet
with Mrs. Lucille McDonald Mon
day at 7:30 p. m. and Ruth Bag
veil Circle with Mrs. Kenneth Da
vis at 7:30 p. m. Ruth Swan Cir
cle will meet with Mrs. L .W.
shields Tuesday at 7:30 p. m.
Choir practices are as follow:
Junior, Tuesday at 3:13 p. m? Che
rub, Wednesday at 3:15 p. St.,
Vouth, Thursday at 3:15 p. m.
There will be a fellowship sap
oer Wednesday at 0:30. AH auxil
iaries of W. M. U. and the brother
hood will meet at 7 p. m.
A union prayer service will *a
held at the courthouse at 7:30 p.
m.
DALE THRASH, of Lake /una
1 jska who has announced his can
Uacy for Congress from the
| 'elfth District in the May 31st
i Primary. Thrash has served as
1 County Farm Agent. Field Repre
| cntative for the Federal Land1
l 3?nk. and District Highway Com
missioner.
Marv Lon Gordon
!s Honor Student
Miss Mary' Lou Gordon, a seph
"?nore from Murphy, was listed on
the first semester honor roll Le
noir Rhyne College. It was anm tn
>d recently by Prof. E. L. Sea. -r,
?Van and registrar.
She was included on the se~ond
toner group, with those stud -nls
attaining a 00 to 93 percentage
average in all subjects.
The first honor group Included
fifty-sis students, the second. <U5
students. Total enrollment at the
Lutheran college during the first
semester was 777
(MANGE TO MEET
The nmr meeting of Peachtre
Orange wtl be held at Peachtree
School Wednesday Instead of
Thursday as previously planned.
Laughrum To Discuss
*52 Production Goals
Agricultural
Interests To Meet
A county-wide mobilization
meeting will be held in the court
house Tuesday at 1 p. m Paul
Laughrum, State Field Represen
tative of the Farmers Home Ad
ministration of Western North
Carolina, will be on the program.
Topics to be discussed will be as
follows:
1 The need for increased pro
duction as shown in the 1952 goa's.
2. General Outlook for 1952 as
to prices, supplies, labor, machin
ery
3. How this county can increase
production.
Farmers, representatives of all
agricultural agencies. bankers,
'arm machinery dealers, seedsmen
and insecticide dealers, vocations)
agricultural teachers and veteran
instructors, all businessmen and
any others who might be intere-t
-d. are invite-J lo attrnd this meet
ing.
The Secretary or Agriculture is
-ailing to - increased far .1 produi
ion in 1952 to meet Ihe merge )
cy needs of the n mo ? This in
| crease is 49 percent gieater than
the average far tl.e five yetr.
935-1939 and 6 percent ; bove the
1931 production.
Dockery. Reece
To Be Judges
In Beer Election
The Town Board Tuesday even
ing elected Hayes Dockery and D
M. Reece judges for the beer elec
ion next Thursday. Mrs. Beryl
Witt was elected assistant to the
mdges.
The board considered paving the
following streets: King. Vance,
Duke, Mooney. Spruce. Cherry,
Spring Date, Willow. Cold Springy
Cherokei ""and Second, alley be
tween Candler's store and f^arring
;r's store and alley between Sin
clair's and laundry.
A blinker light will be installed
n the fire truck.
Hearing Date
Changed To Mar. 18
The State Utilities Commission
?as changed the date for the hear
ing on the application for approv
>1 of the purchase of telephone
properties at Murphy by the West
rn Carolina Telephone Company
from Southern Bell Telephone
Company from February 19 to
March 18.
The hearing will be in Murphy
as originally arranged.
Cause for the delay is due to
?)ther lengthy hearings.
Byrum Announces
Sermon Topics
The Rev R. Delbert Byrum,
pastor of Murphy First Methodist
Church, announces that his ser
mon topic at 11 a. m. Sunday will
be "Weighing the Facts".
Sunday School will be at 9:45
a m
The pastor's sermon topic at
7:30 p. m. will be "Vigilant Chris
tian".
District Deputies
To Visit Here
District Deputy Grand Matron.
Mrs. Hassie Butler, and District
Deputy Grand Patron Dillie Lun >
ford of Andrews will pay their of
ficial visit to Murphy Chapter No
'0, Order of the Eastern Star
February 14 at 7 30 p. m.
Hall Takes His
Recruit Training
Undergoing recruit training at
?he U. S. Naval Training Center.
Q?n Diego. Calif., is John W. Hall.
!'?? seaman recruit. USN. son of
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hall of
Route 1. Marble. N. C.
Hall entered the Naval service
Dec. 10. 1951. Before entering the
Navv. he worked for Alexis. Ire. I
This initial training Includes in
struction in such fields as sea
manship. ftre-fli'Uling. gunnery.
?Wnaiing. and o'oer courses de
signed to make the recruit well
versed in every phase of Navy
life
Upon completion of their 11
week training period at the train
ing center, graduates are assigned
to duty stations with the Fleet or
at Navy shore stations, or are sent
to service schools for advanced
technical training i
TO IATI SINGING
There win be a singing at Suit
FriendaMp Church Sunday at I p.
1
I i
REV. HOWARD ROSE
Free Methodists
To Hear Rose
At Youth Revival
The Rev. Howard Rose of Ty
rone, Pa., is speaking in services
February 12-17 in Andrews Free
Methodist Church. Mr. Rose is
eastern dircetor of Young Peoples
Missionary Society, youth depart
ment of the Free Methodist de
nomination. which employs four
fulltime directors. Mr. Rose's su
pervision takes him from Maine tc
Florida and as far west as Ken- ?
lucky and Ohio. During five years
of this work, he has spoken be
fore numerous conventions, callics
and high school groups.
The local services will feature
special music, slides on youth
work, and messages each evening
at 7. The young pc9ple of the Free
-Methodist Church are engaging <a
i a World Youth Crusade. The !?*'
cal services are a part of this cru
sade.
Mr. Rose will be assisted by Mrs.
Rose, who will direct singing and
give stories illustrated by felt
scenes. Mr. and Mrs. R ne travel
in a sedan delivery truck which
is fully equipped to do work
among young people. This mobile
unit will be seen In the city as it
is used to announce the services.
The public is invited Mr. Rose
is a seminary graduaie ltd has
had seven years experience a.-,
pastor.
The Rev R. I. Wood is pastor
of the local church.
Mrs. Lillie Morris
Is Taken Sunday
Mrs. Lillie Morris. 74, of Hart
well. Ga? mother of the Rev. J.
Alton Morris, pastor of Murphy
First Baptist Church, died at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. Fred
W. Cleveland. Hartwell, Ga., late
Sunday afternoon after a few
days illness.
Mrs. Morris, native of Hart
County. Ga.. was the daughter of
the late W. W. Wilson and Mary
Wade Wilson of that section. She
was an active member of Mt. Oli
! vet Baptist Church near Hartwell
She is survived by four sons, W.
Guy of Anderson. S. C., Ervln
Morris. Tampa, Fla., the Rev. J.
Alton Morris, Murphy, and Kermit
Morris of Hartwell, Ga.; two
daughters. Mrs. Fred W. Cleve
| land and Mrs. Denver Fleming,
| both of Hart County, Ga.;one bro
ther and four sisters; 21 grand
children and 15 great-grandchil
dren.
Funeral services were held at
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Tues
da> at 3 p. m. The Rev. Watson
| Franklin, the Rev. Sam Shaw, and
the Rev. J. Alton Morris conduct
ed the sendees. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Grandsons were pallbearers:
ferry Cleveland. Max Cleveland,
Charles Cleveland, Emerson Flem
ing. Bill Fleming. Kenneth Mor
ris. Owen Morris, and Isom Mor
ris.
Those from Murphy who attend
ed sendees were Mrs. J. Doyle
Ilurch, Mrs. Henry Hyatt, Miss
Velma Umphfres, Miss Ann
Shields and Roger Baugh.
Plan Founder's
Day Program
Murphy Parent-Teachers Asso
ciation will meet Moaday. at 7:30
p. m. in the primary building.
Mrs. Emily Davidson is in charge
of the program, which will be
built around "Founder's Day."
Lodge To Meet
Cherokee Lodge No.. 146, A. F.
and A. M? will hold a meeting for
the purpose of conferring the sec
ond degree on a class of candida
tes, Friday at 7 JO p. m. In the Ma
sonic HaQ, witli
ter Sam Capps
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