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I ruirt vjpWOOl Of MRty r IiLa^ li tWi.nJKf WB3rif FuHiflfy Spring Opening Edition VOLUME ?2?NUMBER ST MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. MARCH 27. 1952 ?. C. State library TWELVE PAGES THIS WEEK Civitans Hear Olson Laud Team Sixty-five Civitans, guests and 22 members of the Murphy High School basketball squad heard Coach "Ike" Olson laud the squad for a successful season and fine work at the Civitan's meeting Tuesday evening. Coach Olson pointed out that only four squad members are to oe lost by graduation this year, and said prospects are good for a fine team next year on both the boy's and girl's squads. Jim Gudger, head basketball coach at WCTC, Cullowhec, spoke to the group, congratulating Coach I Olson and his squads on their fine j season He gave several stories j and highlights from his playing er.d coaching experiences. At the conclusion of his talk a film of the WCTC-ECTC game in Ashe ville last Fall was shown. Super intendent H. Bueck then spoke briefly. ? John L. Savage, blood donor recruiting chairman for the Red Cross, explained the donor re cruiting scheme to be used this year in which local groups and clubs arc being asked to accept a quota for reach visit of the bloodmoblle of one pint of blood for each member on their rolls. The club voted to participate in tlv? program. President Myron Jessen announced that Sam Hard ing will be chairman for the pro ject. Guests of Bill Cornwell were H. C. Presley. Arvel Woods and Stu art Meridith Don Martindale was the guest of Lillard Walker. A. G Quinn was with Rae Moore and Ray Heffner was the guest of Ed Long Three Men Are Appointed On Elections Board The State Board of Elections! has appointed Abe Hembree and: Hayes Leatherwood, Democrats,1 and O. L. Anderson, Republican, tc i.rv: c:i the Cherol?.e Cw-nly Board of Elections. The local board, alone with all other county boards, will qualify' April '.2 and will begin its duties at that 'imc. Willi-"" Walker was the third j Democrat recommended to the ^tatc Board by the Cherokee County Democratic Executive Commlt'.ee The other two men submitted by the Repuhliiiti Ex "'iitiv,: . ommit'i e were J. C. O'Dell i nd D. M. Reese. ORDAINED Walter Puett, teacher in Mur phy High School, was ordained a detcon and elected a trustee of vtrst Baptist Church Sunday. DR. H. L. JOHNS Dr. H. L Johns Is Protestant Hour Speaker D.'. H. L. Johns, district super- j intendent of the M e t h o d ist Church. New Orleans, La., and the Protestant . Fellowship Choir will br presented on the Methodist Se ries of the Protestant Hour Sun da}. March 30 at U:30 a. m. Dr. ! Johns will speak on "Renew Your ! Strength in the Church", over ra- j di.< station W. S. B. D.. Johns has made an' out standing rocord as a District Su perintendent in New Orleans dis tinguishing himself as a leader in home missions and church exten sion.-He represented the Louisi ana Conference of The Methodist Church In many of the recent del egated conferences and is also a delegate to the General Confer ence which meets in San Francis co in April and the South Central Jurisdictional Conference meet ing In Wichita, Kansas in June. The Protestant Fellowship Choir features In their popular gospel medley the/ songs "How Sweet the Heme of Jesus Sounds" " "Tls flt Sweet to Trust la Jeeut" and the revival meeting favorite "SofUy and Tenderly Jeeea li Calling" Hall Announces Easter Seal Quota Is $500 The Easter Seal literally holds the future of housands of crippled children everyvyhere. Rev. Wil liam E. Hall, Chairman of the Cherokee County Crippled Chil ren's League, said as the 19th an nual Easter Seal Campaign got unde way in the county. "Tens of thousands of crippled children in every part of the country are helped by the contri butions we make to the Easter Seal appeal." he said our dollars provide skilled persons specially trained to straighten and strength en crooked little legs; to correct (altering speech; and to guide tortured little hands. It is the on.y source of support for the clinic held every other month in An drews which treats over six hund red local children each year. Even beyond that it supports state and national chinics. centers and camps and to help children 'use a hammer instead of a handout.' Of all funds raised ? during the campaign, 91.7 percent will be used to find these children in our community and offer them th? help they need. The remaining percentage will be sent to the Na tional Society for Crippled Chil dren and Adults to support its program of education, research and direct services on a nation wide scale." Mr. Hall urgd residents of the county to participate In the 1952 campaign so that the society's goal of $500 might be reached and1 it continue to offier this much needed clinic to the crippled chil dren of this county. Miss Wi'iite Lovingooa is the j Murphy Chairman. Mills Participates \ In "Les Baker One" I Along with other crewman serv- j ng aboard the heavy cruiser USS lelena. Hoover M. Mills, store- ' per, third class. USN, son of ' !:\ and Mrs. C. C. Mills of Route 1, Box 88, Murphy. N. C? FN-9 recently porticlpated in the larg est Pacific Fleet training evercises eld since the Korean outbraek. | The exercises, called "Lex Bak One," took place off the coast | if Southern California. Over 70 M is and 15.000 men of the Navy :nd the newly activated 3rd Ma ine participated. Reality was added to the mock ar games by assuming that low .? California and several islands , iff the shore had been captured >j an "aggressor" enemy. The avy's problem was the retaking if the enemy-held islands through j amphibious assaults. aihfps of all types were used in the exercises including submarines ar.J aircraft carriers. "Aggressor" submarines and planes made repeated "attacks" in .. rassing the task force, adding even more reality to the opera tion. Taylor Returns From Korea Cpl. James F. 'Buddy Taylor, ?on of Mf. and Mrs. F. V. Taylor jf Murphy, arrived home Friday rom Korea where he has spent he last 13 months as a medical pharmacist technician. En route home he spent a week s the guest of Dr. Joseph FaiJ ??? and family in Los Angeles. Dr Failing is the father of Bob ^ailing of Murphy and Chapel Mill. He came by plane from Los \ngeles to Atlanta. i Cpl Tavlor i? to report to Or otic, Fla.. April 8. Peachtree Boys Win Ball Trophy The Peachtree boys won the Basketball trophy at the elemen ary tournament in Murphy Mon-! ?"ay night, defeating Martin's j Creek boys. 18 to 16. They also -on the runner-up cup In the ele ?-ntary tournament at Nantahala last week. P. T. A. To Hear Guidaitce Speaker Ella Stephens Barrett, State Su Guldance nemtaor Guidance Service, State. Department a4 Public Instruction, Division of Vocational Education, will bt the speaker at the Murphy *?. T. A. meeting March >1 at 7:80 In the FIRST NURSING HOME FOR CANCER PA TIENTS?The first Nursing Home in North Caro lina for terminal care of indigent cancer patients which was formerly dedicated at exercises held at the site of the Home near Lumberton Sunday. March 23. Opening of this Home, which has a ca parity of 60 patients, is regarded as another im portant step in the rapidly expanding program of the North Carolina Division of the American Can cer Society, of which Mrs. George E. Marshall of Mount Airy is the State Commander and Executive Vice-President. KATHLEEN ROBERTS Transferred To Pusan, Korea Miss Kathleen Roberts, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Roberts of Murphy, who is with the Ameri can Red Cross, has been transfer ? ? jto.n -i I j I'iLan, ko re a. This is Miss Robert's second ser vice with the Red Cross, having served during the second World War. Byrum To Discuss Self-Giving "The Importance of Self-giving' ?.-.ill be the Rev. R. Delbert By rum's sermon topic Sunday morn ing at 11 o'clock at Murphy First \I- hodist Church. Sunday Srliool will be at 9:45 a. m The vounc people of the church will have charge of the 7:30 even ing service \t the Wedn-'day family night ? t 0 3D the pas-tor will bring a ' -ntcr devotional message on The Crowd May Be Wrong." Special music will be provided. Teachers Attend State Meeting Teachers from the Cherokee "ounty Unit who are attending the ! ^tate Teachers Meeting in Ashe iile Thursday through Saturday -e Supt. L. W. Hendrix. Miss "aggie Belie Kisselburg. Mrs. H. ;? 'Ck. Mr. and Mrs. Hnrest King, ' 'rs. Maude Radford, Mrs. Maude lullege and Mrs. Violet Storm Andrews teachers will leave - group Friday. Those from jVtumhv who are nt 'ending are Mrs. C. K. Olson. H. "V-erk, Mrs. John Thuss. Miss Wllma Tate. Jack Barnett, C. D. "uett and Miss Roberta Spiers. Youths To Enter BTU Tournaments A number of young people from local Baptist Church will par '"imte in the Baptist Training Union Tournaments for the West rn Nortl) Carolina Association to he held In Andrews Monday at to p. m. The local Youth Choir will en 'er. several Juniors will enter the ? mory Work division, and Ray Sim"- will try for Better Speaker i the Young People's Division. Clark Announces | Appointments i The Rev. Floyd B. Clark. Cul berson, asaodational missionary, announces his appointments for April. They are as follow: April 8, Little Glade Church, morning. ITnaka. evening; April 1* Violet. morWne. Mt.' Camel, evening; April SI Roger* Chapel, morning. Ranger, evening; April 17, ML Morleh. Bill's Approval Would Mean $2,000 Annually Here For Recreation, Wildlife Cherokee County will receive at pro rata share of approximately $2,000 annually for recreational facilities and wildlife improve nent if the Tackett Bill No. HR- ' now before Congress passes. This bill provides that ten per | ?ent of the national forest re ceipts be designated for the above | purposes. Nantahala National Forest would receive around $10,000 an ?lally under the proposal, and of that amount about one fifth would come to Cherokee County, based upon the area of forest lands here. v Waring on tnis bill will be held in Washington April 8 Con gressman Harold D. Cooley, chair of the agriculture committee, should be contacted by anyone who is interested in attending, for the date and place. Local people may write to Con gressman Cooley or Congressman Monroe Redden expressing their "iews on the bill, and request that these letters be made "a part of the record. Such letters should reach Washington by April 1. Ben Palmer Heads Tourist Group The m< etinc of Murphy Tour ' ;t Association was held at the ; orrif o Mrs Dixie Palmer last i Wednesday night to make plans I the coming tourist season. j The association was reorgan ed and officers elected. They rc: Ben P.ilmer, president: Har *? ^catnon. vice-president: Miss fattic Palmer, secrctary-treasur Uirectors appointed are: E. C. leore. 11;, cry Seamon, and Mrs. ' li. McCall; publicity committee. . McCall. Mrs. L. W. Shields an Mr-, h, L Shields. At I lie conclusion of the meet Mr-. Palmer and her daugh ? served refreshments. Tewn Democrats To Meet Fridav There will be a meeting of the :> n-ncaats of the town of Murphy ??t the courthouse at 7:30 p m '"??is Friday, for the purpose of se 1 -.-?in" candidates for mayor and "o ' n council for the regular elee -ie- n May. All Democrats of the town are i-ked tr: he present. Petrie Receives $306 Duke Funds Petrie Hospital of Murphy was mm of the sixteen hospitals in W\'C to receive funds from the Duke Endowment for this year Its allocation was $306. The amount was allocated to he different institutions on the *asis of SI per day for each day ->f charitv carc given during the "rer. The two Carolinas has re ceived assistance from the endow ment for twenty seven years. Sgt. Carringer is Stationed In Newfoundland ERNEST HARMON AFB. New foundland?Sgt. John B. Carring er, son of Mrs. Jack Piercy. Mur phy, recently arrived at Ernest Harmon AFB and has been assign ed to the Air Police Squadron, ac cording to an announcement by Cot C. E. Hughes, base command Ernes'. Harmon AFB, a key in stallation of the Northeast Air Command, is located on the west ern coast of Newfoundland and is the first overseas refueling stop for military aircraft flying the North Atlantic route to Europe. Sergeant Carringer is a gradu ate of Font ana Dam High School and attended Western Carolina feachers Colli ge Prior to enlist ing in the Air Force in August, Djh he was employed by Town -m Funetal Home. Murphy. He received his basic indoctri >r.'inn AFB Tex., and upon com pletion of b'.sic was assigned to he Air l'o.ice School at Camp Gordon. Ga. After finishing hool. he was stationed at Eglin j \FB. Fla. Farm Families To Meet With FHA I The annual meeting of the hcrokee County Farm Ownership . sn.lies will be held at the local ire of the Farmers Home Ad tinistralion. Murphy. Friday at 1 p. in. 1'hesa meetings are held each ? r for the farm families that r ? brine assisted by the Fll \ ? in farming- and owning ir homes. "This is a family-: i oup meeting in w hich all the ; ni'.irs. including the wives, take n active part in the discussions end family planning. for better farming and better living." says S. S. Williams, eo-supervisor Town Entertains Bids For Timber The tow n of Murphy is enter lining bids for the purchase of i ib?r from the town watershed. ' 'I hi''* must be filed with J H. Bayless. town clerk, at the ?own offie in the library building or or before April 26, All bids will be opened at 11 a. m April 26. All merhantable timber is to be J sold which measures 12 inches or "'ore in diameter. Interested par-1 ties may obtain a copy of speci fications for cutting at the town I ?ff|c The to-n reserves the right to ? i"?e any and all bids. Buyers Of "Irish" Linen Are Misled Two women were arrested here "n a warrant fom Graham Coun ty charging them with fraud and false pretense Sunday by Deputy; Buren Grant and Patrolman Jack i Lunsford. I Patrolman Lunsford said the women. Peggy Ann Ogorman, 37. an'1 Delia Oforfnan 47, were charged with selling domestic cloth under the pretense that their wares were pure Imported Irish linen. To make their sales presentation complete the women talked with an Irish brogue, he The two had been peddling their wares from door-to-door and at "lub meetings throughout Western North Carolina. Miss H el e n i Ghormley of Robblnsville took fo* i spprolsal some of the so-called I "linen" napkins to an Ashville store where she wat told that nap i kins of such qshlity could be pur chased there at two for a dollar. The women were selling tlx nap kins and a tablecloth tor as much as 989. A number of persona In Chero kee County bought some of the colths and napkins. Both women were released on paying court costs and refunding all monies. Governor Scott Speaks To Students Inspects School The entire student body of the [ Murphy schools heard a talk by I Governor iverr Scott Wednesday I morning as he stood on the steps I of the Grammar School building He inspected the school build ings and complimented them on j the new buildings. He was intro duced by Superintendent H. Hueek, who introduced L. Dale Thrash, tenth district highway' commissioner, who also was in the party. The governor spoke here by in vitation of Supt Bueck. this not being or. his schedule of school inspection. Governor Scott and his party, which included Thrash, Dr. Henry lordon. chairman of the State Highway and Public Works Com mission. Ben Roney of Raleigh and Sgt. J. B Kuykendall of the State Highway Patrol, spent Tuesday night at the New Regal Hotel, coming here from Hayesviile. where he spoke at a dinner meet ing of the Hayesviile Lions Club. A number of Murphy citizens were breakfast guests at the hotel with the Governor's party Wednesday morning. The party left here for Robbins ville. where Governor Scott spoke at a luncheon meeting of the Rob binsville Lions Club. Supt. Bueck accompanied them to Robbins ville. They stopped in Andrews enroute to speak to some special friends. Tornadoes Cause Increased Quota For Red Cross Due to the recent tornado de struction in Tennesser Missouri and Arkansas the local American Red Cross quo'a for Cherokee County har. been raised $130. The 'ornado destruction Is said to be he worst in ten years. The county quota is how $2418 instead of $2268. The nationwide 1 p -al has been raised to $5,000, >00 Donald Ramsey, county chair nan. requests that all committees irn in their reports as soon as possible. Wilson Second Fn His Class ccrgeant First Class Clyde B Wilson left Sunday for Orlando, Fla. after visiting relatives here for a v ?ok He has just completed "n eight-weeks' course in mess n.accmi nt at Ft Sheridan. 111., making 11" second highest grades i his class. He has been stationed ' Ft. Leonard Wood. Mo . hefore ."in? to Illionis and is now sta innrd at Orlando Vrv. Wilson acrompnr'd him i'rr" and will visit relatives for cvera' days. Public Invited To PES Installation TV new off leers recently elect J bv Murphy Chapter No. 10 of he Order of the Eastern Star will installed at a public service "'?i Lay at 8 p. m. in the Masonic Hall. Everyone is invited to ihe in.-'al'ation. \tnong officers to be installed ? rc Mrs Flota C. Browning. Wor thy Matron: W. A Hcmbree. wor by patron: Mrs. "G. B. Owcnby. associate matron: Sam L. David son associate patron: Mrs. Ann Phillips, secretary; Miss Hattie "aimer, treasurer: Mrs. Helen H. "aedv. conductress; and Mrs. Bes sie Bates, assistant conductress Four Confirmed In Episcopal Church The Rt Rev. M. George Henry ^shville conduct?d service of confirmation and participated in the closing services of the revival at the Church of the Messiah Sat urday evening. The following ??err con'irmed: Laura Bailey. rRobert Easley III, Mrs. W. H. Powell and James Hilton. The Bishop welcomed the new "ommuolcations into the Episcopal Church. In his message he said 'hat no one who has not had a personal experience In Christ can ?-peak with any authority about Christianity, no matter how much thev know about the scriptures and the church. He encouraged those who bad been helped by the revival to keep this new begin ning by worshipping in the churches of their choice and studying the holy scriptures. Lynn Gualts Plan To Have Pottery At Brasstown Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Gault of Chapel Hill and Mr. and Mrs. J Ford Gault of North Jackson, Ohio, spent ten days at the Folk School recently working on the house that the Lynn G a u 11 s bought from George O'Nell In Brasstown. Lynn plans to establish in time a pottery there. His artis tic work was enjoyed by many people from this section when they saw "Until These Hills" at Cherokee as Lynn was the techni cal director of the play, designing and supervising the construction of all the sets. He and his wife will be pleasantly remembered by many friends near-by as they have both attended many short courses at the Folk School. - * The Rev, and Mrs. Arnt Schon ing of Aquebogue, Long Island, \'ew York were over-night guests a week ago. Mr. Schoning is the Congregational minister of that community. Dr. and Mrs. Fred Brownlee al so spent a few days there last week. Mr. Brownlee has b v>n one of the members of the Board of Directors of the school since the school started. He is teaching ,tt riske University in Nashville. Tenn. A group from the Putney Grad ual! School oi Teachers Education Putney, Vermont, under the lea dership ol Morris Mitchell, noted educator, spent several hours there last Thursday. They were visiting the T. V. A. and other enterprises on their spring vaca tion. GOV. KERR SCOTT Association To Meet Sunday The West Liberty Association will hold its quarterly meet at i Friendship Baptist Church Sun day, March 30. at 2 p. m. The Rev. Lester Stowe will con duct the devotional to be follow ed by a business session. Reports from various churches will be giv . cn j The Rev. W. T. Smith will bring the message, "Evangelism In Our I Churches", and the Rev. E. H. Hooker of Liberty Church will bring the inspirational address Morris Announces Rantist Services The Rev. J. Alton Morris pas 'or of Murphy First Baptist i Church, will use as his sermon, j topic "Open Doors of Opportuni ty" Sunday at 11 a. m. The choir I will sing "Christ for the \Y hole Wide World." Sunday School will begin at 9:45 a. m. B'-nltown Mission service '? -*n 1 2 30 p. m., prison earn Sun <ay School at 3 p m? Training Union at 6:30 p m. and evening orship at 7:30 t>. m. Mr. Morris' -vening topic will be "His Cross, ')u Cross". Sunday School Workers Coun cil will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. The regular Wednesday Hour of v?ower service will begin at 7:30 m. Choir practices are aa follows: Tuesday at 3:19 p. ip., Junior Wednesday at 3:15 p. m? and at ' SO p. m? Adults; Thursday at 3:13 p. m. Youth. Hatchett To Preach Bryan Hatefcatt of Paoafr, Ota., wllljlll his regular day at 11 o. ML
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