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VACATION in fht Mounte,ns Population CHEROKEE COCNTY. 18.284 Ml'RPHY, 1.433 ANDREWS. 1.317 VOLUME <3?NUMBER 1 MURPUV. NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY. JIII V IT 19S2 *? C" MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1?S2 EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK T. B. X-Ray Survey Promotion Underway Dr. J. E. Donlan. District Health* Officer, announces the arrival of Flay W. Sellers. Health Educator, with the North Carolina State Board of Health, to begin promo-' t'onal and educational work for the j mass x-ray survey. He said that Sellers would re main in the Cherokee-Clay-Gra nam Health District until August, 15, working with all civic organi zations. churches, extension agen cies. and other groups, to encour age everyone to get their free chest x-ray. The health officer re-' quests the utmost cooperation of every individual and group to make this a successful Rrogram for the district Dr. Dolan disclosed that the throe mobile units will begin work on August 5 and continue until September 3 in this district. The f three mobile units arrived last Monday and will be parked near' the Murphy High School while the x-ray technicians enjoy a short va-[ cation. Schedules giving the locations of stops in the Health District will be made available soon to every family and will appear in the newspapers. Further information concerning the x-ray survey will appear in this paper next week. "So, continue to watch for the time and place that you can get your free chest x-ray,'.' says Dr. Donlan. To Participate In Craftsman's Fair The John C. Campbell Folk School at Brasstown will be rep resented at the Southern High land Handicraft Guild's annual Craftsman's Fair in Asheville City J Auditorium July 21-25. Mrs. Muriel G. Martin will be responsible for the school's dem onstrations of wood carving. About iour people will represent the | school each day. The school will also figure pro minently in singing and dancing along with artisans from eight states Walter Carringer Presents Concert Walter Carringer, tenor, aecom panied by Mrs. J. W. Davidson at j the piano, presented a concert in Murphy School auditorium Thurs-. day, July 10, at 8 p. m. Numbers on his program were j as follows: "Come Again". John j Dowland; "Shall I Come. Sweete ' Love, To Thee", Thomas Campion "Now What Is Love". Robert Jones; "Halt", Franz Schubert; ? Der Neugierige", Franz Schu bert; "Mein", Franz Schubert; "Turn Thee To Me". "God Is My Shepherd". "I will Sing New Songs of Gladnees, Anton Dvorak; "latere Is A Lady, Sweet and Kind", Norman della Joio; "This Little Rose", William Roy; "Love's Secret". Otto Luening; ? "The Dodger", "Simple Gifts", "I Bought Me A Cat", a group of Old American Songs. An enthusiastic audience called Mr Carringer back for four en cores. He closed with "The Lord's Prayer". TO ADVERTISE Tax Collector E. L. Shields an nounces that the county will ad vertise and sell all property on which 1951 taxes have not been paid by August 1. Roy Gillenwater Is President Of Development Club Roy Gillenwater was elected president of Martins Creek Farm and Home Community Develop ment Organization when the group met July 9 at the school. Other officers elected were: Vice-president, Mrs Ben Warner: importer, Mrs. Furman Anderson; ' song leader. Mrs. Zeb Chastain, ' 'unior president, Miss Jerry Ruth Smith. The boundary area was selected, and B. B. Ellis was elected -chair man of the road markers commit tee. The next meeting will be Aug ust 11 at 8 p. m. at Martins Creek School. A secretary and treasurer will be elected at this meeting. Morris Announces Church Schedule The Rev. J. Alton Morris will preach on "God Has Only One Plan: Redemption" at worship ser vices at Murphy First Baptist Church Sunday at 11 a. m. The Adult Choir will sing the anthem, "Our Father, Thou Art Great". Sunday School will begin at 9:45 a. m. and Training Union at 7 a. m. The evening sermon at 7:55 will be brought by the pastor.! The Youth, Junior. Primary and. Cherub Choirs will sing. Sunday School will be held at j Bealtown Mission at 2:30 p. m ' Sunday School at the prison camp will begin at 3 p. m. and preaching at 4 p. m. The Fldells Class will meet with Mrs Robert Bault at 7 p. m. Mon day for a pot luck supper. The Fannie Heck Circle will meet with Mrs. E. A. Browning at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday, the Mae Perry Cir cle with Mrs P. G. Ivie, and the Lottie Moon Circle with Mrs. Lloyd Hendrix. The Sunbeams will, meet at the church at 3:15 p. m. Tuesday. The Junior, Primary and Cherub Choirs will practice on Tuesday end Thursday at 10 a. m. Mrs. Frank Brown's Mother Is Taken Mrs. Frank Brown received the message Friday thai her mother. Mrs. Frank McKtroy of Mutoto, Belgian Congo, Africa, died on Thursday. She believes that the funeral was held that day, the cus tom of that area. Mrs. McElroy is survived by her husband, who will return to the i States next year after 40 years as a missionary in the Congo; two sons, the Rev. Frank McElroy who has just arrived in Nashville, Tenn., from Africa; Dr. Richard McElroy of Charleston, W. Va.t and two daughters, Mrs. Frank Brown of Murphy, and Miss Lucille Brown of the Congo. Transferred Pfc. L. H. Baker has been trans ferred to Andrews from Rocky Mount by the State Highway Pa trol. He is one of three more pa trolmen assigned to Troop' E, an nounces Capt. C. A. Speed, troop commanding officer. Mrs. Ella Robinson Feted On 80th Birthday Mrs. llm Luther and Mrs. John Titham of Andrews honored their mother, Mrs. Ella Robinson, on her eightieth birthday with a luncheon and lawn party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Ta-' . tham Sunday, July 13 Songs were sung and prayer was offered by the Rev. Robert Bar ' her. ( Following the luncheon, Mrs. RoMnaon cut the huge' birthday take, bearing 30 candles. The cake was baked by a bakery in Ashe villa. Attending In addition to the honoree and hostesses were: John Tatbam. Mrs. Marshal Tathapi and two children, Billy Tatham, Bur gin Tatham, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Lather, Clyde Luther, Mary Ruth Luther, Mr and Mrs. Shelby Rob ertson and two children of Burns vlUe; Mrs. Howard Robinson of Mars Hill; Louie Penland and Mr. and Mrs. Dennle Penland of Pole Creak; Mr. and Mrs Oatber Rob inson of Candler; Mr. and Mrs. Burgln Robinson of Candler, Mr. and Mrs. Murphy Robinson and children of Morrison, Tena., and the Rev. Robert Street Paving Project Starts About August 1 Property owner* who desire to have the streets by their prop erty pavod are asked to get in touch with the Town of Murphy. The street paving company will be here with the paving equipment around August 1 to complete some work that is already contracted and what is signed before that time. Among th? streets to be sur-1 faced ars: Duke, Springdale,' Spruce and an extension of Cher ry. Town officials state that possi bly it will be three or four years before another paving proiect is undertaken, so they are anxious to have as many streets Included at this time as possible. Hayes Leatherwood is preparing the contracts for the work. An engineer is now surveying 'ne streets that are to be included. A. D. PEACOCK A. D. Peacock Buys' Interest In Fmteral Homes A. D. Peacock, local mortician, insurance agent, florist and nur seryman, announces that he has purchased an interest in the Lew is Funeral Homes in Chadboume and Bladenboro. He will assume the management of the Chad bourne funeral establishment by August 1. Mr. Peacock came to Murphy two years ago to be an embalmer at Townson Funeral Home. He la ter went into the Insurance busi ness. H-e owns and operates the Notla Nursery on Copperhill Road, while his wife owns and operates a florist place, The Blossom Shop. ' Mrs. Peacock says she and the children, Don and Linda, will join her husband in Chadboume as soon as she sells the florist shop. Wednesday the Peacocks moved their florist business from the shop on Valley River Avenue to a new building on Peachtree Street. When they move to Chadboume the Peacocks will reside in the apartment in the rear of the un dertaking establishment. Mr. Peacock Is a veteran mor tician He first went to Chad bourne In 1940 when he opened and operated the Hawes-Peacock Funeral Home. A year later he bought out the Hawes interest and became the sole owner of the firm In 1948 he sold the business to Ed Lewis, from whom he bought back an Interest, and moved to Eastman, Ga. afterwards coming to Murphy. Since coming to Murphy Mr. Peacock was instrumental in or ganizing the Clvitan Club. While in Chadboume he was a charter member and organizer of the Chadboume Civltan Club and the Columbus County Shrine Club and was the first secretary-treasurer of the latter. He is a 32nd Degree Mason, a Shriner and a Past Mas ter of the Chadboume Masonic Lodge. He organized and developed the Qreenlawn Memorial Cemetery in Chadboume and was responsible for the beginning of the Chad bourne Savings and Loan Asso ciation, serving as manager and secretary-treasurer of the Asso ciation until he left In 1948. He served as secretary-treasurer of the Chadboume Chamber of Com merce and was a member of the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Funeral Directors Aaao WINNER?Patsy Tabor who won first prize in the Child of the Year photography contest sponsored by Henn Theatre. Patsy, the daugh ter of Sgt and Mrs. Earl Tabor of Route 1, Murphy, is shown in the winning portrait. CONTEST WINNER ? David Lance who won the second prize in the Child of the Year photo graphy contest of a Portland, Ore., firm, sponsored locally by the Henn Theatre, David is the son of Staff Sgt. and Mrs Wayne Lance. Ninety Pints Of Blood Donated Sixty pints of blood were given through the Red Cross Blood Pro gram by residents of Murphy and vicinity when the Bloodmobile1 came to Murphy Friday, and 30 pints were donated at the prison | camp Saturday. Donors from Murphy who gave at the center in the First Baptist Church basement are: W. E. Bates, Mrs. R. E. Ramsey. Marion Loy ] Williams. Miss Peggy Savage, Miss Mary Lou Gordon, Charles Grif fith, Miss Mary Frances Axley,, Marvin Hampton, Mrs. L. A. Hog sed. Mrs. Walden Hatchett, Cloe | Thomas Moore, Glenn Ellis. Mrs. Cecile Mills, Harry L. Walton, Mrs. John Donley, Mrs. Johnnie White Savage, Ray Holloway, MtSs Dorothy Hensley, Luther Corn well, Mrs. A. D. Peacock, Lillard Walker. Norvell Peek, Dave H. Moody, Mrs. Asa James, Clyde W. Gladson. Charles H. Hyatt, Mrs. L. C. Phillips. H. E. Howard, H. J A. Mattox, Alden Coward, John; Lewis Savage, Francis C. Bourne, Clarence Arnold, Wayne D. Queen, William A. Singleton, H. L. Mc Keever, Randolf Cright, Mrs. B. J. Fish, Miss Mary Lou Clay, Paul H. Hemmerich, Richard A. Howell, Hoke Mashburn, Edward E. Foster, Robert M. White, Mrs. A. L. Buchanan, A. J. Headrick, Roy W. Raper, Hugh Eden Hen sley, Hayes Dockery, LaGrande Dixon Schuyler, Robert Hughes. Hugh Hood Hal Bryson, Miss Wil 'le Owenby, Mrs. W. A. Sherrill, Miss Velma Umphfges, Mrs. Dair Nelson. Miss Faye Boling, Mrs. Irene stiles, Miss Eloise Davis, Mrs. Hattle Kephart, and Mrs. Lowell Harbin. Cooke, Waynesville; Ben C. Mc Cracken. Charlotte; Wade H. Mo ?er. Charlotte; Ernest Young, Mur phy; Claude Anderson, Ranger Coat Range, Swannanoa; Clyde Moss, Waynesville; Fred McCray. Hayesville; LeRoy Matthew, Char lotte; Harold E. Gunter, Tarboro; Gene Knight, Charlotte; Harold Hill Burlington jet.. Mo.; William F. Fillmon, Clearwater, Fla.; Thomas L. Blackmon, Chattanoo ga, Tenn.; Neal Gibson. Frank lin; Roy Henderson, Canton; Steve Devlin, Canton; Allen De Hart, Robbinsville; Larry Boyle, Little Rock, Ark.; Tommy Tess near, Rutherfordton; Paul S. Brooks, Charlotte; Homer Frady. Dillsboro; Arlin Shedd, Belmont; Richard Dalrymple, Murphy; Ralph McConnell, Franklin; Ralph Cheek, Statesville; James Ward, Charlotte; and Jeter P. Baine, Far ner, Tenn. Those who helped at the prison camp were: Mrs. F. V. Taylor, Mrs. C. B. Gennett, Mrs. Irvin Green, Mrs. Jack Roberts, Mrs. T. P. Calhoun, Bennle Jo Palmer. John Savage, and Miss Addie Mae Cooke. Others were: Miss Bobbie Bell, Marble: Henry G. Reid, Aspinwall, Veterans Hospital, Pittsburg. Pa.; John A. Morley; Miss Irene Nix, Brasstown; Grady Helton, Culber son; and Guy McNabb, Letitla. John Savage commended the volunteers who worked at the cen ter: There were nine registered. Bottle committee: Mrs. C. B. Gennett. Mrs. Francis Bourne, Sr., Mrs Jack Roberts, Misses Addie Mae Cooke and Ruby Lee Davis. Registration: Mrs. Bob Easley, chairman: Mrs. Harry Bishop, Miss Mary Frances Axley, Mrs. Bob Cheney, Mrs. Rhett Winters, Mrs. Stephen Conger, Mrs. H. L. Mc Keever, Mrs. Cloe Moore and Mrs. ?Nell Sneed. Canteen: Mrs. W. A. Hoover. Mrs. W. C. Measer. Mrs. T. P. Cal houn, Mrs. Irvln Green, Mrs. Tom Evans, Mrs. F. V. Taylor, Becky Hoover and Bennle Joe Palmer. Nurses: Mrs Bruce Gordon, Mrs Bobby Rector and Mrs. John Payne. . Mr. Savage said there were 11 Lions who took an active part in the program and nine Clvltans. Nine Lions donated, and four Clv ltans donated. The L16n* were re sponsible for 14 donors, and the Clvltans for twenty-seven. Gallon Club nlembers are: Glenn Ellis, Clyde Gladson, C. W. Arnold, W^yne Queen, H. A. Mat tox, and Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis Savage. Men donating at the prison camp were: William Hoyt Mathts. Bre vard; James F. Deese, Newton; Leon J. McPherson. Charlotte; Jess Parker, Bryson City; Davis Baptist Youth Assemble At Hiwassee Park 11 j The- Western District Baptist Youth Assembly convened at Hi wassee Lake State Park Monday ' afternoon. One hundred and ten boys and 12 ministers and leaders represent ing Baptist Churches in Jackson, ! Swain. Macon, Graham, Clay and Cherokee Counties took over the facilities of Hiwassee Dam School for a three-day period of training, mission study, inspiration, and re creation. Cooking for the group were Mrs. Cabe, Mrs. Finger, and Mr. Craw ford. The girls" assembly will begin Thursday afternoon and continue through Saturday. The Rev. John C. Corbitt, High lands Baptist Church, and Mrs. Jim Berry of Franklin are the as sembly sponsors. Mrs. W. A. Bell's Sister Is Taken Mrs. J. E. Osborne, sister of Mrs. W. A. Bell/ died Monday, July 7, at her h<yne in Birming ham. Mrs Bell and Mrs. R. S. Bault attended the funeral Wednesday at Brown-Service Funeral Home in Birmingham, returning to Mur pay that night. Murphy Club To Play Gainesville Murphy Baseball Club will play the Gainesville, Ga? team here Saturday at S:1S p. m. and Sunday at 3 p. m? announces Edward Townaon. The local dub split the double header with the Forest Park, At lanta, Oa? team the past weei end. County Fair To Be t September 8* 13 Brief Cool Spell Followed By Heat Temperatures in Cherokee County have returned to the low nineties after several days of cool weather. The coolest day was July 9 with a maximum reading of 79 decrees. The low es reading during the past week was last Thursday morning when the mercury fell to 45 degrees. In July 1951 the lowest read ing was 52 and in July 1950 the lowest was 49. Maximum readings since last Thursday are: Thursday 82, Fri day 87, Saturday 88, Sunday 91, Monday 90. Tuesday 91. At noon Wednesday the maximum read ing was 90 degrees. The total rainfall for July is .89 inches. To Present Grange Charters Harry B. Caldwell, Master of the i North Carolina Grange, will pre . ?ent charters to the Marble, Mar lins Creek and Shoal Creek Town hip Oranges Monday, July 21, at 1 p. m. at a public meeting at the - courthouse in Murphy. All members of the Cherokee i County Granges are asked to be I present The Cherokee County Fair will b? held in Murphy the week of September 8-13. This is much earlier than last year, and G. H. Farley, county agent, urges far mers and farm women to start working on their exhibits now. The Nantahala Grade Dairy Show will be held in connection with the fair again this year. "This event means a lot to the dairy industry of this and sur rounding counties. Let's make it the best show that we have had to date," says Mr. Farley An attraction for dog lovers has been added to the fair calendar this year. Friday evening of fair week there will be a dog show. An announcement concerning this show will be m-ade later. It is hoped that the fair cata logs will be ready for distribution by August 10," says Mr. Farley. Truett Joins Hospital Staff La win Truett, son of the Rev. Jim Truett of Andrews, has joined the staff of Rodda-Van Gorder Hospital. Lawin has completed training at Chattanooga and will work in the hospital laboratory. STORY HOUR Th regular Story Hour will be held at the Andrews Carnegie Li brary Friday afternoon. James B. Ward Rites Are Held Funeral services for James B * Ward. 38, formerly of Murphy who died July 9 in a hospital in Port au-Prince, Haiti, after ? short ill-1 ness of malaria, were held at 10 a. m. Tuesday in the Presbyterian , Church of which he was a mem- j ber. The Rev R. Delbert Byrum and j the Rev. J. Alton Morris were of ficiating ministers, and Walter! Carringer sang The Lord's Prayer ! as a benediction. Burial was in i Sunset Cemetery with Ivie Funer al Home in charge. Pallbearers were H. A. Mattox. Hobart McKeever, John Bayless, Harry Bishop, Earl Van Horn, John Davidson. Alden Coward, Frank Crawford, Frank Forsyth, Walter Mauney, Rae Moore, Frank Ellis. Duke Whitley and Edwin Hyde. , | Mr. Ward had been employed for a number of years, by the Knappen-Tippett-Abbett Engineer ing Company of New York. He re ,turned last March to New York | from Portugal, and from there I went to Haiti where he had been j ' since that time. Surviving are the widow, the j former Miss Ann Candler, daugh-: ter of Mrs. G. W. Candler and the last Mr. Candler of Murphy; the j parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Ward,! and two brothers, C. M. Ward, Jr.. and Edward Ward, all of Wilming ! ton. Among out of town relatives and friends who attended the funeral I were: Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Moss. I Waynesboro. Va, Clell Miller, Loudon, Tenn.. Emerson Lewis, I Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Lee. Dalton, Ga., Miss Ruth Soward, Ktaoxville, Tenn., Mr. and i Mrs. Arthur Penland. Mr. and Mrs.! Lee Penland, Hayesville, Mrs. C. Z. Candler, Sylva, Dr. and Mrs. : Charles Candler, Asheville, Mr. j and Mrs Jim Arlail, Spartanburg, j S. C., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Herbert, Mrs. Martha Campbell, Hayesville, I Bill Bayne, Lenoir City, Tenn., Mr. j and Mrs. C. K. Hoover and son,; Bobby, of Anderson. S. C., Harry j McBrayer, Jr., Paris Island, S. C., Douglas Klngsland, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Bill Conn, Atlanta, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Smith, Greensboro, Mr. and Mrs. Edward. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Ward, Wilmington, C. M. Ward, Jr.. Jacksonville, Mrs | Jane Orr, and Mrs. G. W. Cover, Andrews, Mrs. C. A. Bnftm. An drews. Wallace Hitch, Athens, :-Tenn., Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Mc Brayer. Anderson, S. C. Mrs. F. M. Williams To Install New Auxiliary Officers Mrs. F. M Williams of Sylva. fifth area vice-president of the American Legion Auxiliary, will install new officers of the Mur phy unit at the meeting which will be held Thursday (tonight) at 8 p. m. in the assembly room of the Presbyterian educational building. She will also give a report of the convention held recently in Dur ham. Officers to be installed are: Mrs. Nellie Taylor, president, succeed ing Mrs. Avis Hoover; Mrs. Myr tle Evans, vice-president, succeed ing Miss Emily Sword; Mrs. Mere dith Green, succeeding Mrs. Ros lyn Burgess; Mrs. Mary Messer, treasurer, succeeding Mrs. Leila Sims; Mrs. Bertha Roberts, chap lain, succeeding Mrs. Kate Axley. All members are urged to at tend the meeting. Commission To Ordain Brown . "The Fruits of Salvation" Will be the subject of the Rev. Frank Brown's sermon at the Presbyter ian Church Sunday at 11 a. m. Sunday School will meet at 10 a m. with J. Franklin Smith, su perintendent. Bob Montgomery, son of a Chinese missionary, will speak to the young people at 8:30 p m. At 7:30 p. m. ordainatlon ser vices for Mr. Brown will be con ducted by a commission including Dr. R. E. McClure, chairman, the Rev. W. M. Fountain, Jr., of Ashe vllle, the Rev. J. C. Neville of An drews, the Rev. Everett K. Brown of Bryson City, T. C. Gray of Hayeeville and L. B. Nichols of Andrews. Mr. Brown attended Asheville Presbytery at Etowah Presbyterian Church Tuesday where he preach ed an examlnatory sermon in the morning, and had full examina tions in the afternoon. Gub To Meet The Nantahala Wildlife Club *111 hold Ms July ?i iiinj day, July 71. at lha Andrews. A ftt
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