VACATION m the
Mountains
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Population
CHEROKEE COl'NTY. 18.294
MURPHY. 2,433
ANDREWS. 1.397
VOLUME <3?NUMBER Z MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY. JULY Z4. IMZ *' ? SUU UbraT EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK
Fair Association
To Erect Building
?
At a meeting of the Board of
Director* of the Fair Association
last week it was agreed by unani
mous vote to start construction of
a new building on the fair grounds
immediately after the fair this
year.
The building, is to be at least'
250 feet long, and wide enough to I
accommodate a large permanent
roller skatiing rink. The manage
ment of this skating rink will be
under the supervision of the rec
reational director an'd the income
realized will go to support that
program.
A craft shop also will be in
cluded in this building, equipped
with the necessary tools whereby
boys and girls and men and wo
men can go to follow up their hob
bies and learn by doing, says G. H.
Farley, county agent. A small au
ditorium is to be included to ac
commodate small groups for dem
onstrations, lectures and educa
tional meetings.
During fair week this building
will be used for fair exhibits. All
the rest of the year it will be uti
lized as an activity center for both
the youth and adults of Cherokee
County.
Future plans include the build
ing of a swimming pool, the en
largement of the bleachers for
football and baseball, and a full
time, year-round recreational di
rector.
Four From Murphy
AreAtCampTekoa
Eighty-one campers from West
ern North Carolina are now at
tending the sixth session of Camp
Tekoa, Methodist camp for Inter
mediates near Hendersonville, (his
v-sek forming one of the largest
groups to attend the camp in Its
fcur-year history.
Campers from the Murphy area
include Judy Cook. Nancy Sales.
Bobby Hembree, and H. C. Bueck.
The camp is owived and operat
ed by the Board of Education of
'he Western North Carolina Con
ference of the Methodist Church.
Dr Carl H. King is executive sec
retary of the Conference, and Miss
Marion Craig. Conference youth
director, is directing the camp.
The present season will continue
through August 1 with a program
of study and recreation for young
people of the Methodist Church.
Grading Continues
It is expected that 14.7 miles of
grading and paving on Highway
US 19 between Murphy and An
drews will be finished by August
1 Short one-way traffic prevails
where work is in progress.
Civitans Select
New Committees
The following committees were'
set up by the Murphy Civitan Club
at its meeting Monday evening
with E. R. Moore, president, pre
siding:
Program, first Mondays, L. L.
Mason, C. D Puett, Don Ramsey,
second Mondays. A. J. Headrick,
John Jordan, Don Martindale. S.
S. Williams will act as coordinator.
Fellowship. O. L. Anderson, W.
R Puett, S. S. Williams, S. C Bur
gess. Tom Evans. Harry Miller.
Athletic. Jim Ed Hughes,
George Dyer, A. J. Headrick, Nat
Kinney. C. K. Olson, Jack Craw
ford, W- R. Gossett; Decorating,
Lillard Walker, Millis Wright,
Walter Ccleman; Project, C. L.
Alverson, A. G Quinn, W. R. Gos
sett, Sam Harding. Millis Wright.
Myron Jensen. Ray Hollaway.
Membership, Wayne Holland,
Charles Hyatt, Lee Lance. Ben
Ragsdale, Vernon Rankin. Everett
English. J N. Hill, W. J. Martin:
Girl Scout, John Manthey, Ben
Palmer, Edd Long. Vincent El
ster; Publicity, John Jordan. Jack
Barnett. '
S. S. Williams told the club
about his trip to the Civitan Con
vention In Detroit. Ray Hollaway
came into the club as a new mem
ber. It was announced that the
club had 27 donors when the
Bloodmobile came to Murphy two
weeks ago. W. R. Gossett read the
"Civitan Creed " Plans are under
way for a booth at the Cherokee'
County Fair this year.
The club expressed its regret
that it is losing a member, A. D.
Peacock, who is moving to Chad
bourne It is largely through his
efforts that the local club was or
ganized.
Moore Is Named
Area Chairman
Cioe Moore. Murphy, has been
named Area Chairman for Chero
kee County it was revealed today
by Fred H. Deaton, President of
the North Carolina Automobile
Dealers Asportation.
In making this announcement,
Deaton pointed out that Moore as
Area Chairman, will be a key rep
resentative of the State and Na
tional Automobile Dealer Aasocta
tions and win serve as liaison, be
tween dealers in this county and
the dealer association headquar
ters in Raleigh and Washington
He will head the annual NCADA
and NADA
in the fan.
Morris' Topic Is
"The Atonement"
The Rev. J. Alton Morris, pastor
of Mur.phy First Baptist Church,
announces that his sermon topic
Sunday at 11 a. ra. will be "The
Atonement". The choir will give a
! special number, "Our Father,
I Thou Art Great", and Miss Velma
Umphfres, mezzo-soprano, and
Walter Carringer, tenor, will sing
a duet.
Sunday School will begin at 9:45
a. m and training union at 7 p. m.
Mr. Morris' message at 7:55 p. m.
| will be "Somebody Is Trying to
I Say Something to Me".
Services will be held at Beal
town Mission at 2:30 p. m.
The Junior. Primary, and Che
rub Choirs will practice at 10 a. m.
, on Tuesday and Thursday.
"Next Sunday the sacred drama,
"The Challenge of the Cross", by
Charles A. Marsh will be given at
the evening worship hour.
OES Holds Annual
Meet In Andrews
The Annual District Meeting of
the 21st District of the Order of
I Eastern Star will convene at An
j dP2Ws Saturday, July 26.
The sessions will convene at the
j Andrews Methodist Church with
i the morning session starting at 10
i a. m. and the afternoon session at
2 p. ill.
Mrs. Doris Barrett of Dillsboro,
Deputy Grand Matron, and Ed
' Whilaker of Franklin, Deputy I
Grand Patron, will preside.
Over one hundred delegates are
expected from throughout the Dis
trict, which includes Chapters at
Glenville, Dillsboro, Highlands,
Franklin, Bryson City, Hayesville.
Murphy, Ranger, Andrews and
Robblnsville.
Several State officers are also |
expected to attend.
Luncheon will be served from 11
until 2 at the Shell Dining Room.
Lodge To Meet
A called meeting of Cherokee
Lodge, No 146, will be held in
the lodge hall Saturday night, be
ginning at 8 o'clock tor the par
pose of conferring the second de
gree, it was announced by Sam Da
vidson. Sam Cappe, worshipful
Master will preside.
Dr. J. C. Canipe
Is Evangelistic
Rally Speaker
The program committee on or
der of business for" the W. N. C.
Baptist Association has invited Dr.
J. C. Canipe, State Evangelistic
Secretary, to preach Tuesday, Au
gust 19. at 8 p. m.
According to the Rev. A. G.
Brooks, Associational Missionary,
Dr. Canipe will place emphasis on
?oul winning and definite deci- j
sions for Christ. Mr. Brooks says, i
"This evangelistic service will be !
a high-hour in the meeting " The I
meeting will be held at the Peach-1
ree church August 19 and 20.
Heretofore there has been no'
evening service at the association-1
al meeting. Dr. Canipe has al-1
-eady accepted the invitation of |
he program committee, and says t
he is highly pleaeed with the idea I
af a great evangelistic rally dur-'
ing the annual meeting. Dr. Ca
nipe wrote the following to Mr.
Brooks: "Your idea of a great
evangelistic service to climax the
association is a good one. You are J
he first in North Carolina to start:
that idea. 1 hope it will spread to
every association in our State."
Mr. Brooks says, "Every Baptist
should try to bring an unsaved |
person to this service with a |
prayer that each lost person will
be saved to serve the Christ as1
long as he shall live."
Murphy Ball Club
To Play Travel
4 ^sociation
Murphy Baseball Club will play
the Atlanta Travel Association at
the Murphy ball park Saturday at
1:15 p. m. announces Edward
Townson.
Mr. Townson says. "Thistwill be i
'he best came so far this year."
He said the Travel club won the
Georgia state championship this
year.
The lineup for Saturday even
ing's same is as follows: Huggins
and Hunt, pitchers; Cole, catcher:
Crawford, Hemphill, Hughes,
Brandon, Posey, Swann, Rogers,
Keener, Craig, and Sessoms.
Mr. Townson says, "A new
olayer, 'Nigger Joe', has been add
ed to the team. Come out and
watch him play."
"Victory Sundav"
To Be Observed
Jhe Rev. Floyd B. Clark, asso
ciational missionary for West Lib
erty Association, announces that
July 27 Is "Victory Sunday" for
the association when offerings will
be taken for the Baptist hospital.
A pastor-laymen's meeting will j
be held at Ranger church Mon-.
day, August 4, at 8 p. m. The Rev.
P. H. Hooker, pastor of Liberty
church will bring the inspirational
message, and the Rev. Calvin
Thompson the devotional.
/ Mr. Clark says he hopes some
from the association will be able
to attend the Home Missions Week
at Ridgecrest August 14 through
August 19.
The entire association will con
vene at Friendship church at Suit
August 18 for "A" Night. The Rev
J. C. Pipes, general missionary for
Western North Carolina will be
present.
Jimmie Cagle of Knoxville,
Tenn., is spending several weeks
with his grandmother, Mrs. Sallie
Queen.
P8 Degree Weather
Here Highest Yet
This summer's hottest weath
er hit Murphy and surrounding
areas Wednesday when the mer
cury rose to 98 decrees at 3:39
p. m. By 4:49 it fell to 97.
Tuesday was almost as warm
with a maximum readinc of 97
at 2 p. m. A small shower caused
the temperature to fall to 89 de
crees by 2:39 Tuesday.
.Maximum readincs civen by
John Manthey, Area Encineer
of the Hydraulic Division of
TV A, since last Wednesday are
as follows: Thursday 99, Friday
94. Saturday 91, Sunday 93,
Monday 94, and Tuesday 97.
The only relief seen by wea
ther officials for the near future
are showers which are expected
to brine only temporary relief.
The total rainfall for this area
for July is 1.85 inches, includ
ine the .12 inch which fell
Tuesday afternoon.
Brown Preaches
Revival Services
The Rev. Frank Brown, pastor
of Murphy Presbyterian Church,
will preach revival services at
Hayesville July 28 through August
3. All services will be held in the
evening with the exception of Sun
day, August 3.
At the Murphy church Sunday
at 11 a. m. Mr. Brown will preach
on "The Sacrament of Love and
Suffering". His evening topic at
7:30 will be "Our Father Which
Art In Heaven".
Sunday School will begin at 10
a. m. and the Young People's
meeting at 6:30 p. m.
Jerrv Ruth Smith
To Appear In
Folk Festival
Miss Jerry Ruth Smith has been
extended a special invitation by
Bascombe Lamar Lunsford to ap
pear on his 25th Annual Folk Fes
tival program August 7, 8 and 9
in City Auditorium. Asheville.
Mr. Lunsford organized and is
manager of the festival. He ex
tended the invitation to Miss
Smith on hearing her give sev
eral musical numbers at the Far
mers Federation Picnic Thursday.
July 17. Miss Smith will be one
of over 700 performers at the fes
tival.
Miss Smith was accompanied by
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. G
Smith.
Mrs. Brown Gives
Bible Study
Mrs. Frank Brown gave the in
tensive Bible Study. "The Holy
Spirit and Today", at the general
meeting of the Women of the Mur
phy Presbyterian Church Tuesday.
July 22.
The meeting was opened with
t+ie hymn, "Faith of Our Fathers",
followed by the devotional.
Mrs. W. A. Singleton was pro
gram leader on "Great Protestant
Leaders". Mrs. R. H Foard told
of the work of John J. Eagan.
The monthly emphasis, "Chris
tian Citizenship" was presented by
Mrs. Ann Phillips.
Mrs Lewis Hodg-es, president,
presided.
Methodists Begin
Revival August 3
A revival will begin at MUrphy
First Methodist Church August 3
and continue through August 10.
The Rev. Cecil G. Hefner, pastor
of First Methodist Church, Lin
coln ton, will bring the messages.
Services will be held at 8 p. m.
A School of Prayer will be con
ducted at the church August 5
through August 8 from 10 to 10:45
a. m.
Homecoming will be observed,
Sunday, August S. The Rev. Ralph j
Taylor, former pastor, will preach
at the morning service. The Rev.
L. B. Hayes, pastor of the Sylva
church, will conduct the 2:30 p
m. memorial service.
The pastor, the Rev. R. Delbert
Byrum, will Wing the message
this Sunday at 11 a. m. The topic
of his sermon Is "l)eepening the
Inner Life".
Sunday School will begin at
0r43 a. m. and Young Peoples'
meeting at 8:30 p. m. At 8 p. m. H.
C Buecfc. Judy Cook, Bobby Hem
bree and Nancy Sales will tall
about their' experiences at Camp
Tekoa, HendersonvlUe.
WNC Baptist Association
To Hold Session At Peachtree
Development Club
To Have Supper
The Unaka Community Devel
opment Club met Monday, July
21, with G. H. Farley, county
j agent
Plans were made to hold a pie
' supper on Tuesday, August 5.
Proceeds will be used for the
, school lunch room. Everyone is
I invited to attend.
After the business session the
group saw an educational picture
i County Council
Hears Sellers
Discuss X-Rays
The County Council met July 18
at 1:30 p. m. at the home agent's
office to hear F. W. Sellers of the
State Health Department give a
talk on free chest X-Ray to be
mad? in Murphy. August 5 through
September 3, and in nearly every
community during that time. He
urged everyone from 15 years and
up to take advantage of the free
service. Mr. Sellers told the group
that more older people have tuber
culosis than is usually realized.
Two n?w officers were elected:
Mrs. W E. Graham of the Ranger
club, president, and Mrs. A. G.
Smith of the Martins Creek Club,
vice-president.
On July 31 there will be a meet
ing in Miss Bishop's office to make
14 aprons that the county has been
asked to make for the National
Home Demonstration Council to be
held in Raleigh in October. Plans
were made for a Harvest Festival
November 22 to raise fAnds for
tkv council.
W. D. Townson, Jr., and Tom
Evans were in Washington, D. C?
last week They-were accompanied
home by Mr. and Mrs. John Car
ringer.
Legion Auxiliary
Installs Officers
Mrs. F M. Williams of Sylva,
fifth area vice-president of the
American Legion Auxiliary, in
stalled new officers of the Murphy
unit at impressive ceremonies at,
the meeting Thursday evening1
held in the Presbyterian Church'
educational building.
Mrs. Avis Hoover, retiring pres
ident. presided at a short business
session which was opened with the
auxiliary prayer by the chaplain,
] and reports on committees were
I
Mrs. Hoover introduced Mrs.
Wiilams who gave a resume of the
convention held in June in Dur
ham, followed by a round table
discussion.
Mrs. Ruth Cheney, sergeant at
arms, called the new officers to
be installed, who were charged
with their duties, and the mem
bers were likewise charged to sup
port the officers, and the gavel
was presented to Mrs. Nellie Tay
lor, new president. Other officers
installed were Mrs. Myrtle Evans,
vice-president; Mrs. Meredith
Green, secretary, Mrs. Mary Mes
ser, treasurer, Mrs. Bertha Rob
erts, chaplain, Mrs. Roslyn Bur
gess, historian and Mrs. Ruth
Cheney, sergeant at arms.
Mrs. WilTlams was presented a
corsage on arrtVal, and a gift from
the auxiliary. Mrs. Hoover was
presented the past president pin
Mrs. Monteith of Sylva was a
guest. ,
Walter Caivinfer sang sgveral
numbers with Mrs Jack Foard at
the piano.
A social hour followed the pro
gram. Hostesses were Mrs. Evans,
Mrs. Mildred Palmer and Mrs.
Celia O'Dell. Seventeen members
and four guests were present.
The 68th session of the Western
North Carolina Baptist Associa
tion will open at Peachtree Bap
list Church Tuesday. August 19.
end end August 20. The theme for
this session is "Magnifying the
Churoh".
The Rev. A. B. Lovell will be
moderator. The two-day session
will open at 6:30 a. m. August 19
with the Rev. Jack Palmer reading
scripture and offering prayer.
Clarence Hendrix will bring the
welcome.
At 10:20 associational officers
will bring reports showing how
Christ is magnified in this asso
ciation. Charles Carringer. clerk,
will report. The Rev. A. B. Lovell
will tell about the work of the
executive committee, and Miss
Addie Mae Cooke will present the
treasurer's report. Reports by the
Rev. A. G. Brooks, associational
missionary, and Mrs. Charles Mc
Donald, Associational Missions
Committee, will follow.
Dr. W, A. Hoover will give a re
port on the Baptist Hospital at
10:55, followed by a hospital mes
sage,by Dr. W. K. McGee. Special
music will be given by Murphy
First.
At 11:25 the annual'sermon will
be delivered by the Rev. Robert
Barker. The Rev. J. Alton Morris
will be the alternate.
The Rev. J. L. Postell will begin
the afternoon program with scrip
ture reading and prayer at 1:35
At 1:40 the following repdrts will
be made showing how the church
it magnified in organization: W
M. U? Mrs. Elmer Childers: Sun
day School, Cyrus C. White;
Training Union, Mrs. Carl West.
The Rev. W. A. deter Mil speak .
on "PofcHe Morals" SP 2:10, and
will be followed "by special itausic
presented by Andrews First.
Reports to follow Mr. Cloer's
sermon are: Baptist Home for the
Aging, Mrs. Joe Hamilton at 2:35;
Allied Church League, the Rev. J.
Alton Morris. The association will
adjourn the afternoon session at
Mass X-Ray burvey
To Begin August 5
Mobile X-ray Units will begin
' taking X-ray piotures of the chest
. area on August 5 and continue in
the Cherokee, Clay, and Graham
Health District until September 3.
This chest X-ray service is made
possible by the District Health De
partment, county commissioners
and tuberculosis committees of
Cherokee, Clay and Graham coun
ties in conjunction with the North
Carolina State Board of Health.
All organizations encourage every
one 15 years of age and older to
take advantage of this opportuni
ty now available for the first time.
Dr. Donlan, district health offi
cer, stated, "Children over four
and under fifteen who have been
contacts of cases of tuberculosis,
may be referred for an X-ray at
the Mobile Unit by family doctor
or the Public Health Nurse. Chil
dren not referred will not be X
rayed because there is little tuber
culosis among children of these
ages. Tuberculosis is a disease of
adult life, and it continues into old
age Therefore, adults should be
X-rayed every year."
The health officer also stated.
"If tuberculosis is present, a chest
X-ray will usually show it even
before there are any symptoms.
The great advantage of finding a
case of tuberculosis early is that
it can" be cured in a comparatively
short time and there is little dan
ger of its spreading to other mem
bers of the family and friends."
Dr. Donlan said. "Conditions,
such as a cyst or tumor, cancer
of the lung or enlarged heart, may
also be detected by the X-ray.
Everyone will receive a written re
port from his X-ray after two or
three weeks."
Dr. Donlan urges everyone to'
remember the important facts: it
is free; no undressing is required;
it takes only two minutes; and
everyone receives his written re
Dort.
Tuesday evening magnifying the
church in soul-winning will be em
phasized. The Rev George Pulll
um will open the meeting at 7:30
with scripture and prayer. John
Gill will bring the brotherhood
report at 7:40, and the Rev. J. A.
Richardson, Jr., will bring the
evangelism report at 7:55. Special
music will preceed the sermon by
the Rev. J. C. Canipe. After bene
diction the association will ad
journ until Wednesday morning.
The Rev. Boyd Hogsed will open
Wednesday's session at 9:30 a. m.
with scripture and prayer. Charles
Carringer will give a digest of
church letters at 9:40, to be follow
ed by election of officers and mis
cellaneous business.
Reports will follow showing how
the church Is magnified through
the Baptist program. They are as
follows: Home Missions. P. G.
Ivie, 10:10; State Missions, Joe
Myers. 10:20; Stewardship mes- ?
sage, the Rev. J. C. Pipes, 10:30;
Foreign Missions, the Rev. Earl "
Cable. 10:50; Cooperative program,
the Rev. Lester Stower Special
music by Truett Memorial Chore hi
will then preceed "The Baptist
Program of Advance" by Dr. M.
A. Huggins.
The afternoon session will be
opened by the Rev. Clifford
George at 1:35. Mrs. J. A. Rich
ardson. Jr.. will speak on "Min
isters' Retirement Plan" at 1:49,
to be followed by a report on the
orphanage by the Rev. Fred B
Lunsford, representative. At 2:10
committee reports will be made as
follows: new churches, Truett,
home, time and place, resolutions,
honoring our dead, Harve Mulkey.
At 2:40 reports on magnifying
the church through Christian edu
cation will be as follows: Chris
tian Literature, Miss Addle Mae
Cooke; Christian Schools, the
Rev. Marvin Hampton.
Special music at 3 p. m will be
presented by the Peachtree church.
At 3:05 Dr. PhilUp Elliott Will
bring a message on Christian edu
cation. which will adjourn the aea
?ion.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvtn Buchanan
were guests of the Rev. and Mrs.
f. Earl Ogg In Bristol,
Mass X-Ray Survey
SCHEDULE or STOPS
Time: 10 A. M. to 4 P. M. unless otherwise designated
Cherokee County
I
Murphy . August 5 to September 3
(Except Sundays and Mondays)
Ranger School August 5
Marble ...... August 5 and 6
Culberson August 6
Martins Creek ?. August 7
Andrews August 7 to August 1*
(Except Sunday and Monday)
Peaohtree School August 8
Prison Camp August 9
Shoal Creek Baptist Church August 29 and SO
Liberty Baptist Church September 2
Htwasaee Dam September 3
Clay County
Ogden School August 12 and 13
Shooting Creek ,. . August 14 and 15
HayesvlMe ? August 16 to August 28
(Except Sundays and Mondays)
Graham County
Stecoah School , August 16
Robbinsville August 18 to September 2
(Except Sundays and Mondays) u