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VACATION i, the Mountains Sift CMfffufett fiwirt Population CllCROKEE COl'NTV. 18.294 MURPHY, 2,433 ANDREWS, 1.397 VOLUME 82?NUMBER 7 \ MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY. AUGUST 28. 1952 *. C- TWELVE PAGES THIS Wti h Local FHA To Make Disaster Loans N The Secretary of Agriculture' has designated all counties in Vorth Carolina as areas in which Disaster Loans may b? made. This announcement was made this week by S. S William*. County Supervis or in charge of the Farmers Home Administration's program in Cher ckee and Clay Counties. According to estimates made by C, H. Farley. Cherokee County ?? gent, the corn crop has been cut at least S3 percent, hay 80 to 65 per cent, tobacco about 30 percent, truck crops 50 percent or more. The county agent said those who had hay or corn crops 'n the bottoms were not hit as o-n-erely as those on uplands. He said this damage is* a severe blow to this county, as farmers have bad to import some feed even dur ing lush yean. Farley pointed out that there are no commercial truck crops in this county. The disaster loans are available to eligible farmers who have suf fered substantial crop losses be cause of drought or hailstorm damage In areas where pastures I and feed crops have, been badly dnmaged or destroyed by the re cent prolonged drought the Far mers Home Administration Is pre pared to cooperate fully with oth er agricultural agencies and eligi ble farmers In an effort to Imme diately meet the need for feed that will be required to keep de sirable productive livestock on farms that otherwise would have 'o be sold because of the lack of feed. This agency is also prepared to render immediate assistance to eligible farmers who find it nec essary to re-seed or renovate pas tures that have been substantially damegrti or destroyed by the ex tended period of excessive dry weather and extreme high tem perature. Pays Tribute To Martin E. Denash i By GEORG BIDSTROUP i Martin E. Denash came unob trusively into the Brasstown Com munity a little over three years ago seeking health and inspiration. He v.'2s a rare Englishman who chose the United States as his adopted land and served it bravely and loy ally in World War 1 and II. Prior to coming to Brasstown he and Mrs. Denash had lived in Waynesville for a year and a half. They were attracted to Brasstown by the John C Campbell Folk School with which they became as sociated on a part-time basis, he "teacfc'ng mechanical drawing and alli?d subjects and she as a pho tographer of professional skill. But Mr. D-ncsh was more than a teacher. He was a man of cultivat ed tastes and disciplined mind, who loft his impress on the total life of the school and added to an understanding and ipplication of its philosophy of friendly coopera tion and abundant living. Mr. Denash's death on Sunday, Augu.-t 17. means a serious loss not only to the- Folk School but also to the culture and vital con cerns of the entire community. Time will register this loss with an increasing appreciation of what Martin Denash was and had to of fer in human understanding and community progress. Brasstown is indeed fortunate to have had in its midst such a rare gentleman of high quality. As such he will live lr. the hearts and minds of those who knew him more intimately. ! Howell Released Under $300 Bond Billy King Howell, charged with assault, has been released under a $300 bond. Howgll, according to Buren Grant, chief deputy sheriff, and Gilbert Stiles, pummeled each other with truck standards last week. Grant said the two had disa greed over a hone trade. Stiles was released from Murphy Gener al Hospital Wednesday, August 17. Howell has waived preliminary hearing. The alleged argument occurred at Stiles' raoidenoe on Martins Carver 'itiM mils itsi iliiiiii i i t ? I Mr. Williams said that before iissster loans can be approved the 'armer must show: That they have uffered substantial losses: that 'hey cannot obtain credit from pri- j .ate sources; that the government 'oan can be paid from farm in-1 ome; and that the loan will not? be used for conversion from one | type of farming to another. This authority does not include ' purchase of hay and other feed j a' reduced prices or as a partial, ?i-yment by the government. The Fanners Home Administra-! lion's office serving Cherokee County is located in the Court House in Murphy. Baptist Circles Discuss Europe Mae Perry Circle of First Bap-! list Church, Murphy, met with Mrs. Lloyd 'Hendrix at her home at Peachtree Tuesday afternoon, j August 26, at 2:30 p. m. Mrs. Ben Mann was In charge | of'the program. The opening hymn was "Jesus Shall Reign", followed j by prayer by Mrs. Hendrix. Mrs. j W C. Kinney gave the devotional, Missionary Commands of Jesus", j 'allowed by a prayer by Mrs. J. H McCall. who is the new W. M. L". president. Mrs. J. Alton Morris discussed 'Consider Europe". After the program Mrs. Hendr'x, bcrs present. Far.nie Heck Circle met at First 3 ptist Church, Murphy, Tuesday. August 26. at 2:30 p. m. with Mrs. . C-eod Bates and Mrs. B. L. Fox serving as hostesses. Th? hymn, "Ready to Go", was ?ung. Mrs. Creed Bates gave the U rational. and Mrs Fox discussed h? program topic. "Consider Eur ope". Miss Sally Morris sang a ; solo, "Be Still, My Soul". . A social hour followed the pro- j gram, and the hostesses served refreshments. | ? V Miss Cooke Feted At Snrorise Partv Members of First Baptist Church. Murphy, gave a surprise pcrty for Miss Addie Mae Cooke in the church basement after grayer meeting Wednesday even-1 ing. August 27. The room was decorated with several arrangements of summer! - u t flowers. Refreshments o f punch and cookies were served while the honoree opened her girts Those who poured punch t were Mrs. W. A. Hoover, Mrs. Flon- : trie Sherrtll and Mrs. Effle Hyatt.' Others assisting with refreshments were Mrs. W. C. Messer and Mrs. i Lloyd Hendrlx. The Rev. J. Alton Morris made a farewell address on behalf of i the church. He especially com-1 mended Miss Cooke for her work with 'the Bealtown Mission and other church activities, and for* the kind of newspaper she pub- j lishes. Prior to this occasion Miss Cooke was a dinner gue9t in the! home of the Rev. and Mrs. Morris, j Presbyterians Hear Mrs. Bueck Mrs. H. Bueck gave an Informa tive talk on her recent trip to Mexico City at the general meet ing of the Women of the Presby terian Church which was hid Tuea-' day, August 20. at 8 p. m. In the Sunday School assembly room. Mr*. Lewis Hodges presided at a short business session prior to Mrs Bueck's talk. Announce Holiday Officials at the poat office, bank, library, and draft board have an nounced they will close for the La bor Day holiday, Monday. Septem ber 1. The majority of busl: placet plan to operate as usual. ALL-DAT 8 BRVICC An all-day dedication will be held at Power Company Buys Radio Sets The N^Titahala Power and Light ?tympany hu recently purchased fifVw? f*tHW?y radio communica tion s*ts and will begin operating its V1-**' system of communication as s$x>n 85 the radio operator's per mits ar<? received from the Fed eral Communications Commission, according to an announcement made ~ecently by H H. Gnuse, Jr., Vice-P'esi<tent of the Company. The ne'v equipment is being in tailed, H said, for the purpose af providing'1 better service to |he customers this are and to fa cilitate ro'tine and emergency re pair work The siort wave radio network consists "f twelv^ combination transmittd"-receiver mobile sets which arc affixed to the various service afd maintenance trucks and engi?oers' cars throughout the service area; and three fixed stations at the Franklin Office. Nantahala Power House and Thorpe Pow House, respectively. The anterna at Franklin is ap P"oximatoy 2100 ft. above sea lev el. the roe at Nantahala is mount ed atcp the surge tank and has an elctatlon of about 3050 ft. and the T.torpe antenna is located at the Jhorpe dam and is nearly 3600 ft aSnve sea level The three fixed 'tatlms. says Mr. Gnuse, should perr-it communication to any point within the service area, and for short distances the mobile sets can communicate directly with e;.rn other. The assigned frequency of these fts is 37.7 megacycles and each set has a power output of 50 watts which should provide coverage within a twenty mile radius in this mountainous area, says Mr. Gnuse. With this new system of commu nication, it was pointed out. ser vice calls can be handled quicker and more efficiently by radioing a service truck in the area. -ninating considerable travel time ari expense. Also, maintenance work will be greatly facilitated by th-> maintenance men in different locations being able to talk to one another while the work is in pro gress. Another interesting feat ure about this installation, according to the Company engineers, Is that in case of a power failure at any of the fixed stations, an automatic dfvice starts a gasoline or diesel generator so that the radios can still be operated in any kind of emergency. The mobile units are battery operated. The Nantahala Power and Light Company officials state that this investment i n equipment was made so that the Company could 'ontlnus to supply Its more than 10,000 customers with dependable el-ctric service frafters 4-H'ers To Meet Saturday Four-H Club members, crafters and 4-H leaders will meet Satur day. August 30, at 9 a. m. at the courthouse for a corn shuck work shop. Crafters and leaders are assist ing the 4-H members in learning corn shuck crafts to exhibit and demonstrate at the State Fair Oc tober 13 through 18 at Raleigh. Mrs. Frances Puett. assistant home agent, says many useful as well as decorative articles may be made from corn shucks, such as scrub brushes, table mats, sun porch mate, baskets, chair bottoms, handbags, head bands, many types of dolls, corsages and bracelets. She points out that these arti cles can be made from a material that would in most instances be discarded. The Cherokee County Home Demonstration Club will have corn ?huck orafts as their exhibit at the fair, and a number of 4-H'ers will demonstrate weaving, chair bottoming, making of dolls and, mate in tbc county's booth. Thus far nineteen people have attended the workshop. Robt Montgomery To Preach Sunday Robert Montgomery, student! supply of the Hayesvllle Presby terian Church, will preach at the Murphy Pi ariiyterian Church Sun day at 11 a. m. and 7:80 p. m., in the absence of the pastor, the Rev Frank Brown, who is vacationing In Mississippi Sunday School will at 10 a. m. ' HHHHH ADDIE MAE COOKE Named In "Who's Who In South And Southwest" Miss Addie Mae Cooke, publish er and editor of THE CHEROKEE SCOUT and publisher of THE AN DREWS JOURNAL, is listed in the 19^! edition of "Who's Who in the South and Southwest" which has just come off the press. The publication Is a biographi cal dictionary of noteworthy men and women of the Southern and Southwestern States. Biographees have been painstakingly searched out who fall under the unique measures of reference incidence carefully assembled at large ex pense by the publishers, but no fee is required from the blographee it lection being made and infor mation furnished at invitation ol the publisher. Miss Cooke was cited for hei work In the newspaper field, wort with the Baptist denomination, and her work with the Red Cross and community organizations. Mtes Cooke will assume the po ?'iton of Dean of Women at Cho v;n College, Murfreesboro, It September. Hobart McKeever Named Chairman Hobart L McKeever of Murphy has been appointed chairman for Cherokee County - of the John Motley Morehead Foundation pro am for awarding scholarships to the University of North Carolina o graduates of high schools and preparatory schools. Mr. McKeever was presented his commission at a recent meet ing of the county chairman in Chape' Hill. Morehead scholarships hereto fore have been available only to graduate students. The undergraduate scholarships , <111 be valued at $1,250 a year for one year, but will be subject to I newal These will be available 1 for the fall term of 1953, but ap plication must be in the hands of he county committee by Novem ber 15. The scholarships will be awarded next February 15. Applications will be considered I first by the county committee and then by the district committees and the central committee at Chapel Hill for recommendation to he Foundation's trustees. The scholarship fund of the Morehead Foundation is valued at approximately S3 000,000. Tho Morehead scholarship fund ?<as est blished by John Motley Morehead of New York, distin guished University alumnus of the class of 1891, who In 1946 created 'he Morehead Foundation, which uas also given the University the 13.000.000 Morehead Building and he Planetarium. A native of Spray and member of a distin guished line of pioneers and builders in' the advancement of 'his State, Mr. Morehead has chieved an international reputa tion as industrialist, chemist, and engineer. He is a former Minister 'o Sweden. Town Destroys Bull Moose Pen This week workmen have beer removing the small park in th< 'enter of Murphy, commonlj known as the bull moose pen. The decision to do away wit! 'he park was made at a call meet 'ng of the Town Board August 21 The motion was presented by Rob Easley and seconded by J. N Boling to adopt plan A as sub mitted by State Traffic Engineer Robert A. Burch, in regard to re moving the park. The plan as submitted by Mr Burch recommended the remova of the entire enclosure and instal ling traffic islands and a four-wa; 'rcffic light at the intersection. It was decided to remove tb -??ati?? to a location directly ii front of the library, instead of ii one corner of the square as rec ommended by Mr. Burch. Workmen have already removei the wall, fountain, grass am shrubbery The shrubbery Ha been planted around the court house. Fair Association Buvs Show Case A new show cose has been pur chasqd by the Cherokee Count; "air Association to be used at thi vear's fair, says C. R. Freed. Three rases were purchased lai \ ear. All have a mirror in the had "?h'.eh reflects the articles to b displayed. Mrs. Frances Puett, home agent rays th? cases will be used thi year for a forestry display, and fa display foods and crafts. Fall Weather Berins In Countv The feel of fall has been in tin air this week with lower temper* tures. The maximum recorded to Cherokee County was 88 laa Thursday, with the lowest, a read ing of S3, Tuesday morning. Other readings are as follows Friday 88, Saturday 88, Sunday 8! Monday 81 and Tuesday 83. Thefre has been no rainfall wtt! 1 the exception of,a trace on Friday litjUf. *. 1? 514 Vote To Make Cherokee County Soil District In the soil election held recent ly to decide whether to make Cherokee County a soil conserva tion district 514 voted for and 6 against, announces G. H. Farley, county agent. The results will be sent to the State Committee which will de cide whether sufficient interest has been shown to warrent estab lishing such a district here. The State Committee will ap i point two directors, in the event, the district is established, to serve until December when an election will be held to elect three direc tors. The directors, who will be county men, may request assis tance from the soil conservation service. To Have Memorial Service For Sims A memorial service for Claude I Sims, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul J Sims, who was killed in Korea V j September 5. 1950, will be held at a the regular meeting of the Ameri I can Legion Auxiliary on Septem * ber 4. at 7:30 p. m. in the Sunday k School assembly room of the Pres e byterian Church Capt. Frank W. Swan of An drews will be the guest speaker. Mrs. Nellie Taylor, president will a preside. Carringer To Sing "Favorite" Songs Walter Carringer. tenor, of Mur phy and New York will present a e concert at Murphy School audlto i- rlum Tuesday, September 2. at 8 r p. m. He will be accompanied by ?1 Mrs. J. W. Davidson at the piano. I-1 Mr. Carringer's program of "All-Time Favorite" songs, will be i:' sponsored by the Murphy Recrea I, tlon Department. Mr. Carringer ) says he will aing light classics, sev h eral numbers by r. folk songs and pog Cherokee County Amvets Organize Approximately 50 World War II< v eterans met in the Cherokee County Courthouse Friday, Au gust 22, to organize local veterans Temporary officers were elect ed as follows: Commander. John Vlorley; First Lieutenant. Hugh Hvnsley; Second Lieutenant, M. L. Williams; Third Lieutenant, Don ald Ramsey; Adjudant. Pearlie Kephart; finance officer, Leon Kimsey; judge advocate. Hornet Carter; service officer. Pete Stal oup; public relations officer. Don ald Ramsey; chaplain, Newell Mc Donald; provost marshal!, Grady Carringer; surgeon general. Fred McDonald; Stalcup. historian; C M director. Carl Ledford. Tl.e group discussed a petition lo obtain a referendum in North Carolina cn the issue of whether veterans of World War 1, II, and the Korean conflict of this state should b? paid a bonus. Ramsey ays the petition has already had several hundred signers in this area. Permanent officers will be elec 'ed at the next meeting Friday, August 29. at 7;30 p. m. 50 People Attend Heme Club Picnic Sixty people attended the Bell view and Martins Creek Home Demonstration annual picnic at Bellview Community House Tues day, August 26, at 7 p m. Miss Edna Bishop was in charge of the program. The picnickers saw a movie entitled "Com Meal Enrichment". J. F. Weaver, a mil ler in the community, gave a talk on the enrichment program. The group heard the Old Tim ers String Band. Grady Smith. Jerry Ruth Smith, Omle Smith and Tom Ellington: the Chastain Sis ers. Darleene and Jean, who gave duets: Bill Hatchett. who gave -eadings and played the French N-rp. Martha Chastain. who gave t vocal solo, and Jerry Ruth Smith, whc played several accord 'an solos. 1,559 Are Enrolled In Murphy Schools, 2,109 In County Cherokee County schools open ed Wednesday with an enrollment of 1,559 in the Murphy schools and approximately 2.100 in the county schools. H. Bueck, Murphy schools su perintendent, gave the enrollment as follows: Elementary 875, high school 512, Texana 110, and To motla 62. Lloyd Hendrix. county schools superintendent, said all enroll ments have not been turned in, but estimated that there are at least 2,100 enrolled in the county schools. TEACHER?Mrs J D. Malonee who left this week for Lenoir vhere she has accepted a position )i the Lenoir city schools. Mrs Malonee has taught for several years in the Murphy high school. Schedule Four Games For Labor Day Week-End Murphy Baseball Club has four games scheduled for this week end, three at home and one in Cleveland, Tenn. The local team will play in Cleveland Saturday at 8:15 p. m. Sunday they will take on For est Park of Atlanta. Ga., at 2:30 p. m., and Monday they have a dou .ble-header scheduled with Forest Park at 1 p. m. and 7:45 p. m. This is the second time this year that the Murphy teamsters have played a double-header with For est Park. The other time they each won one game. The lineup is as follows: Boh Huggins. Shag Hunt, Dug Cole Jack Crawford, Bill Brannon, Ike Olson, Ed Rogers, Wayne Palmer. Wood row Hemphill, Larry Posey Dub Sherrill and Ted Sesson "This Way" To Be Morris' Message "This Way" will be the sermon message brought by "the Rev. J. Alton Morris, pastor of First Bap tist Church, Murphy, at 11 a. m. worship services Sunday. His evening topic at 7:30 will be "An Impossible Silence". Sunday School will begin at 9:45 a. m., Bealtown Mission service at 2:30 p. m? prison camp Sunday School at 3 p. m., prison camp worship service at 4 p. m., and training union at 7 p. m. j Sunday School Workers Coun cil will meet at the church at 7:31 p. m. Tuesday. The regular prayer meeting will be held at 7:30 Wed nesday. 6/656 X-Rays Mad In Health District Six thousand six hundred am fifty-six X-rays have been taker In the Cherokee-Graham-Clay Dis trict through Saturday. August 23 Of this number 4,297 were X-ray ed tn Cherokee County. Officials say this is far short of the expected number. They urge people in thia county who have not done so to come to the mobile unit in Murphy. Officials who have worked lc the three counties are Mr. and Mrs. Ma loom B. Lam of Salisbury Miss Margaret Lyon of Elizabeth town. Miss Elsie Lewis of Fair mont, Tony Hlnnant of Wilming ton, Miss Helen Gregion of Sou thern Pines and Frank Sanford of Greensboro. Flay Sellers, healti educator, of Cherryville came ti this district before the others k let people know about Uie fret health service. Sellers has no* gone to another section of thi state. Two local girls who ars aspr int as clerks at the unit sUtiOMt 'n Murphy Kl! patrick Gibbs, Bueck Win First Prize In Soap Box Derby Ed Glbbs wm the driver of the i winning wagon In the Soap Box Derby held in Murphy Wednesday. ? August 20. Glbbs and H. C. Bueck I built the wagon. They were sward , ed a $80 Savings Bond. Bill Adams, second place wtn ? iter, was awarded a $10 Savings ? Bond. Third place winner, E. O. ? Gaddls, was presented a $8 Sav t Ings Bond. i This third annual derby was ) sponsored by the Murphy Recre t ation Department under the dlrec i tlon of Irvtn Greene, r said six wa] > because of , Greene said the ? Jointly by OH I I
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