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ruwt c C ^ VACATION in the Mountains Population i COUNTY, 18,204 MIRPHY, 2,413 ANDREWS. 1,397 VOLUME 62?M M BEE ? MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, SEPT. II, 1?52 TWELVE PAGES THIS K i.LK County Fair Opens With Dairy Show The 25th annual Cherokee Coun- ? ty Agricultural Fair sponsored by the Cherokee County Mutual Fair Association, Inc. opened Monday, September 8, and continues to the 13th. Monday and Tuesday were spent putting booths and exhibit halls in order and placing exhibits. All exhibits were in place by 5 p. m. Tuesday. Nantahala Grade Dairy Show took plae? Tuesday. A total of 69 an mals were shown. They were judged by the Danish system, with blue red and white ribbons given, every animal receiving a ribbon. Gnce Brown if Macon County received first prize for best show manship. The best fitted animal was shown by Howard McClure of Clay County. Cherokee, Clay, Ma con and Towns County, Ga., par ticipated in the show. Competition also is open to Graham County and Union County, Ga. F. R. Farnham, extension dairy specialist, N. C. State College, Ra leigh, was master of ceremonies. Judges were Frank Fitch, ex tension dairyman of the Georgia State College, Athens, Ga., George Hyatt, extension dairv specialist. State College, Raleigh, showman ship; J A Arey, in charge of dai ry extension department, Raleigh, and Sam Mendenhall, Macon County farm agent. i Dr. E. Elliott from the South eastern Artificial Breeders' Asso ciation, Asheville, presented addi tional 2>lue. red and white ribbons to all animals the result of artifi cial insemination. Almost half of those shown were of this group. Judging of exhibit halls and poultry, and dairy cattle took place Wednesday. Exhibit halls were open to the public at S p. m. j First prize for grand champion Jersey dairy bull, and the grand champion cow went to A. Q. Ket ner. second to J> W. Hatchett. I In the Guernsey class A. Q. Ket ner placed first on the dairy bull; H. N. Wells, second. I Junior calf, A. Q. Ketner first, Emory Shields second, and Ran dolph Shields, third Senior oalf, Ketner, first, Dick Ke*rt?r second and third. Junior yearling, Randolph Shields, first, Ketner, second. H. N. Wei's third. Srnlor yearling. Ketner first, H. N. Wells, second. Yours cow, Randolph Shields f*??t. FV'ner, second. Aged cow. " firrt, Shields second. Wells Cisi. i On rn'msls exhibited in 4-H and dl'-Mon first places went to "'Ills, Harry Arrowood eni Dick Ketner, second to Boone Uriep The Cherokee County Guernsey Breeders Association donated the Wrr-ln- prizes; Best fitted, show halter and brush, W. C. Arrowood; Rhovmrnshtp, show halter to Ran dolph Shields. Get of Sire, $10. first. $5, sec ond, to A. Q. Ketner. Officers of the Fair Association are: Luther Dockery, president; H E. Bishop, vice-president; C. R. Freed, secretary-treasurer, W. D. "'"ownson, Mrs. J. Franklin Smith, W. S. Dickey, Lewis King and Glenn Patton .directors. , Department superintendents are: Luther Dockery, field crops; J. H. Hampton, horticulture; A. B. Stal cup. dairy cattle; W. D. Townaon, beef cattle; Noah Hembree, sheep; Bill Stiles, bogs; Wayne Abarna thy, poultry; Mrs. B. W. Whitfield, flowers; Mrs. J. H. Hampton, home pisdueis* Mrs. J. L. Hall, pantry supplies; Mrs. R. M. Adkins, house TUndahlngs; Mrs. Clarence Sim onda, clothing; Mrs. B. E. Warner, handicrafts, Barbara Barton, girls' and bags' 4-H Clubs. will be continued VFW Plan Meet The VFW will meet Thursday, September It, at the courthouse at 7:30 p. m. tor the purpose at In stalling permanent atfkers and All Pioneer Outfit Attracts Crowd A professional pioneer driving a | covered wagon drawn by four gray donkeys created a lot of excite ment here Friday when he and his I outfit rolled into town. A number of merchants, shop pers and others paused in their tasks long enough to crowd around Orville Ewing, a small wrinkled man of 64. his wagon, donkeys, goats, dog and bantam rooster Onlookers were fascinated by a coat standing on the back of one donkey, a dog lying on the back of another, and a rooster standing on a third. Items such as water cans, a stove pipe sticking out of one side of the wagon and pro vls'ons for Orvllle and his animals were Inspected by the crowd, while Orville sold postcards. He says he feeds himself and his ani mals on proceeds from the cards. Orville started his travels in 1938 after he had the idea of such an outfit for the World's Fair at San Francisco scheduled for 1939. Originally a painter and artist and a native of Colorado, Orville first i used two ox calves to pull the wagon, but he says they got too old. The donkeys are named Bes sie, Moxie, Mary and Chattahoo chee. The goat which rides one of the donkeys is named Groundhog, the rooster is Shanghai and the dog, Enchilada. ? Painted on the side of the wagon is "The pid West Still Lives'. Or ville and his caravan have travel ed in 30 states. He says he travels approximately 3,000 nailes annu ally, . and that Ma earavan a travel about ten miles daily. Tanned and wearing a red wool Jacket, Orville said he is now beaded toward Florida because "It's gettln' cold up here in these hills". He plans to go as far as Asheville and then turn south. Be fore going through Georgia, how ever, Orville says he'll have to ob tain permission from authorities because of the outbreak of vesicu lar exanthema, a swine disease similar to hoof and mouth disease In cattle, in that state. Mountain Valley Co-op Property Is To Be Sold Mountain Valley Co-op proper ty known as the Creamery will be sold Monday, September 15. Bids must be submitted to W. Frank Forsyth, Trustee, under seal a companied by a five percent cash deposit, before noon on the teal day. This sale includes two rock buildings, one garage, and adjoin ing lands, and all creamery and bottling equipment located in the buildings, as well as the delivery trucks, all located one mile south at Brasstown. A second sale will be held Wed nesday. September 17. This sale will be at public auction and will include all assets of the'Co-op mm located In Brasstown. The trustee reports the public Is invited and that many bargains will be offer ed. All sajes will be subject to the approval of the United States Dis trict Court October 3 at a hear ing before the Referee in Bank ruptcy in Asheville. Baptists To Take Religious Census A religious census will be taken the Peach tree community Sun y by the Psechtres Memorial iptist Church beginning at 3 p. Special music vHU be given by the church choir at morning ear-1 vices Sunday Music will be under | the direction 6t Miss Dale S? deth. The pastor's subjects for Sunday morning and evening are "Memorials to God" and "Five TMngs That God Does Mot Know". The ladies of the W. M. U. wHl I sell lunehee at the Towneoo rattle ?ale Wednesday. September it. Abe Zimmerman Is Injured In Auto Accident Ab? Zimmerman received head njuries. bruises and cuts when the car he was driving left the road -an Highway 64 east and plunged .town the enbankment at Laney's curve. Zimmerman was taken to Petrie Hospital where be received treat ment The accident occurred Fri "tty. Sptember 5, at 6:05 p. m. ? Zimmerman lives in the Peachtree -emmunity. The car received extensive dam age. It was completely covered by insurance. Rural Newcomers Invited To Fair Newcomers to rural North Caro 'lns during the past year will again be guests of the N. C. State Fair in 1952. says Robert W Shof fner. assistant director of the State College Extension Service. Free tickets good for gate admis sion any one day of Fair Week October 14-18 will be sent to all who request them end who qualify as "new farm citizens." Shoffner, who is assistant to Dr. j J. S. Dorton in the management of i the Fair, stated that all members of a family who moved to a North Carolina farm from another state or foreign country since October 15, 1951 are eligible to receive the complimentary tickets. The names of the "rural newcomers" may be submitted by card or letter to: Manager, N. C. State Fair, Box 1388, Raleigh, either by a member of the family or by one of their friend* or neighbors. "Requests should include the names of all members of the fam ily, and their address," Shoffner said, "and agricultural workers are invited to submit Hats of all new farm families with whom they are working on the local level. We want to welcome these rural new comers to North Carolina, and what better way can it be done than to invite them to the Fair, the biggest event held anually anywhere In the State from the standpoint of attendance and par ticipation." The Extension Service and Fair leader explained that when names are received, the number of tickets requested will be forwarded to the farm or home agent in the county where the new family has settled. The "Newcomers" will be written "here to pick them up after lden 'tfytng themselves and satisfying the county agents that they are bona fide new farm citizens. Shoffner said that requests should be received before October 7 to insure distribution of the tickets In time for the Fair. Burrus Announces1 Employ Physically Handicapped Week Jack Burrus, manager of the Cherokee-Clay Employment office, announces that National Employ tla Physically Handicapped Week is scheduled for October 5 through 11. Burrus says from January 1. '.940, to July 1 of this year, the Federal-State employment service m^de some 2,400.000 placements cf physically handicapped workers In nonagricultural employment. During this 12 and one-half-year peTiod. additional hundreds of thousands of workers with disa bilities found employment through other sources. Mr. Burrus says according to the Office of Vocational Rehabili tation, the men and women who | overcaine helplessness in 1951 , added more than 100 million man , hours to the Nation's productive I effort. More than 10,000 went in | to skilled trades aiyl essential occupations. About half of those who went to work after being re habilitated had been dependent upon their families. The rehabilitated group increas ed Ks earnings from $16 million I to $116 million a year and It is | estimated that within 4 years thes-? men and women will pay back to the Federal Treasury in ( income taxes all the $21 million | of Federal money spent for the ' entire vocational rehabilitation program In 1951! A special Task Force on the ! Handicapped, in a report to the Office of Defense Mobilization, emphasizes that 2 million men and women can be added to the labor ! force if only rehabilitation ser ! vices are made available to them. I Burrus says the Immediate task I la this: We .must get }oba for the i 40,000 disabled veterans who are ! now looking for work, 150,000 cl I villans now being rehabilitated, 50,000 men who are undergoing | veterans' rehabilitation right now, i and the undetermined number of people with handicaps who do not ' q u a M f y for rehabilitation?but who also cannot get jobs. Message Is "Your Money Is You" The Rev, R. Delbert Byrum, pas tor, First Methodist Church, Mur phy, announces that his 11 a. m. sermon message Sunday will be "Your Money Is You". His even ing topic will be "You Wouldn't Hurt God. Would You?". Sunday School will meet at 9:45 a. m. and the Youth meeting will be held at 6 p. m. The pastor will speak on "The Religion of Healthy-Mindedness" at the Midweek Service Wednes day at 7:30 p. m. 6,360 Attend Fields Of Wood Program A total of 6,360 persons register ed at Fields of the Wood near Murphy Tuesday for the annual program of the Church of God of Prophecy. .Car* buses and trucks oounted were 835. Delegates from most of the 48 states and several foreign coun tries Including the Bahama Is lands, Cyprus, and several other Island In the Carsbbean Sea, Can ada and Mexico, were present. The megtam went off aa sche duled with singing and music by the combined Miami and Bahama Bands. Bishop M. A. Tomlinson, General Overseer, of Cleveland, | Tenn., read the scripture and gave the welcome address. Talks were made by Bishop Al vin S. Moss, Overseer of the Ba hamas, Bishop Grady R. Kemp, of Cleveland and Attorney Hobart L. McKeever of Ifurphy. The main feature of the program was the raising of the German flag for the new church which has been established In that country this year. A baptismal service was held In the Florida Pool. During the program, oevesul airplanes flaw over the ground* Presbyterian Youths To Hold Rally October 12 I The Presbyterian youth rally j for district three will be held Oc tober 12 at Murphy Presbyterian Church, the Presbytery Youth Council announces. ' Registration will begin at 2:30 p. m., followed by worship, a busi ness meeting. Interest groups, rec reation, and an Inspirational hour This rally wllf be the third of three fall district rallies to be held In Ashevllle Presbytery, which was divided Into districts this summer. All churches in the coun ties of Cherokee, Clay, Graham, and Macon are In district three. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Akin and baby of F on tana Dam visited Mr. Akla's mother, Mrs. Arthur Akin, last week. Mrs. Akin has returned to her home here from F on tana for the winter. Walter Carringer left Sunday for New York City after having 1 ? the summer here with his Mrs. Both Baptist Circles Elect Officers Elizabeth Hale Circle of the W M S. of First Baptist Church, Murphy, elected Mrs. A. J. Head rick chairman for the ensuing year w hen the group met at Mrs. Newell McDonald's Monday even ing, September 3. Others elected were: Co-chair i man. Miss Ruby Dee Davis; secre 1 tary-treasurer, Mrs Wilson Pal 1 mer: community missions chair i man. Miss Velma Umphfres; pro | gram chairman, Mrs. Wiley Ken i ney, Jr.; stewardship chairman, I Mrs. B. B. Cornwell, Jr; circle mlnistress. Mrs. Newell McDonald; . telephone chairman, Mrs. Carolyn Hall. Mrs. Headrick was in charge of the program, "Japan's Puzzled ? People". Those taking part were Mrs. McDonald, Mrs. Kenny, Miss Umphfres, Mrs. Charles Shytle, Miss Wilma Tate and Miss Faye Boling. During the social period Mrs. McDonald served refreshments to eight members present. Mrs. Jewell Miller was hostess to the Ruth Bagwell Circle of the W. M S. of First Baptist Church, Murphy, Monday evening. New officers were elected. Mrs. Irene Stiles was elected chairman. Others elected were: Co-chair man, Mrs. Bertha Bates; secretary treasurer. Mrs. Ruth Cheney: community missions chairman: Mrs Ellen Crawford; missions study chairman, Mrs. Cecile Mills; stewardship chairman, Mrs. Dalr Shields; telephone chairmen, Mrs. Ruby Hill and Mrs. Ruby Stiles. Mrs. Dalr Shields bad charge of the program, which was opened with a solo. "Where He Leads Me I Will Follow", sung by Sue Mil ler, followed by sentence prayers. Mrs. Marie Hendrix gave the pro gram topic,' "Japan's Puzzled Peo ple". Refreshments were served to two new members, Mrs. Otlelle de Calongne and Mist Grace John son, Sue Miller, and three visitors, Mrs. Flonnle Sherrill, Mrs. MaVie Hendrix, and ten members pree ent OPS To Require Posting Of Food Ceiling Prices The OPS In North Carolina Is determined to do something about the steadily rising food costs. J. Hay Shute, Director of the North Carolina OPS District, declared recently In announcing the inaugu ration of a community pricing pro gram that will require posting food ceiling prices In some 12,500 stores. The celling prices must be shown on a category of foods for which approximately 20 cents of the food dollar is spent, Mr. Shute pointed out. This group will In clude baby foods, oereals, cocoa and chocolate, coffee, cookies, crackers, corn meal, dog and cat food, flour, geletln, jams, jellies, peanut butter, lard, macaroni and spaghetti, mayonnaise and salad dressings, canoed meats, canned milk, oils and oleomargarine, rice, soups, spices, syrups, tea, catsup and chill sauce, vinegar, butter, and cheese. The program will be Inaugu rated In four counties?Mecklen burg, Union, Cabarrus, and Gas ton?on Monday, September 29. Thereafter R sill be established In other counties in North Carolina and the five-county area in Tenn essee sei red by the Charlotte bead quarters office. The program, mid Mr. Shute, will be set up aa rapid ly at such operations are found to be feasible Every four weeks the new ceil ing price charts will be sent to the food merchants by the Char-, lotto OPS and once each week ad amended chart will be provided each store. These charts will be posted In places where they may be rend eedlly In order that the customers Aay check prices on the food junters against those on the Mr. iM Mrs. Robert West and little daughter, Pamela, bare re turned to their home in Canton, Ohio, after vending several days here Mia. ??* Town Bo^rd Votes To Limit Parking WINNERS?Shown above are Ed Glbbs, driver, and 0. C. Bueck, both builders of the winning wag on in the third annual soap box derby. The two were awarded a $50 Savings Bond. Davis Announces Service Schedule The permanent schedule of preaohlng services for the Peach tree Methodist Church has been agreed upon, announces the Rev. Alonzo R Davis, pastor. It is as follows: fourth Sunday, 11 a. m? second Sunday, 7:30 p. m. Sunday School will be held every Sunday at 10 a. m. All ser vices are being held in PeaAtree School at present Mr. Davis says, "Interest ij in creasing .and progress is being made with the church building. We expect to be in the new church by the middle at December." Says Postmasters To Meet Saturday Jo; Ray, postmaster, announces that Postmasters of the 12th North Carolina District of the National Association at Postmasters will meet in the legion hall at Sylva Saturday, September 13, at 7 p. m. 1 The Town Board voted to limit parking to one hour on certain streets in Murphy at the monthly meeting Monday evening. Septem ber 8. The one hour narking limit will be enforced from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. on the following streets: Peach tree from the square to Central Street. Tennessee Street from the square to Depot Street, Valley Riser Avenue from the square to the Methodist Church, and Hia wgrsee Street from the square to Church Street. Four 15 minute parking space* "ill be left in front of Citizens Bank and Trust Co. Fifteen min v'e parking spaces will also be marked off in front of the Post Office. The parking limitations will be enforced after City Attorney Ho bart McKeever draws the ordi nance and it is passed by the board. The board discussed using courtesy parking tickets for a per iod until the public learns the new law. All center parking will be eli minated after the State Highway Department finishes the s*r?et work in the square and marks the streets affected with lanes It is expected this will be done within the next several days. B. B. Corn well has agreed with the town to start work on a pub lic parking lot alongside Murphy Laundry immediately. Councihnen revealed that other businessmen are also considering building park ing lots for public use. Develop ment of the parking lot behind the courthouse and city hall was discussed. C. lr'AlversofT adfce3 the board to relieve him of hit duties as General Supervisor and Acting Clerk due to his need to attend to his own business. Ahwrson's re quest was granted by the board, and it was voted to have John Bayless assume the duties in the general department. The board unanimously passed a motion to make the circle around the school, known as College Street, into a one-way street Chief of Police Neil Sneed was authorized to decide which way traffic will progress. County Leaders To Be Entertained Foxhunters Plan Bench Show, Hunt The 20th annual bench show and hunt of the Trl-State Fox hunters Association will be held at Murphy High School Gymuasi um Friday, October 10, at 8 p. m. Tbi hunt will be held Immedi ately after the show at Chambers' fields located 10 miles northwest of Murphy on the Joe Brown Highway. Following the show a pig bar becue will be held at the hunt grounds. Everyone is invited. Wayne Battle Is president of the association. Other officers ar Vice-president, O. C. Payne; sec retary-treasurer. J. C. Wells, Jr. Baptist Church Schedule Given "One Man Plus God" will be the topic of the message to be brought by the Rev J. Alton Mor ris at First Baptist Church, Mur phy, Sunday at 11 a. as. The pas tor's evening sermon at 7:88 wiH be on "How To Look at Things". Sunday School will begin at 9:48 a. m? Bealtowu Mission services at 2:80 p. in., and training union at 7 p. m. Choir practices are at follows; Cherubs, Wednesday at 10 a. m.; Primary. , Wednesday at 8:18 p. a.; Juniors, Saturday at 10 a. a.; Youths, Sunday at 5 p m.; Adults, Wednesday at fcM % a. The Hour of i Plans have been announced from Fontana Village to entertain Murphy and Cherokee County civ ic leaders and their wives at the annual meeting of Western North Carolina Associated Communities, which will toe held at the lake re sort on Sunday end Monday, Oct. 19-20. The village will be host to those who wish to arrive on Sunday and spend the day and night, accord ing to Capt. O. A. Fetch, and tours will be conducted for those who wish to visit the dam and sur rounding section Sunday and Mon day morning. The business session of the 11 county organisation will begin with a luncheon at 12:30 on Mon day, and will feature election of officers for the ensuing year, aa well aa reports of special commit tees and consideration of new pro jects. President Paul A. Reid, who heads Western Carolina Teachers College at Cullowbee, has an nounced that despite the fact that the meeting will be held only a few weeks prior to the fall election there will be no poHttoal speeches, and that matters of interest to an of Western North Carohoa will be Brown Announces Sermon Topics The Rev. Frank Brown, pastor of Pis^ytcrian Churck, Murphy, will discuss The Pawar of the Creaa" at 11 a. m worship aeivicea Btsn day. "Our Debts" will be the top ic of his evening message at 7:00. a. m.