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VACATION l?Mw fpllt Don't Forget To Register Oct 11,18, Or 25 ?? ?" ?? ? ^ VOLUME ?2?NUMBER IS MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY. OCTOBER ?, 1152 ? EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK Missionary From Malaya To Speak The Rev. Herbert F. Kuehn who t has spent 18 years as missionary in Malaya will speak at First Metho dist Church, Murphy, Friday, Octo ber 10, at 7:30 p. m. at the Sub district Missionary Institute of the Waynesviile District. Mr. Kuehn has known the work first hand of Christian Missions to the island of Sumatra, which for merly was an island of cannibals. He has known the work of Chris tian Missions from experience, in Malaya, and the more recent work with Christian Missions among the headhunters of Borneo, to whom the Rev. Bur Baughman of Hen dersonville is a missionary. From first band experience he tells the thrilling stories of Christian Mis sions as it has changed cannibals, headhunters, and other primitive peoples. . Other speakers on the program ere the Rev. Hoarce R. McSwain, Conference Missionary Secretary of the Western North Carolina Conference of the M e t h o dist Church, the Rev. fernest Yountz, pastor of the Waynesviile Metho dist Church, and District Mission ary Secretary. The Rev. W. Jack son Huneycutt, District Superin tendent, will have the devotional. Ministers of the Methodist' Churches in Clay, Cherokee, and ! Graham Counties will attend this ! Subdistrlct Missionary Institute, | with members of their churches. Rev. E. V. May To Preach At Baptist Church The Rev. E. V. May of Louis ville. Ky., will conduct worship' services at First Baptist Church, Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. This Sunday Is Laymen's Day in Baptist churches. The service will be in charge of the men, and there will be a Men's Choir with special music. I Sunday School begins at 0:45 a. m., Bealtown Mission service at 2:30 p. m., and Training Union at 6:30 p. m. I Ruth Bagwell Circle will meet with Mrs. J. B. Hall for pot luck supper and meeting at 7 p. m. Monday, and Elizabeth Hale Cir- j cle v ill meet with Mrs. Harold Hall at 7:30 p. m. Miss Ann Shields ?will be hostess to Y. W. A. Tues day at 7 30 p. m. On Tuesday Ruth Swan Circle will meet with P>s. Clifton Mills at 7:30 p. m. Choir practices are as follows: Cherub Choir 10 a. m., Primary Choir 3:15 p. m.. Adult Choir at C:30 p. m., all on Wednesday; Youth C"" -ir 7 p. m. Thursday; Ju nior Choir 10 p. m. Saturday. The Hour of Power prayer ser vice will be held ?t 7:30 p. m. Wednesday. Rural Telephones Are Discussed By Pomona Grange' Cherokee Pomona Grange met at Martins Creek School with the Martins Creek Subordinate Grange Wednesday. October 1, at 8 p. m. The main business taken up at this meeting was Rural Tele phones. Walter E. Fuller, Assis 'ant Director of the North Caroli na Rural Electrification Authority, was present and gave information in installation of telephones. He suggested that a complete survey if the county should be taken to determine the number of tele phones wanted. The Pomona is made up of mmbers of Subordinate Granges. There are now five Subordinate Granges in Cherokee County. The fifth. Ranger Grange, was orga nized Friday night, October 3, under the direction of the new De puty of this District, Bryan Chas tain. Ranger Grand officers are as follows: Master. Bernard Johnson; Overseer, D. H. Anderson, Lectur er, Mrs. D. H. Anderson? Steward, Bass Mundy; Asst. Steward, Em ory Shields; Chaplain, Mrs. Josie Shields; Treasurer, Mrs. Emory Secretary, Miss Anne Jenkins; Gate Keeper, Carl E. Jenkins; Ceres, Mrs. Evangeline Johnson; Pomona, Mrs. Elsie Mundy; Flora, Mrs. Charles E. Anderson; Lady Asst Steward, Mrs. Kate Shields. Executive committee: 3 years, Charles E. Anderson; 2 years, E. E. Jenkins; 1 years, Ernest Harding. Chairman Youth Committee: Miss Helen Forrester; chairman Home ' and Community Service, Mrs. Florence Tilson. The next Pomona meeting will be with Peachtree Subordinate Grange at Peachtree School De cember 4. "Men Of Destiny" Will Be Brown's Sermon Topic The Rev. Frank O. Brown, pas tor of Presbyterian Church, Mur phy, will discuss "Men at Des ?iny" at the 11 a. m. worship ser vice Sunday. At the 7:30 p. m. servioe Mr. Brown will speak on 'he topic "Remember Jesus Christ". Presbetary ministers will meet at Presbyterian Church, Tuesday, October 14. Mr. Brown urges all Presbyterian ministers to attend. The Presbytery Young People will meet here Sunday. Clarke Addresses Murphy Civitans James Clarke, Vice-Prpsident of Farmers Federation, of Asbeville. was the guest speaker when Mur phy Clvitan Chib met last Mondiy evening. He was Introduced by Don Ramsey Mr. Clarke gave a talk Illustrat ed by flhn slides showing how the Federation helps the people in this section, not only by providing a market for their products but by actual Investments and other aids In helping raise the income of the farmeas. Mr. Clarke gave a brief history of the Federation, giving its chief alms and objectives, both mona tary and spiritual, and in other made a report on the Ctvitan's part in the blood piogtaut He urged a good turn out from the chib. Rae Moore re ported an the Donkey game the club sponsored Oct 7. "Dee" Headriek reed the "Civltan Creed." The etub met In the rlaa Chureh wttk the ladiee df the Saturday Marks First Day Of Registration PoU book* will be open for registration at polBag place* la Cherokee County bectnaiac Sat urday. ' Abe Hew brae. Chalnaaa of Cherokee Ceenty Beard of Klee tteas, say* books will he opened at U a. m. aad dwe at aaasit this Saturday, aad ea the two fellow lac Saturdays, October 1> aad U. Nereasber 1. la < day. Oa that day aay i to be Mated ea aa Brown To Bring Main Address At District Rally The Rev. T. O. Brown, pastor of Murphy Presbyterian Church, will be the Inspirational hour speaker at the tell district youth rally to be held In Murphy Presbyterian Church Sunday. The Presbytery Youth Council has also announced other plans for the rally. A district chairman will be elected during the business meeting, which will be conducted by Barbara Gamblll, president of j the council. Nancy Clayton, chairman of Christian Fellowship, will have charge of recreation. The Murphy church will be In charge of sup per arrangements. The Presbyterian young people and adult leaders of churthes in district three are invited to the. rally. District three includes the counties of Cherokee, Clay, Gra ham and Macon. Skyline Quartet To Appear Here The Skyline Quartet from Radio Station WLOS, Ashevilie. will appear in a Gospel song concert it the Murphy School auditorium Saturday night. October 11. This croup is being sponsored by the Cherokee County Singing Convention and all lovers of Gos pel singing are invited to attend. Featured is Stacy Afcner who has been in quartet work for IS years. They also have one of the best high tenor singers in the business and a piano player who is consider ed tops The program will begin at 8 o'clock, and there will be a smal! admission charge. W. M. U. Organized The Women of the Macedonia Baptist Churcji met last Wednes day at the church for prayer and organized a W. M. U. Bvery6ne is ?nvited to attend the new organ ization Wednesday, October 15, at 1 p. m. "Bull" Davidson To Recover From Attack Of Polio i Harold "Bull" Davidson, varsity | fullback on the Tar Heel football; team at the University of North Carolina, is recovering from an acute attack of infantile paralysis. Davidson's mother, Mrs. Homer Davidson of Murphy, says, "As | far as we know, he will have no paralysis." She says hospital of ficials expect him to be hospitaliz ed for about three weeks. 'Mr. ahd Mrs. Davidson visited their son last week, returning to Murphy Monday evening. The 21-year-old sophomore was stricken October 1. Three other students were admitted to the unl virsity hospital with polio, but none developed paralytic symp toms. University' officials cancelled Saturday's game with Georgia and this Saturday's game with North Carolina State College on advice from university physicians Thurs day morning. County Singers To Meet Sundav Cherokee County Semi-annual Singing Convention will be held Sunday, October 12, at Marble Baptist Church. Singers are expected from all surrounding counties, as well as from out of state. Skyline Harmo ny Quartet of Asheville will be at Marble for the day. Singing starts at 10:00 a. m. and i closes at 4 p. m. Auto Company Changes Hands Lowen Dockery and Wayne Lu-, ther have purchased Cherokee ! Pontiac Company. They will oper ate under the name of D & L Pon tiac Co. ? | They will conduct business at the same address on Hiawassee Street in Murphy. November Jury List Announced W. E. Moore, Chairman of the* Cherokee County Board of Com missioner;;, announces the jury list for the first- and second weeks of the November term of court. Those chosen for the first week are as follows; . Lawrence Dockery, Unaka; Duke Whitley, Murphy; Earl Abernathy, Rt. 1, Murphy; Earl Payne, Culber son; B. J. Cornwell, Rt. 2, Mur phy.; James Mintz, Rt. 3, Murphy; Vernon Bryson, Marble; Willie Walker, Murphy. | Ben Crisp, Mbrphy; Albert Kll ' by, Unaka; John Morley, Unaka; N. T. Penland, Rt. 2, Murphy; Ed Watson, Marble; Clarence Pace, MarSle; C. W. Dockery, Grandvhjw; R. P. White, Andrews. Carl Gentry Rt. 3, Murphy; James R. Crisp, Murphy; Law rence BetMs, Marble; Walter R. Martin, Suit; Gwin Wilcox, Earner, Tenn.; Garrett Hughes, Rt. 2, Mur phy; Lloyd Clontz, Letitia; Burt G. Smith, Brssatown. Those for the second week are as follows: Wayne Abernathy, Rt. 3, Mur phy; John Bradley, Andrews; Car! Zimmerman, RL 1, Murphy; T. W. Chapman, Patrick; Lester Stiles, Letitia; Everett Hall, Brasstown; Arnold West, Andrews; Fred Pal mer, Marble; Guy Davidson, Mur phy. W. M. Roberts, Sr., Unaka; r. H. Byers, Culberson; John Carrlnger, Murphy; Fred Radford, Unaka; Holts Crisp, RL 2, Murphy; J. W. Keenum, Suit; Luther Carrlnger. t Rt. 1, Brasstown; Carl Den-ebony, I RL 1, Andrews; Fred L. Serous, RL 1. Marble. , | Alden Coward, Murphy; R. A. j Beavers, Andrews; 8. D. Jones, Suit; Charlie Revis, Marble; Ann Hughes, fit 3, Blalrsvjlle, Os.; Al-1 bert Conley, Andrews. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gray and Friday night ad Mr. and Mrs. Cloa Moors and family. W.O.W. Has Supper At Henrv House W. O. W. members and their families held a supper at the Hen ry House Thursday, October 2. Chaplain Short was the guest speaker. Those attending were as follows: Mc, and Mrs. Frank Battle, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Howell, Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Cantrell and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Suddeth and sons. George Postell, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kilpatrick, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ed Hughes. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Brittaln and son, Clyde Mc Nabb, Jerry I^atchett, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brady, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Moody. Mr. and Mra. Bill King and sons, and McKinley Johnson. Methodists To Hear Martin Dr. B. Joseph Martin, Executive Director of the North Carolina Methodist College Foundation will preach at First Methodist Church Sunday at 11 a. m. Dr. Martin was Vice-President of the University of Oklahoma City prior to coming to his present po sition four years ago. He also served pastorates In California earlier In his ministry. Sunday, October 12, is be|ng ob served throughout the Waynes - viile District of the Western North Carolina Conference as UnMsd College Appeal Sunday. Tha min ister, the Rav. R. Delbert Byrutn, will preside at the service of wor "You Belong TP God" will bo the topic of the nun? to I brought by the pastor at 7:20 p. at 0:40 p. a, and tha youth wtB aaaat at tp. A State PMA Men | Complete purvey j Of County Farms The following SUte Office offl c'als have just completed ? farm and horie tour of Cherokee Coun ty, Ralph Turner, Farm Manage ment Specialist, and Paul Laugh run, State Field Representative In addition to these officials a coun ty-wide committee training pro gram was used on a new plan of the FHA. I The local County Committee, the Swain, and Graham County Committee attended, for observa tion-and on-the-farm training. This was in connection with the type of j program the FHA Is doing in this | county, .and the various types of i agriculture and adjustment loan 1 program. On the farm of Mr. and Mrs. j Judd Stiles the committee found j H well balanced farm program of dairy, poultry, and excellent pas | ture development. While this farm does not operate with a herd of purebred dairy cows they do have far above the average production from grade cows. On the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Phillips the committee also i found good farming practices. This family has recently moved into this county, and purchased farm through the FHA program They have a grade A dairy and also to bacco for the farm income. This family are believers in llve-at home, and have adequate supply of food from the farm and garden, end are carrying on a well bal anced farm and home program, according to officials. The farm of Mr. and Mrs. Dil- | lard Stiles shows an example of ; good farm and home practices, having a grade A dairy, excellent | pastures, good producing milk j cows, and the farm shows that' work, planning, and good manage ment are paying off well in the, farm income and improved farm land. The home and food supply | 1 from the farm show an excellent example of what can be done on a live-on-the farm program. The farm of Mr. and Mrs. Leo nard Stiles was observed, mainly on the plans worked out for silos. Three types of silos were observed, metal, constructed mostly on the farm, a wire and paper, tempora ry silo, and also a rock silo, which was constructed by own labor. Mr. ( and Mrs. Stiles have poultry and dairy, and each year they have a | very good garden for home food i and canning. i I The farm of Mr. and Mrs. Lee1 Williams is operated as a dairy ' and tobacco combination. The out ' standing work there has been -the , farm development, pasture that is I j in excellent condition, the build- j ing of grade A dairy barn, and the 'home Improvements-made. Along with the farm and other improve-' ments officials report a fine as sortment of canned food which give added assurance of good liv j ing through the fall and winter months. In the Andrews community of ficials found an excellent example ' of FHA farm housing program, on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mc Connell, where a new house is i ' just being completed. I The Farmers Home Administra- , tion Is a financing program set up by Congress, to assist farmers who are unable to get local financing to meet their needs, and provides use of supervised adjustment loan I program, in an effort to get farm i trs to produce Income for farm l and home living. Since the FHA program was set I up the local offloe has loaned $293,360 for farm and live stock operating purposes. Repayments on the matured prncipal have been 98.19%. Real estate loans, for con*ruc tion of farm housing and purchase of farms' under the TP (Tenant purchase) program, amounted to $74,194. There are no real estate loans past do# in the county. | S. 6. Williams, County Supervi sor, is in charge of the local of fice, assisted by Vernon H. Ran kin, Assistant County Supervisor. Mrs. C. K. Olson, Mrs. BUL Wag ner. and Mlsa Maria Travis will at tend the District Club meeting at Clyde Saturday. Mm Olson to Dto triat Vice prssldsnt of District One of If. C. Federation of Wo od's Blairsville Gives 30 Pints Of Blood Murphy Donates 40 Pints Blood To Red Cross People from Blairsville gave 30 pints of blood to the Bloodmobile unit hero Tuesday. "We're prord of Blairsville", slid J. L. Savage. nherrkee County Blood Program ?, Chairman for the American Red | Cross, when he disclosed Tues day's ic suits. Murphy furnished approximate ly 40 pints, and rural citizens do nated approximately 21 pints. Savage gave Harry Bishop credit for the large Blairsville turnout. Bishop was in charge of the donor, drive in Blairsville and the rural area. The Lions. Civitans. Regal Club and Junior Woman's Club recruit ed donors in Murphy. Gallon Club members are Clyde i Gladson, Hayes Dockery, Hoke Mashtoum, Norvel Peek, Jack Bur rus and Ben Palmer. Eight Civitans and seven Lions gave blood Donors from Murphy and rural areas, are as follows: Glenn Ellis. Clyde W. Gladson, Har old Hatchett, Miss Wilma J. Taylor, Hugh Howard, Mrs. Edyth H. Howard, Frank O. Brown, Hayes Dockery, Miss Velma Um phfres, Mrs. Mary Lou Clay, Mrs. Harold Crump, M. B Wright, Mrs. Ruth Logan Wilson, Frank Sud derth, Jr., Mrs. Ella James, Mrs. Esther Buchanan, Hobart L. Mc Keever, Mrs. Vallie Mae Bowman, Mrs. Lucy Ann Martin. Charles H. Hyatt, Ben David Palmer, Mrs. Ben David Palmer, William H. Colee, Jack T. Burrus, Ernest Floyd, Harvey Klncaid, Miss porothy Jaraigan, Miss Blanche Hamby, Alvin Buchanan, Miss Elotse Davis, Hoke Mashburn, Harry Edward Bishop, Mrs. Frank Ellis, Mrs. G W. Portwood, H. A, Mattox, Dave H. Moody, Hugh E Hensley. Mrs. John L. Savage, Earl Van Horn, Mrs. Hugh Pen land, Hugh Penland. John Lewis Savage, R. L. Gentry, Myron Jensen, Jerry Hat chett, Glenn Patton, Clarence Arn old, Richard A. Howell, Norve'.i Peek, Vernon Rankin, Mrs. L. W. Phillips. Kenneth Davis. Mrs J. C. Howse, Luther Cornwell, J. C. Hembree, Donald W. Ramsey, Le grange D. Schuyler. Donors from Blairsvilie are as follows: W. A. Lovell, Mrs W. J. Nichols, Bonnell Akin, E. D. Smith, M. B. Parker, Mrs. Boyd Carrlng er, Mrs. R. D. Beckjerdan, Mrs. Hubert Rich, Mrs. C. T. Wimpey, Mrs. Ernest Cook, Mrs. R. B. Eng lish, T. C, Conley, Thomas Ed ward Swartz, W. Ray Mauney, Mrs L. W. Akins, Mrs. H. G. Lorena Penland, Mrs. Paul Paris, Mrs. Pat Akins, Mrs. H. O. Cohvell, Wil liam J. Nichols, Charles W. Con ley, Mns. Edwin Cook, D. L. Mar tin, Neil Hamby, Quince Nichols, Ben Cook, Bob Fain, Paul E. Par is, T. N. Allison and J. B. Kelly. Other donors are as follows: Mrs. J. D. Tothrow, Routel, Mar ble; Mrs. A. H. Carringer, Young Harris, Ga.; James Curtis, Bryson. Having charge of registration at the oeqter stationed in the base ment of First Baptist Church were: Mrs. H. E. Bishop, Miss Adela Me roney, Mesdames Bob Easley, B. W. Whitfield, Neil Sneed, Hobart McKeever, Cloe Moore, H. A. Mat tox. Nurses were: Mesdames Bruce Gordon, Mary Van Horn, J. N. Hill. Those in charge of bottles were Mesdames Don Witherspoon, Clyde Gennett, Jack Roberts. Canteen workers were: Mes dames W. A. Hoover, F. V. Taylor, L. R. Harding, Tom Evans, C. W. Arnold. Lula McCall, W. C. Mes ser, Jack Davis. Handicraft Guild Plans Meet Here Farley Leads Development Discussion G. H. Farley, county agent, led a round table discussion when Martins Creek Community Devel opment Organization met at Mar tins Creek School October 7, at 8 p. m. Bryan Chastain reported on the progress made in installing heat in the Old Martins Creek Church, of grading and seeding the cemetery and finishing the Methodist par sonage. Douglas Smith, school superin tendent, reported that the school music room was completed and ready for the piano to be bought ! and installed The community signs and road markers were also discussed and are being made. They will be set up within the next few weeks. The next meeting will be Octo ber 27 at 7:80 p. m. at the school. A free educltional picture will be | shown. Everyone is invited. Radio, Television To Give Impetus To Blood Program Added Impetus will be given the National Blood Program by a na tion-wide radio and television broadcast which hat been schedul ed for Sunday. October 12, from S to 3:30 p. m. Eastern Standard time. Arthur Godfrey will serve at master of ceremonies on the broadcast which will be carried hi CBS radio and television, NBC radio and television, Mutual radio, and poaasbly ABC radio aad tola It hi ?? The Fall meeting of the South ern Highland Handicraft Guild will be held at the J. C. Campbell Folk School October 10 and 11. This Gui'd includes in its mem bership individual craftsmen and craft centers from eight states in cur Southern Highland Area. The Board of Directors and vari ous committees will meet Friday afternoon and evening. On Satur day there will be three sessions for everyone. The Cherokee County Crafters, a member of the Guild, will serve as co-hosts with the Folk School for lunch on Saturday. Many of the Brasstown carvers, who are af filiated through the Folk School, one of the nine charter members, plan to attend on Saturday. It has been twenty years since a meeting of the Guild has been held at the Folk School, and dur ing this time' membership has grown from a dpzen centers to two hundred thirty-one active members, twenty honorary life members, twelve associate mem bers and sixty-one Friend Mem bers. At this meeting there will be an exhibit of crafts of the Folk School, of the Cherokee County Crafters and of new members vot ed in at this meeting. Teachers To Attend Meet In Asheville There will be no school In the Murphy School Unit Friday, Octo ber 17, due to the Weatern District Teachers' meeting in Asheville on that day, according to announce ment by Supt H. Bueck. The lo ad NCSA group voted to attend the meeting. Sgt. Horace U Morrow of the State High to I He is the son of C Morrow of Andrews late Dr. W. C. Morrow.
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