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MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, DEC. 11. 1IU
TEN PAGES TUB WEEK
$51 Contributed To TB
Drive By School Kids
A total of $51.07 was contrtbut-r
ed by Murphy and Andrews
school children to the TB Christ
mas Seal campaign during the
week of Dec. 1. Mrs. Clair Olson,
supervisor said.
The contributions were made as
a result of a "Bangle Day" educa
tional program conducted at the
school Monday. Each child was
presented a red bangle regardless
of his contribution. The Murphy
children then wore the bangles In
the Christmas parade as they walk
ed along or rode In the school
busses.
The contributions from the
school did not include the teach
ers' TB seal sales.
The Murphy School unit contri
buted $31.63 as follows: Murphy,
$28.16; Tomotla, $2.34; and Tex
ana, $1.13. Miss Leila Hayes'
class at Tomotla gave the highest
amount for the school and Mrs.
Jane Hill Crawford's 7th grade
was highest In Murphy. Mrs.
Crawford's class gave the $4.00
they had collected for a class par
ty.
The Andrews school unit gave
$10.64. with $17 29 from Andrews
Elementary and $2.35 from Marble
Elementary. Mrs. Hazel Elliott's
rom led the contribution in An
drews.
The money collected In Murphy
was turned over to Mrs. C. W.
Savage, chairman of the TB
Christmas sales here and to Mrs.
Owen Strstton, Andrews chair
man.
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MARTIN'S CREEK PTA
Martin's Creek PTA will meet
Dec. 18- when a Christmas pro
gram will Jsm given br* tire- school
children.
Murphy Lions Hear
Wilson On Trucking
The Murphy Lions Club Tues
day night heard Jeff B. Wilson of
Raleigh, past district governor
and now International councilor
for Lions International, apeak on
"The Truck in Your Life" during I
a regular meeting In the Metbo-1
dlst Church. !
Mr. Wilson, director of infor
mation and safety for the N. C.
Motor Carriers Association,- told
about the three "R's" of highway
safety ? engineering, enforcement
and education.
He said that in addition to be
ing policed by the State Highway
Patrol, city and county police of-!
fkers, the trucking industry po-!
Ikes Itself.
Truck drivers are t r o I a o d j
through company operations or al |
the truck driver training school
operated at Wiaaton-Salem by1
North Carolina State College, Mr.
Wilson asoerted.
The school has graduated over
800 drivers who are trained in
safety, courtesy, Hre fighting, first
aid, rules of the road and public
relations, he said. ?
Robert Quinn, former highway
patrolman in this area Is now a
safety director for the Motor Car
riers Association, attended the
meeting with Mr. Wilson.
Miss Vehna Umphfres and Mlas
Shirley Bates pre?ented\a musical
program before Mr. Wilson's
Honor guest at the meeting was
Miss Mildred Taylor, Lions Bowl
Queen, who won over seven other
cbntestants Thanksgiving Day a;
the Smoky Mountain Conference
Senior Bowl Game
Mlas Taylor reoresented the lo
cal Lieua Club at the game
BWC Meet
The ?ti|U Woman's Circle of
the Vint Baptist Church of An
drews rest Thursday evening at
-tha homo of Mrs. Buth Stair Pul
Mias MarVis
win ba bald
Id, at ( 80 p. m at the
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Mendelssohn Songs
Be Sung By Baptist
Youth Choir Sun.
"Gloria In Excelsis Deo" by
Mendelssohn will be sung by the
Youth Choir of the First Baptist
Church Sunday evening at 7
o'clock.
The program has been set for
7 so that attendants can also at
tend the presentation of "The
Messiah" at the Methodist Church
at 8 p. m.
Miss Velma Umphfres is direct
or and Miss Shirley Bates is ac
companist for th? program.
The program, with soloists, fol
lows:
Rejoice, O Earth, (from "Atha
lie") Choir; If with All Your
Hearts ("Elijah"), Sally Morris;
Starry Night of Splendor ("Noc
turne" from "A Midsummer
Night's Dream"), Sally Morris,
Glenda Me, Rosalind Stalcup;
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
(Festgesang)- Choir and Congre
gation; Glory be to God Most
High ("Elijah"), Choir and Echo
Trio; Come Ye, Behold (Consola
tion), Rosalind' Stalcup; O Lovely
Light at Starbeams ("On Wings
of Song") Judy Nichols, Ana
Shields; Hsste Ys. Syrian Shep
herds ("Farewell to the Foest")
Choir and Carolyn Alexander; We
Foung Our Lord ("Confindenee")
Glenda I vie; Thanks be to God
("Elijah") Choir. '
CHILDREN'S CmiSTMAS
? PROGRAM
Tha children's choirs of t
church will prssit a pngsn of
song ahd verse and pageantry on
Wednaadagr Evening, December 17,
at l:M o'clock. The eheruh
the Primary Choir and Junior will
parti cigala In the program.
The Primary Choir will pn
"The Little Cord Jeeus" in
and recitation. The Choir Is v
the direction of Mrs. Hadley 1
ay as
?t Am piano,
Cherokee FH A Gets
Favorable Report
A favorable report on thef
Cherokee County Farmers' Home
Administration is on file in Wash
ington, D. C., today after Harold
Williams of Washington, Farm
Management specialist, and other
rarm agencies made a tour of the
county Monday,
During a pre-tour luncheon at
the Henry House, some 20 guests
heard Frank Forsyth, local bank
er, point out the credit due the of
fice of S. S. Williams, FHA office
manager, and Cherokee County
for being named a model for a
nation ?wide' study of FHA achieve
ment.
Mr. Forsyth said the advance
ment was made because Mr. Wil
liams and his office force showed
foresight and expert knowledge in
handling farm loans In the county.
J. B. Slack, state FHA director,
said the purpose of the tour was
to study work done In this county
on loans so that the Information
can be carried to other counties.
He pointed out that the aim of
FHA Is to help farmers get their
first start by handling peeded
needed loans. Both Mr. Slack and
Mr. Forsyth asserted the local
bank and FHA work hand in hand
I n as^ting Cherokee County
farmers. ,
Mr. Harold Williams congratu
lated the agencies here on the
work done and said that of the 90
grade A dairies in the county FHA
helped start 30.
Andrews PO Stay
Open Wed. P. M.
Galusha Pulllum, postmaster of
the Andrews Post Office, announc
ed that the post yffice will remain
open for the next two Wednes
day afteigioons, Dec. 17 and Dec.
24.
In order to better serve the pub
lic during the Christmas season,
the post office staff will not take
their customary closed Wednes
day afternoons. The post office
will remain open Mondays through
Saturdays from 8:00 a. m. until
5:00 p. m.
Warm Weather,.
Rain Keep Town
Changing Coats
Murphy shed its coat Monday in
a spring-like 66 degrees tempera
ture, but soon replaced it with a
raincoat in the downpour which
came Tuesday night and Wednes
day morning.
The week's high was 66 degrees
Monday and the minimum tem
perature was 32 degrees, register
ed both the mornings of Dec. 6
and 7.
Through Wednesday morning,
the rainfall since Dec. X was 2.7S
inches.
John Manthey of the local TV A
Hydraulic Data Branch, also gave
November's weather average.
He said the average air temper
ature was 47 degrees, which is
normal for Murphy in November
The total rainfall was 4.26 Inches,
13 per cent above normal for Mur
phy in the month.
The maximum temperature last
month was 78 degrees, registered
Nov. 2 and Nov. 16, and the mini
0
mum was 15 degrees on Nov. 8.
The coldest day in November
was the 22nd, when the lowest
maximum of 42 degrees was seen.
Elliott Wins $500 Bond
At Saturday Drawing
Some 1,900 people were In Mur<
phy Saturday for the final Trade
Week prize drawing* and watched
Eddie Joe Elliott, Murphy High
football star, win the $900 Sav
ings Bond grand prize.
The drawing climaxed a week
long special shopping period
which featured a Christmas pa
red* with Santa Claus, with the
Western North Carolina Teachers
College Band, daily drawings
when a $100 bond was given and
the awarding of other prizes do
nated by local merchants.
Winners of the $100 bonds were
Garlgnd Ledford, Thursday; Jim
Ed Hughes, Friday; Mrs. Virginia
Scroggs, Monday; "Red" Savage,
Tuesday, and Edward Townson,
last Wednesday.
Santa Claus was in town for
several days before the crowds
arrived on the Square. The old
gentleman was seen giving out
candy to children on the streets.
Rogers Succumbs
In California
William Hoyt Rogers, 36, died
Monday, Dec. 8, at 8 p. m. in
Mercy Hospital, Bakersfield, Calif.,
following a serious illness of one
week.
Mr. Rogers was married In July
of this year to the former Annie
Lou Keenum, daughter of Mr. Ad
Mrs. R. L. Keenum of Suit, who
survives him.
He Is also survived by his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Grady Rogers
of Bakersfield, two brothers, Jim.
of South America, and Lee of Ba
kersfield, and two sisters.
Funeral,-services were conduct
ed In Bakerafleld Wednesday
morning, after which the body
was to be tent to Chattanooga
where It will be met Saturday by
I vie Funeral Home.
Services will be conducted Mon
day at 3 p. m. at Friendship Bap
Lions Collect $139.53
With Club Dime Board
The Murphy Lions Club dime
board collected $130.53 during
Trade Week last week. It was re
ported today.
The board will be put up once
more Just before Christmas. The
money wlH' be used to buy Christ
mas baskets for the needy.
Tom Roberts, 94,
Dies In Tenn.
Tom Roberts. 94 and 9 months,
died at the home of his daughter
in Coker Creek, Tenn., Saturday
at 2:30 a. m.
Mr. Roberts had been a lifelong
resident of Cherokee County, hav
ing lived at Unaka, where he was
a member of the Unaka Baptist
Church from childhood.
At the time of his death, and
for the past few years he had been
residing with his daughter, Mrs.
Kate Abemathy in Coker Creek,
and was a member of the Coker
Creek Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Sun
day at 1 p. m. in the Coker Creek
Baptist Church with burial follow
ing in the church cemetery.
Mr. Roberts if survived by three
daughters, three sons, 35 grand
children, 35 great grandchildren,
and one great great grandchild.
Daughters surviving are Mrs.
Kate Abernathy, Coker Creek,
Tenn.; Mrs. Mattle Roberts, Beil
vlew; and Mrs J. O. Hembree,
Ashevllle; and sons, Jack Roberts,
Murphy; Jim Roberts, Bellview;
and Paul Roberts, Aiken, S. C.
tist Church and burial will follow
in the church cemetery.
Mr. Rogers was associated with
Southern Pacific Railway as a
machinist He has many relatives
in Cherokee County including
Miss Maggie Bell KlsseJburg and
Lloyd Klssetburg.
Holiday Mail Flows At PO
Hints On Right
Addressing Told
Murphy Port Office employees
have already been hit by 41
Chrirtmaa apirlt after special Holi
day mall started flooring through
the office. Postmaster Joe Ray
So that the extra volume of
matter can be delivered by Christ
mas, Mr. Ray offered several sug
gestions Cor Port Office patrons.
Bach piece ff malt should be
placed in the left hand corner of
the .envelope or package.
GREETING CARDS
Unsealed Christmas cards can be
mailed with two cent stamps but
the cards win not be forwarded
i In case the addressee has moved.
The unsealed cards can not be re
turned to the sender tf they are
not delivered. Cards carrying
three cent stamps can be forward
ed or returned.
F*
at th* Pest Office should be
II
he<
tf the
A sealed package will cost three
oeota per ounce unless tt carries
a parcel post mailing label. Ana
amount of writing in the package
wih make the whole parcel sub
ject to first class rates, or three
cents per ounce.
Letters bearing first ciait poet
age can be pasted to the outside
'of parcel poet packages
* , Murphy patrons at the office can
help speed Christmas mall on Its
way by separating local mall from
cut of town mail. The Post Office
will have two boxes for mall. One
win be labeled "local" and the
other "out of town."
M.000 out
Week Left 16 Enter
Decorations Contest
Murphy Receives
'51 Safety Award
The Town of Murphy has re- *?
celved a safety certificate In rec
ognlzation of outstanding achieve
ment for highway safety during
1951, Mayor L. L. Mason said to
day.
The award was given Murphy
because there was not a death due
to traffic accidents in the town
limits during the year.
Mayor Mason congratulated the
town Police Department, the sher
iff's office and highway patrol
men stationed in this section for
the clean record.
He said the citation will be
framed and hung in the Police
Department headquarters.
Heavy Shopping
Expected Here
Over Week End
More heavy Christmas shopping
was expected to hit Murphy again
this week end after a slump in
buying the early part of the week.
The drop-off in retail selling
came after Murphy Trade Week
drew in crowds each afternoon for
i the prize awarding. Merchants ex
pected the slump during the first
of this week but predicted heavy
buying again over the week end.
Stores are still well stocked
with first choice gift suggestions
despite heavy buying during Trade
Week.
One manager pointed out that
the stores had stocked for the
Christmas buying and a shortage
In Christmas gifts will not be felt
until just before Christmas, if at
all.
Reports Heard
At Grange Meet
The Cherokee Pomona Grange
60 met at the Peach tree School
Thursday night with the Feachtree
Subordinate Grange to hear re
ports on the state convention re
cently held in Raleigh.
The reports were given by Tom
Ferguson, chief deputy of this
district, and Furman Anderson,
Pomona's steward.
Fifteen new members have been
added to the Pomona Grange, giv
ing a total of 58 members.
Charters were awarded by Mrs.
Ferguson, youth chairman, to the
following Juvenile Granges: Shoals
Creek, Martins Creek and Peach
tree.
The meeting was conducted by
James Osborne of the Shoal)
Creek Grange, worthy master.
The Pomona Grange will meet
with the Ranger Grange March 2
at the Ranger School.
Next year's convention will be
held In November at AahevlMe, It
was reported.
Local Lodge Has
100th Birthday
Cherokee Masonic Lodge, 146,
celebrated the 100th anniversary
of Its charter Tuesday evening
with a banquet at the Lodge Halt.
About 200 invitations were is
sued to lodge members and guests
from area lodges. John C. Vance
of Hendersonville was guest of
honor and principal. Mr. Vance is
an officer of the Grand Lodge.
Entertainment was by Q. W.
Loudermilk and his quartet and
Jim Hembree gave a resume of
the history of the lodge.
The welcome was given by Ed
win Hyde and the' response came
from one of the guests.
Dinner was served from 6 to 7:30
p. m. by the ladies of the Eastern
Star.
Sam Cappa is worshipful master.
murpny cnizens coaay naa JUSl
one week to file applications for
the home Christmas decoration
contest sponsored by local mer
chants.
Prizes for winners in the two
divisions total $100. First award
for the lawn or roof decoration
will be a $50 Savings Bond. Sec
ond prize in Uiat division will be
a $25 bond. *
In the window or door decora
tion division the prize will be *
$25 bond.
CONTEST RULES
The contest is open to homes
only, including houses, apart
ments, duplex houses and house
trailers. Business establishment*
schools and churches are not eligi
ble to enter.
To enter the contest the deco
rations must be up no later than
Dec. 18. Those interested in' en
tering either or both livisions are
asked to mail applications to the
Scout office.
An application blank appears on
page 7. More blanks are available
at the Scoot office.
After an application is received,
judges will be notified to (o by
the house to Inspect the decora
tion. Ail decorations must be visi
ble from the street to be eligible
for judging.
The decorations must be lighted
from 6 p. m. to 10 p. m. Judging
will be made by three disinterest
ed persons.
The contest is open to all rest
dent/ Inside the town limits o#
Murphy.
"The Messiah" Will
Be Sunq Dec. 14
"The Messiah" by George Frederick Handel will be presented
at First Methodist Church, Sunday, Dec. 14, at 8 p. m.
The combined choirs of First Methodist Church and Young
Harris College, as well as other singers of Murphy, ?are making
possible this presentation. Fredrick Schley is the director and Mrs.
Duke Whitley is organist.
Scholarship Winner
MARTIN
Devero Martin, aon of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Martin of Unaka, baa
been awarded a $300 scholarship
for the academic year 1052-53 by
K. C. State College in Raleigh.
Martin la a Junior this year.
The scholarship it given to stu
dents who are not only working
their way through school, but who
take part in extra-curricular ac
tivities.
Martin is majoring in animal
husbandry and plans to enter the
service on graduation from col
lege.
Dockery Infant
Dies Sunday A. M.
Funeral services for Danny Boas
Dockery, infant son of Mr.
lira John R. Dockery who died
early Sunday morning at the
borne, RFD 3, Murphy, wars held
at 11 a. a. Monday In
Baptist Church, with the
WeMon Wart officiating.
Burial was In tha church
tary with Trie Fnuaial Borne la
Chorus numbers to be sung by
the combined choirs are: "And the
Glory of the Lord", "O Thou That
Tellest Good Tidings", "For Unto
Us A Child Is Born", "Glory to
God", and "Hallelujah."
Soloists and their respective
numbers are, as follows: "Comfort
Ye My People". C. R. Freed;
"Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind
Be Opened" and "He Shall Feed
His Flock", Mrs. Zeb Chastain;
"Come Unto Him", Mrs. Glenn
Bates; "But Who May Abide the
Day of His Coming?", Jack Bar
nett.
Also. "There Were Shepherds
Abiding in the Field", "And Los
the Anrel of the Lord Came Upon
Them", "And the Angel Said Unto
Them", "And Suddenly There Wao
With the Angel". Miss Susie Mill
er: "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter
of Zion", Miss Cordis Padgett <*
Hayesville; "I Know That My Re
deemer Llreth", Mrs. R. Delbert
Byrum. A baas chorus will slag
"Why Do the Nations Rage?"
"The Messiah" mas sung in Mur
phy last year for the flret time,
and was well received by a Urge
audience. This year the response
should be even more favorable.
This must*?so cherished at
Christmastime?has already been
sung at Young Hants College on
Sunday. December 7, and at the
BlairsvUle Methodist Church.
BlairsvUle, Georgia, on December
II. The pofadc Is invited to boor
this
Mrs. Sheidy To Have