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mtt gprpuf PROMOTING MURPHY AND ANDREWS VACATION ? Mm Mountains Enter Christmas * Decoration Contest Now VOLUME 62?NUMBER 23 MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, DEC. It. Hit TWELVE PAGES THIS WEEK Andrews Clubs And Berkshire Plan Big Christmas Celebration ZZ '' ? ? *?* .. . . Homes Decoration f Contest Extends Date The dMidline for entering the home Christmas decoration con test sponsored by focal merchants has been extended until mid night Saturday, Dec. 20. The extension will enable homes not decorated until Saturday to be included in the contest. Prize* (or winners in the two divisions total $100. First award for the lawn or roof decoration will be a >90 Savings Bond. Sec ond prize in that division will be a $25 bond. In the window or door decora tion division the prize will be a $25 bond. CONTEST KUL.ES The contest is open to homes only, including houses, apart ments, duplex houses and house trailers. Business establishments, 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 divisions are asked to mail applications to the Scout office. An application blank appears en page 4. Mare blanks are available at the Seeat office. After an application is received, judges wtil be notified to go by the house to Inspect the decora tion. All denotations must he visi ble from the street to be for judging. , The deodtbtkwa must be from 6 p. m. to 10 p. m. Judging will be made by three disinterest ed persons. The contest is open to all resi dences Inside the town limits of Murphy. Christmas Holidays One of the real Joys of Christ mas will start tomorrow for Cherokee County school children when holidays for the season be gin, L. W. Hendrlx, county super intendent at education, said to day. The children writ report back to their classrooms Monday, Dec. 29, Mr. Hendrlx Mid. Scout To Come Out Next Wed. So that the staff can enjoy a Christmas holiday, your Christ mas edition Of the Cherokee Scout will be published Wednes day. Deadline on all news and ad vertisement will be 5 p. m. Mon day. By using the earlier deadline, the Scout can be delivered to the readers Wednesday morning be fore the Christmas holidays start. Jack R. Stewart Takes Honors At U. Of Tennessee Graduation Jack R. Stewart, son of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Stewart of An drews, Is valedictorian of the pharmacy class of University of Tennessee Medical Units in Mem phis, Tenn. Mr. Stewart graduated _at com mencement exercises there Mon day night, Dec. 19. A graduate at Andrews High School, he received a bachelor of science in pharmacy at the University, Chi, pharmaceutical fraternity' and Rho Chi, honorary society. He is the husband of the for n?2r Mary Francis Robinson of Andrews. JACK K. STEWART Planting Stock For Quail Is Offered Free To Farmers ? Cherokee County farmers interested in in;reasing North Carolina's quail population, are being offered free planting stock for- quail food and cover by the Wildlife Resources Commission. This planting stock is being distributed t j help make the necessary improvements in the steady disappearance of natural food and cover, which is bringing about a decline in the state's quail population. G. H. Farley, County Farm Agent, said that applications Cor the stock am available at his of fice and anyone Interested In planting will be sided In filling, out the application. Application blanks and complete i information on all species may also be obtained from the dis trict biologist Rex L. Bird, 1619 Kensington Rd? HendersonvUlo, N. C. Mr. Bird said that three peren nials are being utilized In the planting stock. They are b loo lor and ssricea lespedezas, and multi flora rose. According to Bird annual food patches of soybeans and oowpess provide abundance of food during the fall and early winter months, -but by late winter their seed la frequently either gone or unfit tor consumption, in addition, there la an unnecessary expenditure in volved because they must be re planted each year. On the other hand, btcolor leapedesa produces an abundance of seed each year without the necessity of re-aeed ln?. Since ^fean faming has result ed in-the elimination of wildlife cover lanes along fence rows and and fanners cannot be ex to again permit such areas Is pass up In wweds and brush. It is qutfs obvious that we need wild life food and cover plants that can be planted on parts of ths farm wksrs they will not Interfere with Ths three vent* the invasion of the field by tree*. In addition, it is attractive to bees, that produce a light col ored honey from bicolor flowers. ] Its abundant seed crop provides a, great quantity of food for quail. | In addition to being valuable as game cover, serlcea lespedeza con- | troll erosion, provides a turn row j on cropfield edges, is a valuable hsy crop particularly during dry' years, and when planted as a bor der, keeps obnoxious weeds out of cropland. A thorny hedge of multkflora rose has several advantages, the most Important being that it is successfully replacing the conven tional wire fence for livestock. Its original cost is much tower and there are no maintenance costs. Beauty And Yule Buying MISS STALCUP ? I A fleam in her eye, a smile on her faee and a lilt in her heart make pretty Rosalind Staleap's load ef packages aeem light?for Christmas shopping la the brisk air Is a feeling all its own. Since the ftr^ of the month laden, shoppers hare been harrying a-onnd Mur phy's stores baying gifts to supplement Santa's already heary peek. The next few days will probably bring a tewnful of frantic last minute buyers and some stores have indicated that they will be open later than usual en Christmas Bee to take care of the rush. (SCOUT tHOTO) Community Gather WiiT\ ^ture Santa, Gifts For Children, Giant Tree, Singing ANDREW'S?Santa Glaus, loaded with treats for the chil dren, will arrive here around 7:30 p. m. Tuesday, December 23, during a community gathering on the Berkshire Knitting Mill lawn. The celebation was planned \ clubs met with S. J. Gernert, sup Mrs. Edwin Bristol will lead the< group singing which will include old familiar carols. Everyone at tending the Christmas celebration will join in the singing. The community gathering will include a giant size Christmas tree with all the trimmings plus the carol singing and Santa's visit to the children. Families from the entire area are expected to attend the big af fair and Mrs. Bristol asked that i church choirs attend and offer special selections. Special singing groups are asked to contact Mrs. Bristol. Refreshments of cookies, coffee and cocoa will be offered as com pliments of the Berkshire plant plus Santa's special treats for the children. Patricipating in the community celebration planning are the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, Lions Clnb, American Le gion, Junior Woman's Clnb and Konnaheota Clnb. The planning oommlttee said they hoped to make the communi ty Christmas celebration an an nual tradition. HEALTH DEPT. BE CLOSED The Cherokee County Health Department will be closed from Wednesday, Dec. 24, through the reek end and will open Dec. 29. vhen representatives of local civic erintendent of Berkshire. City Offices Close Noon Christmas Day The city offices will be closed for Christmas holidays from noon Christmas Eve through Christmas Day and employees will return for work Dec. 26, L. L. Mason, mayor said! The City Hall is gaily decorated for Christinas with evergreens end Christmas lights bordering the door and a lignied Santa's face in the door. Inside there is a Christmas tree erected by TV A with a homey scene of two happy children peering out a window. Season's Coldest Day Reported Mon. Murphy's ooldert day of the sea son came Monday when the maxi mum temperature was only s scant 27 degrees. The coldest temperature reading was at 7 a. ra. Tuesday when 10 degrees was seen. Other temperature readings for the week .were consistently low and went Hke this: Mtnimums, Thursday, 32 degrees; Friday. 10 degrees; Saturday, 21 dsyees; Sunday, 12 degrees; Monday, 10 f degrees.. v -N' ? The ralnfaU. thus far in Decem ber is 3.13 inches. No Tues. Sale At King's Area farmers today were- re minded that there will not be a stock sale at King's Barn this Tuesday. Ed King said the regular sale was called off for this Tuesday be cause of the Christmas holidays. The regular Tuesday sales will continue starting Dec. 30. he said. Regal Club Holds Christinas Dinner Fri. The annual Christmas dinner of the Murphy Regal Club was held Friday, Dec. 12, at the Henry House. The Christmas motif was car ried out In dining room decora tions and a turkey dinner was en joyed by the 20 members and one guest present. At the meeting the club decid ed to send a Christmas boa of toys, food and clothing to a needy family. During the social hour gifts were exchanged. The January meeting will be at the home of Mrs. J. W. Thomp son. Wanted By County Cherokee Q^inty merchants and business men must start* facing the tax music before Jan. 31, 1953, E. L. Shields, taxi supervisor, said. Mr. Shields said every mer-' chant and business man, whether company partnership, proprietor ship or corporation must list all real and personal property for i taxes before Jan. 31, 1933. A listing of personal property must be accompanied by a written inventory, h$ said. The Inventory is to be handed to tax listers to be turned over to the county, Mr Shields said. Failure to list taxes prior to the deadline date oi* failure to present the personal property inventory at the time of listing can bring ac tion by the Grand Jury on the reeDmmendation of the Oouhty Commissioners, Mr. Shields warn ed. Close For Yule The Cherokee County ^Court hous? will close noon Wednesday, Dec, 24, for the Christinas holi days, W. E. Moore, County Com mission chairman, said today. Mr. Moore said the building will open again for regular busi ness hours, Monday, Dec. 29. Tax listers named for 1953 are J. A. Richardson and Miss Bessie Mallonee, Murphy Township; Vic tor Raxter, Valleytown Township; J. W. Hatohett, Notla Township; C. C. Foster, Hot House Town ship; Don Taylor, Shoal Creek Township, and George Crawford, 1 Beaverdam Township. Service Guild Has Christmas Dinner The WesVeyan Service Guild Christmas , dinner party was held Monday at 7 p. m. at the Regal Hotel. Twenty guests were present and tables were decorated to repre sent the heavens, with a strip of blue paper down the center with silver stars scattered over the ta ble, along with blue candles and silver angels. Miss Emily Sword and Mrs. Edna Whitley were in charge of the program in which each per son on the program was given a silver star and told the story o# h famous Bible woman and placed the star on the table, making an other star in the heaven. Mrs. R. Delbert Byrum sang a solo. Hostesses were Mrs. Tom Mau ney. Miss Clara McCombs and Miss Adella Meroney. Each member took a gift and all gifts were to be sent to Vashti school for girls in Thomasville, Ga. Local Bank Uses Mechanical Brain Ferebee Says Shows Growth Of Business Here A |6,000 "mechanical. brain" has been added to the staff of the Citizens Bank and Trust Company here to save countless man-hours and speed customer service, Percy B. Ferebee, presi dent of th bank, said today. The mechanism, knoWn as a "proof machine," is being operat ed to maintain a continuous bal ance of checks, deposit tickets and credit memos. - Daring business hours figures are entered Into the machine through an elaborate keyboard. The machine, In addition to check ing he lances, carhea through the day tome 30 different totals, rep resenting various hank records. The proof machine, a product of the National Cash Eagister Co., to ssod to simplify tho Mr. almost human in its operations, surpasses man's brain in speed and accuracy of calculations Its 2 O-adding-maohines-i n-o n e keep a constant proof check on the records of each department auto matically. Debits of each transaction must equal credits Ar the machine will automatically lock. And It will not operate until the error is found and corrected. LOCALIZES ERROR The search for an error is made easy, however, after the machine localizes the error to one transac tion prints the amount of the er ror and shows whether it is on the debit or credit side. Corrections are made easy be cause the brain will add or sub tract with equal ease. Skipping along Ms daily tadk the machine automatically sorts cancelled checks by opening shut ters on sorting rock compart ments. Only the proper shutter will Open when the operator pres ses the classtficattoa key. The machine ?H definitely re move a lot of drudgery from the day's work, Mr. Est shea said. Principals At Lodge Celebration ML CAPP8. ML VAMCB, Joha C. Vi L*d*e, W W tka lMtk antrMwy W ?r. VMM MM ? . 5 .MMi
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