BOY EASTER SEALS NOW If t Ctyereker ?>$mt PROMOTING MURPHY AND ANDREWS VOLUME ?2 NCMBI1 ST ML'KPHY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY. MARCH M, 1IU , EIGHT PAGES mfm $500,000 Allocated For County Roadjmprovement Slow Cr. Road, U. 5. 76 Be Blacktopped, Re-Rt. $000,000 has been allocated by the State Highway Cnmrninton for improvements of roads in Cber^ okee and Clay Counties L. Dale Thrash, 10th ? Division Highway Commissioner announced this week. Mr. Thrash allocated $100,000 for the blackiopping of the Slow Creek Road, and "enough money from the $100,000 fund which Gov. Scott gave the 10th Division from the extra state funds to pave seven tenths mile of the northeast end of ihe Pleasant Valley Road and five tenths mile of the south west end of the Mission Dam." Mr Thrash tTprcosed the opin ion that Hanging Dog and other roads will be given consideration in the near future. 'Mr. ThrMfa further announced that 9400,000 has been allocated fo the rerouting of U. S. 76, West from Hsyeeville, with aaurv ey ing party to commence work in two or three weekv The planned rerouting will save about seven miles form Hayesvllle to Murphy and will eliminate many stretches of road Infested with ?harp right angle curves between Hayesvllle and Bresstown. Plans are also made to build a highway from the Peacbtree sec tion across to Andrews. Mr. Thrash said completion of the Murphy to Andrews road project last year place the Chero kee County road system in the best condition of any county in the 10th ' Division. County Risks Losing Red Cross Services Cherokee County stands a risk of losing Its home service office and the use of Red Cross collected blood If donations to the 1953 Red Cross fund drive do not increase here, Irvin Greene, chairman of the drive said today. Mr. Greene pointed out that Red Cross blood used here in less than a year would have cost county us ers about $3,000 if charge had been made for it. >He said that although the blood is given free, money is used to pro cess, type and collect the blood. If donations to Red Cross do not "increase, Mr. Greene said, in the future all blood collected here through the Red Cross Bkx>bmo bile may be used for defense pur poses only (by servicemen in Ko ret>, instead of having a part of the blood available for civilian use. Mr. Greene also said that Cher okee County runs the risk of los ing its Home Service office, the only local contact with servicemen ?verseas> The Cherokee County Red Cross goal is $25000, with about $700 col lected In Murphy and Andrews re porting about $500. Mr. Greene further pointed out Red Cross work in disasters and Water Safety. Persons who have not been con tacted by Red Cross workers are asked to mail their donations in to Mr. Greene. New Gulf Station Opens In Andrews The new Andrews Gulf Service Station in Andrews was opened for business Thursday, Mar. 10. The modern station Is owned and operated by Bruce Payne and L. t. (Chunk) Love. Those assisting with service are Wayne (Blue) Curtis and Dickie Waldroup. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN .... Dr. R. E. McClure, Executive sec retory of .the Ashevilie Presbytery will preach at the Andrews Presby terian Church Sunday at the 11 a. m. service. The Rev. John C. Nev ille will be at the Robbinsville church fo rthe Sunday morning service. Spring i* sprung ???? Spring is sprang, the grass is ris?or at least Murphy thought spring had sprang, an til the cold snap hit yesterday. Anyhow, the flowers think it's spring, and the calendar apys its spring, and as far as Meredith Greene (Mrs. Irvin), above, is concerned, the lovely Japanese magnolia blooming in Mrs. Dixie Palmer's garden, is beau tiful and makes her feel like spring. Scout Photo. Guy Roberts Named New Deputy Sheriff Guy Roberts, 23-yearokl ex-GI, Monday took over duties as deputy sheriff replacing Buren Grant, Sheriff M. G. Crawford said today. Grant resigned to accept employ ment in Hickory, N. C . the sheriff The new deputy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Odessa Roberts of Unaka. He spent two years in the Army?stationed in the Panama Canal Zone Roberts attended public schools at Unaka and Hiwassee Dam. Sheriff Crawford expressed ap preciation to the civilians and law officers who assisted in the arrest of Noah Dockery after the alleged shooting of Frank Crawford, form er sheriff. Those who gave help were Cher okee County citizens who helped from a searching^ posse, 15 North Carolina highway patrolmen head ed by CapJ.. Ct A. Speed; some 15 Srsorgia highway 'phfaulmeir e&m-' manded by Sgt. Nunnally; Murphy town officers; Sheriff J. H. Thom as of Macon County; Sheriff J. D. Jenkins, Swain County; Sheriff J. B. Crisp, Graham County; Fred Campbell, Haywood County; Sher iff Mllliton, Jackson County; Sher iff Ben Frazer, Macon County; Sheriff Ofton Smith of Catawba County, and Sheriff Virgil Kelly of Blairsville, Ga. Also patrolmen of the Tennessee Highway Department. Presbyterian Choir Plans Easter Cantata Sunday "The First Easter", a cantata of the Easter stray, will be sung by the choir of the Murphy Presby terian Church Sunday, March 29, at 11 a. m., under the direction of Frederic C. Schley assistingg Mrs. Bob White, choir director. Mrs R. H. Foard is organist and Mrs Harvey Wilson Jr., reader. The cantata was composed by Haldor Lillenas with story by Vir ginia Frances Joy. The public is invited to attend. Singers Include: sopranos. Miss Susie Miller, Mrs. W. A. Single ton, Mrs. Gene Denning, Miss Judy Sneed, Mrs. Lewis Hodges, Mrs. Bruce Gordon and Mrs. Frank Brown. Altis, Mrs. Jean White, Mrs. Bob Rector, Miss Carolyn Alexander, Mrs. Marine Chastain; tenor Gene Denning; Bass Bob Rector and Rev. Frank Brown. Special License Available For Sucker Shooting A special licensa to shoot red horse suckers in Valley River be tween Murphy and Andrews, can be obtained by Cherokee County Residents from Wildlife Protector Arnold Dalrympie, it was announc ed today by the N. C. Wildlife Re sources Commission. > This season will be open from May 19, until June 19. with no shooting permitted on Sondays^Mr. Dalrympie said. Licenses will be 90 cents each and can be obtained only from Mr Dakymplo. Child's Crippled Condition Is Improved By Local Clinic Eight year old Martha Crowder, | daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Crowder, Suit, is one of many crip- , pled children in Cherokee County receiving care through the North Carolina Crippled Children's ser vice. At the age of four years, Mar tha Jane had an acute illneas fol lowed by a marked left leg limp and slight atrophy of the left calf and thigh. Fortunately, through the local Health Department, Martha Jane's patents learned of the services provided by the Cherokee County Crippled Children's Society in co operation with the North Carolina State Crippled Children's service. They visited the Orthopedic clin ic in Bryaon City where she was seen by Dr. S. S. Atkins. Her treatment consisted of a short per iod in the ^-Asheville Orthopedic hospital, for observation and fol lowed by muscle re-education. Martha Jane was aeen periodi cally in the Bryeon City clinic for the next four years. I yr In November of 1S52 she visited the Orthopedic clinic in Andrews. At that time Dr. Atkins recom mended eurglcal lengthening of the left heel cord, which was done ear ly la December of 1852. For two months she wore a plas ter cast which was removed and a Today Martha'Jane's crippled condition is greatly improved end with the help of her brace ahe at tends Htwaasee Dam school regul arly. The generosity of the c Wizens of Cherokse county has made possible a bright future for Martha Jane. Their continued support will Dr. 8. S. Atkins of t? physical therapist. Mm Je fives Martha Jane Crawler's leg a rota* over at the Crippled Chil dren's Clinlr held In Andrews last Saturday. Miss Wlllla Loviasood of the Cherokee Ceonty Health Dept. and Martha Jaae's father, Lloyd Crewdbr of Suit, leak on la la teres! Cherokee Ceonty chil dren, like Martha Jane, will benefit from the Mie of Easter Seals, whieh Is kolas eondnsted now under the chairmanship of W. p. Whlt aker sf Andrews. Abeot ttK.it has bean soUseted on the foal of IUM. Mr. Whltaker said, with aboat one fifth of the envelopes le (Seoot Photo) help bring new life and hope to many children with crippling prob lems similar to. Caster Seal contributions can be mailed to W. D. Wbttaksr, Cher okee County Society for Crippled Children end Adult*, Andrew*, during the 1053 campaign which opened last Thursday, March 10, and continue* through Sunday, April 8. Grand Jury Will Hear Case Against Dockery Here Mon. Mrs. Bob Cheney Is New PE* Head .. w> ^ ~ Mrs Bob Chnev > Mrs Bob Chne> * ' ires ident of the Murphy t. ^r*r^ er Association at the meet. Monday at 7:30 p. m. in the ?. mary auditorium. Other officers elected were Mrs. S. C. Burgess, vice-president; Rob ert Weaver, secretary; Hugh Hens ley, treasurer. Mrs. James Goodwin gave the devotional and a group of Easter songs was sung by the fourth, fifth and sixth grades, with Mrs. Duke Whitley at the piano. H. A. Mattox, chairman of the the school board, announced that appropriation for schools is to be made in the leggislature, and the P. T. A. went on recond to send messages to the legislature to sup port the State Board of Education, and to try to secure funds for new school buildings. Supt. H. Bueck announced the Grass Roots Opera to be presented in" the school auditorium here April 3, at 8 p. m. i Mrs. H. Bueck, program chair man, introduced Mrs. W. A. Hoov ver. chairman of the magazine committee, who presented a skit, "On the Air" by Mrs J. C. John son of Asheville. Taking part in the play were Mrs. harles Worthen Mrs. Robert ? Weaver, with-- Mrs. Hoover as announcer. A Dew Cherokee County Grand Jury will be handed a first degree murder charge against Noah Dockery when Superior Court opens here Monday, March 30, Solicitor Thad Bryaon said here today. Dockery is charged with the March 3 shotgun death of Sheriff Prank Crawford at Hanging Dog. Crawford died in the driveway leading to Dockery's home. The defendant became the object of a widespread search. He later -rendered to officers. tryson said the defense will