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KEEP TOUR MOtyEY IN YOUR COMMUNITY Stye (Kljmiltr? iRADE AT HOME; IT PAYS PROMOTING MURPHY AND ANDREWS VOLUME?<2 NUMBER 4J MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY. MAY 7. ItSS EIGHi rAGBS THIS #KKR Murphy Patrol Takes Top Honors At Scout Camporee The Wild Boar Patrol of Mur-V phy Troop 2, led by Fred Van Horn, took top honors at the Nantahala District Boy Scout Camporee near Andrews last week end. The Boar patrol was cited on all five points awarded to patrols in a Camporee. These citations were on: personal inspection, cam per aft in spection, Scnutscraft inspection, projects completed and campcraft demonstration. Some 55 Boys Scoots and five leaders participated In the Camp oree. representing Andrews Troop 1, Murphy Troop 2, and Nantahala Troop 6 Patrol leaders were Lloyd Der reberry, Charles Holland, Wayne Battle, Billy Adams, Burke Moore, Fred Van Horn and Coy ett Grant. Scout leaders present were Har old Katazaman, Scoutmaster Troop 1, Andrews; R. W. Ramsey, assist ant Scoutmaster, Troop 1, Andrews; Irvin Greene, Scoutmaster, Troop 2 Murphy; Hobart McKeever, chairman Troop committee, Troop 2, Murphy; and Warren Deyermond Scoutmaster, Troop 6, Nantahala. The week end camplnc pro cram, planned by thi District Campins committee, of which Bob White of Murphy is chairman, included Friday nicht camp fire; patrol jndclnc. Saturday; scaven cer hunt Saturday eventnc; stunt nirht for Saturday camp fire; and church sendees Sunday morninc conducted by Fred Van Horn. 'Following hot on the heels of the Camporee was the distriot Court of Honor Monday in Murphy. A-' bout 70 person, were present, with L B. Nichols chairman of the Dis trict Advancement Committee, giving opening remarks. James G. Garrett of Troop 1 An . drews received the tenderfoot a ward and Stanley Frazier of An drews, along with five members of Troop 6. Nantahala, were advanced to second class Scouts. Nichols a warded the econd class rank. Irvin Greene presented merit badges to tlie following: Boyd Pullium, home repairs; Kent Laugbter, scholarship, reading; Jerry Pullium, home repairs, scho larship; Peter Gernert, reading, fishing, carpentry; Charles Hol land. reading, poultry keeping, rabbit raising, home repairs; Jake Abernathy. stamp collecting; ani mal industry; home repairs, paint ing. and first aid; Wayne Battle, citizenship in the home, home re pairs, first aid, electricity and scholarship. A11 of these are mem bers of the Andrews Troop. Murphy boys receiving merit badges were Paul Brittain, home repairs; Ronald H Brittain, home repairs; Ed Gibbs, reading and ci tizenship in the home; Fred Van ?Horn, nature fishing; John Mor ris, home repairs, reading and bookbinding. Harold Katzaman awarded Star Rank to Ej G!bb/of the Murphy troop. Vernon McCurry, field Scout ex ecutive was in charge of the court. Little Brasstown HD Club Is Organized Mrs. Bea Hogan, hostess, was elected president of the Little Brasstown Home Demonstration Club, organized Ap. 27 Other officers are Mrs. Murrial Martin, vice-president; Mrs. Ger trude Clayton secretary and treas urer. and Fannie McLellarr, pub licity chairman ? Ten person-, were present, in ad . dition to Home Agent, Miss Edna Bishop. Announcement was made , of the Minstrel Show Saturday, and members were also Invited to at tend the camp at the 4-H Club Camp near Waynesville. A book list of books available at the Bookmobile station was released. The following leaders were ap pointed; Lucile Gault, foods and nutrition; Mrs - Louella Martin, ;home gardens; Ida Hogan, home poultry; Bea Hogan, Food preser vation; Betty Denash, house fur nishing; Fannie McLellan, home management. Louise Hogan, family life; Marguerite Bidstrup, home beauUfteatlon. Norma Lee Oarrin ger, clothing. Murrial Martin, arts and crafts; Kate WaJdroup, com munity service, Candaa Carrlnger, education; Bertha Carrlnger, 4-H Club leader, and Lucile Tobacco Bed Fumigation Used First Time Here Tobacco bed fumigation for thi control of weeds and diseases i being used in Cherokee County fo the first time this year G. H. Far ley, county agent said. Several county farmers are ap plying the gas Dowfume MC2 ti their tobacco beds. This materia comes packed in one pound can under pressure and is applies by covering the bed with a vaper proof cover and releasing the ga under this cover through a smal tube. , Among county farmers using thi means of "burning their beds" an Bob Bristol and Fred Haney of An drews; J. C. Wells of Tomotla Ralph Lovingood of Marble; Ever ett and Picnkney Wells of Tomot la, E. C. Stiles of Peach tree; Mil English of Peachtree and Loftoi Lovingood of Hanging Dog. Andrews Girl Scouts Attend Awards Court The third annual Court of A wards for Girl Scouts was held Sunday at Mountainside Theater in Cherokee with several hundred Girl Scouts from Sylva, Cullowhee, RobhinsviUe, Bryson City. Frank lin, Highlands, Nantahala, Andrews and Cherokee in attendance. The following Andrews Girl Scouts, of Troop 14, accompanied by their leader, Mrs. James Baer, and Mrs. Joe Sursavage, were In attendance: Virginia Garner, Joan Beck, Janice Tatham, Gale Ander son, Betsy Battle, Katherine Sur savage, Jean Bristol. Terry Slagle and Sara Long. Three Types Loans Available To Gl's Tf * 11 you re a veteran wiui 1 ax ill experience an<j are having trouble g&tttaftoney to buy, improve or ?o^^Ky^term. the Farmers Home A dnyfitfot ration (FHA) may have the: luSwer to your problem?or may have it after July 1, S. S. Williams, head of the local FHA said today. The FHA loans are not strictly for veterans, Williams said, though preference is given to veterans. Three types of loans to be made are: , 1. Farm operating loans?to buy (livestock, equipment or supplies for farming. 2. Farm ownership loans?to buy family-type farms, or to enlarge or develop inadequate farms. 3. Farm housing loans?to build, remodel or repair houses or other farm buildings. The FHA is authorized by Con gress, Williams said, to make di rect loans to certain needy farm ers. Last year Congress put up about 160 million dollars, but by the end of February the FHA had lent at all out. July 1 Congress will put up more money for FHA. and Williams ad vised interested persons to get their applications in now. Red Cross Provides For POW Phone Calls During the current exchange of the sick and wounded prisoners of war In Korea, the Red Cross had imade arrangements to provide a telephone call or 50-word cable home for each American boy, Mrs. Nellie Taylor, local Red Cross Chapter chairman, said today. As each day's returnee list is j made public, home service in each Red Cross Chapter concerned will receive a telegram from the office giving the name of the serviceman so the next-of-kin may be notified of the telephone call or cable ar rangement and to offer services of the chapter on any immediate prob lem related to the serviceman. Homecoming Day Be Held At 2nd Baptist Home Coming Day will be ob served at the Second Baptist Church Sunday, May 24. Every one is invited, especially singers and visiting preachers. Georgia Girl Scouts Spend Week End In Andrews Twenty-five Girl Scouts from Troop 1, Canton, Ga., spent the week end in R. A. Dewar's "Camp Nutshell", a converted warehouse in Andrews. The troop, of which Mrs Paul Boring, daughter of the Dewars is committee chairman, and her daug hter, Sara Alice Boring, is a mem ber. arrived Friday afternoon in a school bus driven by Mrs. Ralph Allison. The troop was accompan ied by Mrs. Boring, and Mrs. Er nest Boling, ScouJ leader. The week end included a visit to Mrs. Donald Wilson; a picnic in the Dewars' backyard, with the An drews Girl Scout; a supper at the Andrews-Murphy Airpark; and at tendance at the Methodist Church on Sunday morning. Guests of the Scouts for the week end were Harriet Allison and Jane Foaton. Sara Alice Boring granddaugh ter of the Dewars, is the holder of the "curved bar", highest award in Girl Scouting. Gospel Echoes Sing At Ranger Church The Goapel Echoes, a group of Negro aingera from Murphy, led by Frank Suddeth, Jr., wtll present a program of religious aangs Sunday night. May 10, at 7 p. m. at the New Ranger 371 Children Seen At Pre-School Clinics Some 371 chldren were inspected anj immunized at pre-school clin ics in Cherokee County Miss Willie P. Lovingood of the local health department sr.ld today. The 14 clinic: ended Monday. Dr Harry Miller assisted for two days with the clinics in the Murphy Schools and the PTA and school supervisors planned and took care of registration in the clinics. Immunizations were given by Miss Lovingood and Mrs. Alice Swain. Andrews PTA Officers Be Installed Monday 1 Mrs Margaret Watry, president and other new officers of the And rews PTA will be installed Mon day at 2:30 by Mrs. Weimar Jones of Franklin, Western District Dir ector if PTA. Other new officers to be installs" are Mrs. S. J. Gernert, secretary: Mrs Loulst Bextor, secretory; and Marvin Anderson, Glenn Freeman To Speak Here Sunday Rev. Glenn Freeman of Truett McConnel College will deliver both morning and evening sermons at the Murphy First Baptist Church Sunday in the absence of the pas tor. J. Alton Morris. Mr Morris, along with other Cherokee County Baptist ministers, is in Houston, Texas, attending the Southern Baptist Convention. Activities at the church during the week include: Ruth Bagwell Circle, Monday, 7:30 p. m? with Mrs. B J. Fish; Day Circles Gen eral meeting, at church, Tuesday, 2:30 p. m.; Ruth Swan Circle Tues day, 7:30 p m., with . Mrs. W, A, Sherrill. Wednesday. 6:30 p. ?n. family night supper, 7:30 p. as . church night of missions. The choirs of the church, along with Linda Mulkey and Sally Mor ris. were winners in the recent as sociation j contests in Bryaon City and will rater the Mate contests. Democrats Re-Elected In Andrews Town Election: Ferebee Is Mavor Dennle Elliott Gene Stiles Two Murphy High School students he tin what will become an an nual ceremony at the school by planting the first dogwood tree to be sponsored by a senior class. Dennie Elliott, senior digs in while Gene Stllei, a junior, gives a helping hand. The tree was planted in honor of the Kanuhsheta, the school year book. The name means dogwood. Each year the graduating class will plant a tree on the school campus. ? The tree shown here was planted in front of the new high school li brary and is thriving. Judy Sneed To Reign At May Day Program A May Day program will be giv en by the elementary pupils of Murphy School today at 1:30 p. m. in the gymnasium, directed by Mrs. C. K Olson. Each grade will have a part in the program. Mrs. Duke Whitley will have charge of the music. Judy Sneed will be Queen of the May, with Ed Gibbs as her es cort; Patsy Long will be maid ot honor with Hugh Hackney as es cort. Members of the court and their escorts are: Lavene Hinton and Walter Wise; Laura Bailey and Charles Smith: Patricia Moore and Billy Jones; Winnie Herbert and Harry Killian; Katherine Killian and Harold Coleman; Shirley Stiles and Jerry Palmer Jean Trull and' Merlin Ramsey; Linda Palmer and Tommy Howse; Willa Jean Allen and B. J. Corn well; Betty Sue Garrett and Bob by O'Dell; Ann Parker and Roger Baugh. ? Democrat Mayor Percy B. Fere bee, along with the four incumbent democrat aldermen, Tuesday was re-elected to a two-years term on the Andrews town council. The new council is faced first with the appointment of a new town clerk, after Claude Watson, present clerk announced his re signation some weeks ago. Judges in the election were Lowell Wilson, democrat; and C. P. Matheson, Republican. The straight democrat ticket received 270 votes and straight republican, 146 votes A total of 514 ballots were cast. Ferebee. unopposed In the race, received 333 votes. Democrat alder men, and their votes were. W. W Ashe, 290; Ty Burnette, 309; Boyd Cooper, 320; and E. A. Wood Jr., 317. J r The Repub'icans and their votes were: Oren Luther <written In), 2; J W. Battle, 327; R. A. Dewar 178; W. A. Hyde 194; and S. H Palmer, 167. The new council will resume Its duties at the next meeting, May 13. Registrar was Mrs William Walk er and Bill Whitaker is chairman of the board of elections. Cherokee County Gets HD District Gavel Cherokee County, with almost as many Home Demonstration Club members present as the hostess chapter, last week walked away with the attendance gavel from the annual district Home Demonstra tion Club meeting in Robbinsville. Two county women, Mrs. J. F Smith, historian, and Mrs. W E. Graham, were also elected to dis district offices. Mrs. Graham is 1st vice-chairman, after serving last year as 2nd vice-chairman and Mrs Smith was reelected his torian. The theme cf the program was: "The strength 01" a nation depends on the health of its people" and Mrs. E. G Altland of Suit pre sented the morning devotional. Miss Charlotte Rickman, health educator with the N C Medical Society, was principal speaker. For the roll call and annual re ports, Clay County presentel a TV program. Cherokee County used a studio audience-type radio broad cast; and Graham County used col ored slides. Special music for the meeting was provided by Mrs. Pat Hanra han, Graham County, Mrs Glenn Bates, Cherokee County' and a group of 4-H Girls from Graham. Clay County will be hostess to the district at the 1954 meeting. Other new officers are Mrs Jack Ford, Clay, chairman; Mrs". Ilardy Sharpe. Graham, 2nd vice chairman; Mrs. Verlin Reese, Clay, secretary Republicans Hear Hamlin On Eisenhower Gov't. 8th Grade Plans Trip To Atlanta The Eighth grade of Murphy School will leave at 7 o'clock Fri day morning in two chartered bus es for a trip to Atlanta. They will be chaperoned by their teachers, Mrs. J. W Davidson, Irvin Greene and Billy McFalls. They will have a guided tour through the capital, visit the Cy clorama and Grant's Park where they will have a picnic lunch. They will appear on television over WSB, anj have a guided tour through Rich's Department Store, and will be turned loose in the Kress five and ten store for an hour, Mrs. Davidson said. On the return trip, they will come by Stone Mountain and view ?the memorial carved on its face. Members of the Cherokee Coun ty Republican Club Tuesday night heard Lewis Hamlin, Bre vard attorney, give a resume of the Eisenhower regime, and stressed the cutting of expenditure and balancing of the budget. The club met for a special supper meeting at People's Cafe with Glenn Ellis and his Blue Ridge Mountain Boys furnishing the mus ic for the some 95 persons present. Visitors, in addition to the speak er were Rural White, chairman of the Clay County Republican Club, Glenn Swanson, Clay County sher iff, Wayne Phillips and Sylvia Pen land, all of Hayesville The supper meeting commem oriated the moving of the cub hall from over the Pontlac Building to a new location over the Carringer Building. Minstrel Show Set By Local Home Demonstration Clubs -sauoiirti nuiue uemon^rauon Week (May 3-9) will be observed by Cherokee County Home Demon stration Clubs Saturday at an old fashioned, black-face minstrel show at 8 p m. in Murphy School Auditorium. Mrs. Clay llopwooj is director; Mrs. Dock Sudderth, pianist; and Miss Edna Bishop, advisor of the group. The public is invited to attend the show whwh is in three parts, starting with the transcontinental bus minstrels. Part one characters are Mrs. Kenneth Davis, manager; Mrs. Walter P. Gu.vton, bus driver; Mrs. Judson Chastain, Bill; Mrs Hugh Howard, Jim; Mrs. Frank Lucky, Joe; Mrs. Frank Ferguson, Jack; Mrs. R. C. Keenum, Nancy; Mrs Zeb Chastain. Phoebe; Mrs. T. C Walsh Jr., Betty; Mrs. C D Puett, Delia; Miss Elza Graham, waitress; Mrs Donald Hickman, Petunia; Mrs Howard Moody, Rastus; Mrs. Don Gentry, Tally; Mrs. E. L. Shields, Mirandy; Mrs. Clarence Hendrix, Tabitha, Part two Includes Sambo's De fense, Mrs Harold Wells; Bucking Wing Dance, Mrs. Howard Moody; George Washington Johnaon Buns for Congress, Mrs. Clay Hopwood Alexander Amblee In is part three sad the cast includes Pluto | Janes, Mrs. Hoyt Kilpstrtck; da, Miss Dale Sudderth; Begonia, | Mrs. Harold Wells; Erasmo Loose more, Mrs T. C. Walsh Jr.; Alex ander, Mrs. Clay Hopwood. Ushers are Mrs Oran Witt, Mrs. Noah Hembree. Mrs. Clyde Sneed and Mrs. James Stalcup Committees are: Make-up. Mrs. E G. Alt land, chairman, Mrs. G. H. Butler. Stage decorations: Mrs. Boyd Davis, chairman; Mrs R. M. Ad kins, and Mrs. Gordon Wilson; light ing, G. H. Farley; and program, Mrs G. H. Butler, chairman, Mrs. Harry Bagley and Mrs. Jack Lovell. Ticket cha'rmen are Mrs. Hugh Howard, county; Mrs Willie Giv ens, Bellview; Mrs. Frank Lucky Hiwassaee Dam; Miss Fannie Mc Lellan, Little Brass town; Miss Elza Graham, Martin's Creek; Mrs. C. A Smith, Midway; Mrs. Clyde Sneed. Murphy: Mrs. Brown Cald well. Peachtree; Mrs. Hoyt Kllpat rick, Ranger; Mrs. J F. Wood, Suit; Mrs Clarence Simonds. Sunny Point; Mrs. Robt. Earl Rogers; Mrs. Howard Whltehouse, Valley town; and Mrs Virginia Patton. Violet. S. S. Williams Elected New Civitan Club Head THREE COMPLETE BASIC CAMP PICKETT, VIRGINIA? May 4?Three Andrews area men completed basic training recently at the Medical Replacement Train ing Center here. They are: Private Fred W. Wat Una. son of Mrs. EmUa WaUdns, Route 1, Andrews; Hoyle Denw bery, son of Mr. and Mis. Foley Derrebery, Andrews; David H. Cook, son of Mr. Cook, Route 1, f S. S. Williams will be at the helm of the Murphy Clvltan duh during the 1953-54 club yew, after elect ions at the monthly meeting Mon day at the Regal Hotel John < Jordoc wag elected vice president; Vernon Rankin, Secre tary ^treasurer; and Rev. Frank Brown, Chaplain. Or. W. B QmaaU. Jim Bd and LUlard Walker aw the mmmrnmmA M 5Jf?s Theretiring
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