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KEEP TOUR
MONEY IN
YOUR COMMUNITY
TRADE AT
HOME;
IT PAYS
CAEOLJHA THtlSDAI, JUKI It, INS BOUT PAGK THIS
s
Lake bee ? clean rec
ord for the put two yean aceord
tng to the recant report by TV A oi
acddaotal drownings In Ma
The report ehowe that
1BS0 there were rtx drowning! in
Hlwaesee Lake.
Some 55 penone, 41 of them be
tween the apte ?f 15 and 45 years
of ape, were drowned in TV A lakes
during 1952, the report say*
The survey further points out
that 58 other persona were invol
ved In water mishaps and were
rescued. TV A said that, "obvious
ly, without this assistance, the to
tal dmsaisgi might have been
close to 100 for the year." Some
others were able to save their own
lives.
The largest number of 1952
drownings occured in Wheeler
Lake, where 17 persons were
drowned. The largest number of
drowning for all the years of TV A
took place at Kentucky Dam where
75 persons harve drowned.
One person was drowned ' at
Fontana last year, one (the preced
ing year, and 12 through 1950. Ten
persons have been drowned at
Nottely Lake in the past several
years, and four in Chatuge. One
person was drowped at Chatuge
Lawe last Summer.
The report lists as the top
cause or factor in drownings
last year, boating and having
no life preserver on, accounting
for 31 drownings. One drown
ing vi9 caused with cranking,
motor trouble, wouldn't start.
Other conditions causing drown
ings were rough water out on lake;
overloaded, to small boat or ov
erpowered; drinking and other un
safe conduct; inexperienced or un
safe operation of boat; standing
up in boat or lost balance; and un
safe boat.
Abo, boating la turtJdffesit Nfrst
ers below dams; heart attack or
other sudden illness.
Ciue, for drownings in swim
or wading included: could
r poor swimmer; step
ped in bole or deep place; swim
ming alone or Inadequate super
err ision; cramps; unsafe acts
or unaware of hasards when
play-ing, fishing, wading, etc., on
bank or near shore (includes
drinking); tried to swim beyond
endurance; and heart attack or
other sudden illness.
TV A pointed out that the simple
precaution of wearing life preser
vers could have prevented most of
the drownings last year. The re
port also warned against wading
in water when the condition of
the bottom is not known.
More than half of the 55 drown
ings happened Fridays, Satur
days and Sundays, and the av
erage age of persons drowned
was 27. All except eight of the
victims were males.
A total of 550 drownings have
taken place in TV A lakes, the re
port said.
Eight suggested rules for care
free boating include; know your
(boat's limitations; don't overload;
(balance your load; keep low and
and step in the center when board
ing the boat or changing seats;
watch the weather; head into the
waves; use the right motor; and
avoid sharp turn*.
PHARMACIST
Clyde J. Derail of Hlrfky
this year received his B. 8. de
free in Pharmacy from the Uni
versity of North Carolina. Cha
pel HUL Duvall la employed by
the Eekerd Drurs be. In Chatt
anooxca. Tens. He was a mem
ber of the American Phsrmoc
eawu : Association and the
North arollna Pharamace?tlda!
Asaocation. 1 ?**
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Sam Lovingood Dies
At 88 Years Here Fri.
Samuel W. Lovingood, 88 a Mur
phy Native who bad served in ev
ery county office except one, dur
ing his lifetime, died at 6 p. m. Fri
day in a Murphy hospital follow
ing a long illness.
The retired business man had
served as Clerk of the Superior
Court, register of deeds, mayor
of Murphy and chairman of the
board of County Commissioners.
He never was in an election for
sheriff.
Lovingood had served several
terms as Cherokee County rep
resentative In the General As
sembly and as NJ C. Senator
from the 33rd district.
Mr. Lovingood was never mar
ried. He was the son of the late
'Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lovingood of
Cherokee County, and was a life
long resident of this section. He
? was beloved by people all over the
for hia fellow man.
A number of yean ago be ran
the old Hubbard Hotise, and at the
time of his death, he was living
on Wells St. in Murphy.
Funeral services were held at
3 p. m. Sunday in the First Bap
tist Church! with the Rev. J. Al
ton Morris and the Rev. C. A.
Smith officiating. Burial was in
Sunset Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Howard Moody
Will Rogers., H. A. Mattox, Earl
Plemmons, Lawrence Hall, Abe
Hembree, M. G. Crawford and
Hadley Dckey.
Surviving are two half-brothers,
Mitchell Johnson of Englewood.
Tenn. and Robert Johnson of
Unaka, and several nieces and
nephews. ?
The body lay in state in the
church for an hour prior to the;
service.
Townson Funeral Home was in
coumy ana naa aone a great aeai?charge.
4-H Day Contests
Set For Tomorrow
Tomorrow county 4-H Clubi
members will compete in a spe
cial day of activity and contests
for the Annual Four-H Day at
Murphy High School.
The day begins with registration
at 8 a. m., followed at 8:30 by the
dairy foods demonstration and of
ficers contest At 11 a. m. judging
of dresses will take place along
with recreatidn leadership and
public speaking.
From 12^30 to 1:30 a picnic
hrocb will be enjoyed.
The dress review will be at 1:30
p. m., talent division at 2 p. m.,
crowning of health king and
queen at 2:43 and awards at 3
o'clock with the summary of the
day's activities.
County winners will be eligible to
enter the district contests in Ashe
ville June 30. The county winners
who will represent Cherokee Coun
ty in Raleigh, will receive cash
prizes, applicable on their trip to
Raleigh. Ribbons will be given
other winners.
5 Year Old Truett.
Daughter Dies
. ? " !
Shirley Katberine Truett, flve
y ear-old daughter of .Mr. and Mrs.
Giles Truett of Murphy, Route 1,
died at 5:15 p. m. Friday June 5
in an Andrews hospital after a
short illness.
r unerai services were he^ld at 2
p. m. Sunday June 7 in Harmony
Tabernacle Baptist Church, with
the Rev. Colvin Thompson and
the Rev. Oliver Cornwell officiat
ing. Burial was in Andrews ceme
tery.
Surviving, in addition to the
parents, are three brothers, John
ny of Charlotte, Harold and Char
les of the home; six sisters. Sue,
Dorothy, Doris, Martha, Wanda
and Vickie of the home.
Townson Funeral Home was in
charge.
Biology Teachers Have
Meet At Folk School
Some 10 persons representing*
the National Association of Biolo
gy Teachers in the southeast, met
in conference at the John C. Cam
pbell Folk School last week.
The conference?a workshop
discussed matters of natural con
servation, trees, birds, animals and
all natural resources. They prod
uced copy for bulletins on conser
vation of natural resources in el
ementary schools, high schools and
colleges.
Persons attending the meet
were Dr. Richard Weaver, leader,
of Ann Arbor, Mich.; John H. Ba
iley, Johnson City, Tenn.; George
W. Jeff era, Farmvtlle, Va.; J. W.
Burdette, Spartanburg, S. C.; S.
E. Duncan, Raleigh; (Mrs. M. Gor
don nown, Atlanta, Ga.; Mm.
Cleo Sampson. Atlanta, Ga. Mlm
Mai vine Trussel, Tallahassee, Fie.;
Miaa May Derrick, Boone; and
Mlm Alma Demi Fuller, Washing
ton, D. C.
The Folk School encourages such
conferences between its own sch
eduled programs, and provides re
treat, free from disturbances.
Curtis Joins
Gallon dub I
Wayne Curtis became a member
of the Red Croat Gallon Club feat
week, when be donated bis eighth
pint of bkxxr to the Red Cross
Bloodmoblle program, at (be unit's
stop In Andrews.
Some 37 pints were collected at
STatop
ft '^i, ilh, a m
RETURNS HOME
h C. TOWNSON
J. C.
Cincinnati Collate of 1
May 29. While In OMe he nraa a
member and rlee-preddant of
the PI Sterna Eta Fraternity- He
waa also -amember of the Areola
Club, eompooed of Maeons. Mr.
Townaan W the eon of Mia. Elis
abeth Townaon Raper of Marble
and Me late Carl Townaon. He
is employed by his ^nele, W. D.
Townaon at Townaon Funeral
TVA VISITORS
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Six Tennessee Valley Authority visitors were guests of several
Murphy businessmen last week when the TV A officials were in the
area on an inspection tour. Shown after lunch and a talk fest were,
front row, left to right, A. D. Reiser, TV A manager of properties,
Chattanooga branch; C. E. Blee, TVA chief engineer and builder of
Hiwassee Dam; Mayor L. L. Mason of Murphy; John Oliver, TVA
general manager; Frank Forsyth,, local Banker and chairman of Town
of Murphy Power Board.
Second row, left to right, Walter Arrants, TVA assistant manager
of properties; Merle Davis, local businessman and supporter of the
Chamber of Commerce; Jim Franklin, local businessman and C of
C worker; J. Ed Campbell, TVA director of division reservoir proper
ties; Noah Lovingood, businessman and member of the Murphy Pow
er Board, and Lee Allbaugb, TVA director of division agriculture.
(Scout Photo)
FLAG OF NATIONS
Mrs. Whitaker
Succumbs Mon.
Mrs. Rhoda Elizabeth Whitaker,
77, died at 6 p. m. Monday June
"6 in an Andrews hospital after two
weeks' illness.
Funeral services were held at
2 p. m. Wednesday June 10 In
Valley River Baptist Church with
the Rev. Robert Barker, the Rev.
John C. Corbltt and the Rev. W.
iM. Chapman of Franklin officiat
ing. Burial was in the Church
ceiAetery. The Body lay in state in
the church one hour prior to the
service.
Pallbears were Carroll Brown,
John Tatham, Mark Elliott, Jack
Herbert, Roy Hyde and Walter
Waldroup.
Mrs. Whitaker was a native of
Polk County, S. C., moved to
Bryson City as a child, and a few
years later moved to Andrews
where she livpd ever since.
Miss Glenda Ivie, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Peyton G. Ivie, re
presented the Murphy Lions
Club Sunday at the Flap of Na
tions program which opened
the N. C. Lions Club Conven
tion in Asheville. Some 44 Mur
phy Lions and their wires regis
tered at the convention Sunday
vieylng for the attendance cup
awarded for the club with the
most-milage at the convention.
Miss Ivie, wearing a Belgium
costume, carried the Belgian flag
at the program. Miss Dorcas Ann
McGuire of Andrews, dressed
in an Alaska costume, represent
ed the Andrews Lions Club at
the convention.
She was married to the Rev.
Clay Whitaker, Dee. 18, 1895; she
had been a member of the Valley
River Baptist Church for 58 years,
and was active in Sunday School
and other church work.
Surviving are one son, Edgar J.
Whitaker of Franklin, five daugh
ters, Miss OUie Whitaker, Mrs.
'Carrie Wilson, Mrs. Vesta Wood of
Andrews, Mrs. Lelia Hay of Boyn
ton, Fla., Mrs. Hattie Orr of BUt
more., six grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren; also two bro
thers, Tom of Atlanta and Hamp
ton G. Seay of Ellenwood.
Ivie Funeral Home was in
charge.
Civic Leaders Invited
To 'Unto These Hills'
Civio leaders of Murphy and
Cherokee county who attend the
quarterly meeting of Western
North Carolina Associated Com
munities at Cherokee on the af
ternoon of June 26, will be invited
as guests to attend the premier*
performance of the famed Cher
okee drama "Unto These Hills",
according to C. M. Douglas, secre
tary of the 11 county
tioD.
Sessions of the WNCAC
ization will begin at ana o'clock
with a "dutch" luncheon In the
student dining hall at the In
dian Reservation with SupC, Joe
Jennings in cnarge, and the busi
ness meeting will follow Imme
diately.
President Paul Reid of Cullo
whee hag announced that business
session will be over by four o'
clock, and those attending will
have ample time to - visit the. re
constructed. Indian ViUiaga and
the Pioneer exhibit, both of which
newly opened tourist
are nearby the reservation.
Local Nurses Attend TB
Institute In Bryson City
Miss Willie Lovingood and Mrs.*
Alice A. Swain of the Cherokee
County Health Department t
turned this week from a two day
institute on Tuberculosis at Bry
son City.
Leaders in the institute were W.
A. Smith, director of the ~TB sec
tion of the TB division of tike
State Board of Health who spake
on the diagnosis, treatment and
control of the disease. Miss Mary
Hs Porter, R. N. and consultant
nurse, a member ef the staff of
the National office of Tuherculo
aig Control in Washington, D. C.
spoke On the Nursing Duties In the
Control of TB.
Institute themes were "This is
TB" and "Goodby, Mr. Germ." W.
D. Braswell, health educator of the
TB Association and Mrs. Louise P.
Bast. consultant nurse of the West
ern District of the State Board of
Health, were also on the program.
BarnettOn WCC
Faculty For Fall
Jack Bamett baa resigned aa
teacher of Murphy High School to
accept a position at Western Caro
lina College, Cullowbee, In the
Bookkeeping department as In
structor.
Mr. Barhett will receive his
Masters Degree at Foabody in
Nashville this summer. He is a
graduate of WCC and is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bamett of Mur
phy.
AUXILIARY SrFBER
The regular meeting of the
American Legion Auxiliary will be
held tomorrow at 7 p. m. ? with ?
pot hick supper at the faoma"-o
Mrs. Bob Cheney.
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Farm F&Yulies To
See Demo*1 (rations
COMMISSIONER
Harry Eocene Buchanan of
Hendersonvllle will direct the
State's road program for the
next four years in Division 14,
comprised ' of Cherokee, Clay,
Graham, Haywood, Henderson,
Jackson, Macon, Polk, Transyl
vania and Swain Counties, af
ter appointment by Gov. Wil
lia B. Umstead. Headquarters
for the division will be located
in Sylva and G. G. Pace is the
division engineer with C. W. Lee
as assistant
> Ru. -noostratlone of eleotric
equlpa & til toe held throughout
Blue K-d* Electric Association's
?re* Jufte 23-3P, Manager E. C.
Nicholson said here today.
Mr. Nteholaon said the demon
strations are designed to inform
farm people of the uses of eleo
trictly in the home and on the
farm. The programs are sponsored
by the Blue Ridge Electric Aaad
ciation, akmg with the local
county agents and the electri
cal appliance dealers. *
Mies Barbara Means, TV A home
economist, will conduct the dem
onstrations in homemaktng, giv
ing electric opokrng and frozen
foods demonstrations, and in addi
tion, will answer questions on
kitchen planning and care and
cleaning of home appliances.
Charles Brumfield, TVA agri
cultural engineer, will discuss
and demonstrate farm equip
ment, including water systems,
motor table, brooders and other
equipment.
All farm families in the area
are invited to attend the demon
strations.
Cherokee County demonstra
tion schedules are: Martin's
Creek, Tuesday, June 23, 7:30
p. m., school; White Church,
Wednesday, June 24, 7:30 p.
m? school. ( *
Also Unaka, Thursday, June
25, 7:30 p. m., school; Suit, Fri
day, June 26, 7:30 p. m., school;
and Ranger, Tuesday, June 30,
7.-30 p. m., school.
Champ Flier Be
In Local Show
A special feature of the air show
to be held at the Andrews-Murphy I
Air Park July S will be the spect
acular flying of "Woody" Edmon
son, of Washington, D. C.
Edmundson, the present inter
national high speed aerobatics
champion, does the greatest port
ion of his routine from an inverted
position at extremly low attitude.
He flies a Monocoupe Clipped
Wing Special, modified for aero
batics and inverted flying.
He bM participated tax air shows
throughout the United States, and
in Canada and Mexico for the past
ten years, and recently won the
championship title at the Inter
national Aerobatics Championship
contest held at miami, Fla.
His apperance at the local show
will be made possible largely
through the cooperation of Dickey
Chevrolet Co.
As aviation circles the world
over are this year celebrating the
fiftieth anniversary of powered
flight the members of the Konna
heeta Flying Club wished to sec
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Recruits Needed i
The Navy Department's cam
paign for (he recruitment of ci
vilian stenographers for positions
in Navy Headquarters in Washing
ton, D. now being conducted in
the AaheviHe area, has been ex
tended to June 23, according to
ns. R. E. Moore, dvilisn repre
sentative from the office of the
Secretary of the Navy.
rwginning aalaries range from
$2990 to $3175 per year Mid nrin
tmun requirements call for a typ
ing speed of 40 words'per minute
and a shorthand speed of 80 worth
Appointments an
Glvfl Service regulations and carry
the privileges granted by that com
The Navy Department
bousing arrangements for all new
employees during their first week
'tn Washington.
Mrs. Moore is interviewing end
testing applicants in the Navy
Recruiting Station in the Dost Of
fice building in Ashtvllle.
EDMONDSON
NO. 1 AEROBAT
ure the beat talent possible for this
year's show, and said that the per
formances of Edmonson and of
Ben Huntley, champion last year,
will represent the best in precision
and showmanship.
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