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Bloodmobile Makes
Special Stop Here
The Red Croat will make a spec
ial trip to Murphy Friday, July 17,
to collect blood donations to be
used especially in making avail
able gamma globulin.
Gamma Globulin, bein^ used
successfully now as a preventative
against polii. has been used al
ready in Western North Carolina,
after hundreds of Lenoir child
ren received the injections.
The bloodmobile will be at the
Murphy First Baptist Church
from noon until 6 p. m. to receive
donations It will take donations at
the prison Camp Saturday.
Elliott Buys
Battle Hardware
Stock In Andrews
Mark Elliott of Andrews - has
purchased the Battle Hardware
stock from Wayne Battle and is
now operating the Elliott Hard
ware Store in Andrews.
Elliott Hardware bag exchanged
locations with Battle Furnitnre
Co. Mr. Elliott's purchase of the
stock included the china and din
nerware.
Willard Cooper
Succumbs Here
Willard T. Cooper, 73. died in a
local hospital about 1 p. m. Tues
day following an illness of several
months.
Funeral services will be 'held to
day ait 2:30 p. in. at the First Meth
odist Church, with the Rev. As
mond Maxwell and Rev. J. Alton
Morris officiating.
The body will lie in state at the
church from 2:00 until 2:30 p. m.
Pallbearer8 will be H. A. Mattox,
John Bayless, John Davidson, Cliff
Kephart, Dr. J. N. Hill, Harry
Mauney. Frank Fansyth, Paul Hy
att, Hugh Hensley and E. L. Shi
elds.
Townson Funeral Home is in
charge.
He is survived by the widow,
Mrs. Dot Mauney Cooper; one dau
ghter. Mrs Peyton F. Woodyard,
one grandson, Michael Peyton
Woodyard, of Covington, Ky., one
sister, Mrs. A. R. Bell of Broadway,
and three brothers, Charlie and
George Cooper, Route 1, Murphy
and J. Frank Cooper of Decatur,
Ga., three nieces and three nep
hews.
Christopher, Edwards
Establish Partnership
FEED O. CHRISTOPHER
Fred O. Christopher, veteran
Murphy lawyer, and Herman Ed
wards, who came to this town some
eight* months ago, this week an
nounce the formation of a partner
ship for the general practice of
law.
Under the firm name Christop
her and Edwards, the pair have of
fices in the Townson Building over
the A & P Store here.
Christopher has practiced law
in Murphy since 1919, after ser
ving for two years in World War I.
He is a graduate of the University
of North Carolina.
Mr. Christopher was in partner
ship with J. B. Gray for 10 yeats.
HERMAN EDWARDS
He serves as local councillor for
both railroads operating in Mur
phy, at one time was county rep
resentative at the N. C. Legislature
and served as solicitor general of
the County Court for six years.
Mr. Edwards is the son of Mc
Kinley and Annie Mae Edwards of
Bryson City. He attended the pub
lic schools of Swain County, Mars
Hill College, Wake Forest College
and Duke University. He received
his LLB degree from Wake Forest
in 1945 and was engaged in the
practice of law in Bryson City
with Edwards and Leatherwood
from 1946, until he came to Mur
phy.
County Youths Place
In District Contests
Four Cherokee ounty 4-H youths
last week took honors at the ann
ual 4-H District contsts held at
AshevUle Biltmore High School,
With 15 counties participating.
iMias Jerry Ruth Smith entered,
and won top place in recreation
leadership and in individual inst
rumental numbers in the talent
contest. Fred Van Horn placed
second in pubic washing, with the
subject, "A 4-H Heritage".
Clara Hughes was fourth in song
V
. leading.
The Dairy Foods Demonstration
winner has not bean announced,
but Mary Ruth I ogw represented
the county in this field. MIm
Logan's demonstration wa, "Milk
p Drinks-Nature's Specialty". Be
'/? fore entering the district
(Mary Ruth bad given the
etratlon to eight different groups
to the county as wall as placing
first to the oormty contest. This
washer fint year to osrrytog out a
4-H Dairy
2,500 Witness
Air Show Sun.
Some 2,500 persons, gathered at
the Andrews-Murphy Air Park,
Sunday saw Alias Anne Amnions of
Akron, O., win the beauty title at
the annual Andrews Fourth of
July celebration.
Other winners in the beauty
event were Miss Barbara Barton
of iMarble, second place; and Miss
Janelle Beasley of Lamar, S. C.,
third place Both Miss Amnions
and Miss Beasley are vacationing
in Andrews.
Termed a success from start to
finish, the celebration got under
way Friday evening with the
showing of "Camera Thrills of
World War I". Saturday morning
the parade of 11 floats, Joined by
costumed children in parade,
wound its way down Andrews'
main street, composing what pa
rade chairman Bill Whitaker said
was one of the best parades to be
staged in Andrews.
The Teen Age Clmb won first
prtee for their float depositing
"Traffic Accident', and the a
ward was ill. Second prise of
$5 west to the American Legion
Fleet
Some"; and thlrde prtm. sine W
it to the Kensaheeta Clnh
af the
et the Declaration of
Martin's Creek Grange
Talks Community Bldg
The Martin's Greek Subordinate
Grange talked possibilities for a re
creation building and swimming
pool for the community at the re
gular meeting Wednesday at the
Martin's Creek School.
Burgan Moore, Grange Master,
presided, and Otto Ellis reported
on the mailbox and community
signs project
Jerry Ruth Smith reported on
the activities at Grange Camp,
which she attended as a delegate
from the local subordinate grange.
the next meeting will be July 15
at A p. m.
SINGING AT MT. PLEASANT
A SMRlng will be held at Moupt
aaaant Baptist Church Swnday,
Baptist
July 28. All
Prizes Offered At
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Federation Picnic
Rep. Shuford Mr. Forsyth
Rep. George A. Shuford of the 12th District and Frank Forsyth,
chairman of the Murphy Power Board, chat during a lull in a recent
meeting in Washington, D. C., of the Senate appropriatons sub-com
mittee handling 1954 TVA appropriations. The 1954 TVA appropria
tions are now pending before the sub-committee. Mr. Forsyth appear
ed before the Senate in behalf of TVA.
Everyone will have a chance to
win a prize at the annual Farmers
Federation picnics to be held at
Hayesville High School Friday,
July 10, and the Cherokee County
picnic at Mwphy School Saturday,
July 11, starting at 10 a. m.
The awards will include prizes
for the oldest and newest married
oouples, for the largest truckload
of people, for the baldest-headed
man, and for the largest family at
each picnic
In addition special prizes of song
books will be given to choirs, qua
rtets. or singing groups whom the
judges award first and second
place. The winning choir will rec
eive a complete set of song books
while the second place wiftner will
be given twelve. All interested
t
groups are invited to take part in
the program. Details can be ob
tained from tihe local federation
warehouse manager,
Among the entertainers will be
'Panhandle Pete" and his one-roan
band act; Alec Houston, ventriloq
uist from Hendersonville; and Pat
sy Mesiser. acrobatic dancer from
Canton.
One of the new features this
year will be a man-sized hen which
will lay eggs before the crowd to
illustrate the Federation's new
commericial egg program.
James McClure Clark, Executive
Vice-President of the Farmers
Federation, will act as roaster of
ceremonies during the day, and re
ports will be made by various Fed
eration department heads.
A lunch counter will be set up
for those wishing to buy their lu
nch, and free watermelon will be
served to all who attend.
Ammons Gets Beauty Title
Gobins New Minister
At Lutheran Church
Rev. Vitolds Gobms assumed his
duties as pastor of St. Andrews
Ev. Lutheran Churoh-in-the-Mou
n,tains, Andrews, effective June 20.
This is the first parish for Pastor
Gob ins.
A native of Latvia, Pastor Gob
ins came as a refugee to Germany
'in 1944 and lived there for five
years. While there, he began fate
studies in theology at the Univ
ersity of Erlangen, Erlangen. Ger
many. in 1949 through the immig
ration program of the National
Lutheran Council he arrived in the
United States.
In Fall of 1950 Pastor Gob ins en
tered the Lutheran Theological
Southern Seminary, Columbia, S.
C. and graduated from this institu
tion in May of this year. During
his training at the Seminary he
was engaged or summer work at
Konnarock Lutheran School, Kon
narock, Va. and as a pastor for
the immigrants at Asheboro.
He was ordained to the Lutheran
ministry in a special service auth
orized by the United Evangelical
Synod of North arolina on June 14,
in Statesville.
Mr. Gobins came to Andrews
with ins wife, former Misg Milena
Moll. Mrs. Gob Ins is a native of
Slovenia. Yugoslavia. They were
married on June 12. in Buffalo.
New York, former residence ot
Mrs Gobins.
Four-H Camp Deadline
Extended To July 13
The deadline for 4-H Oamp Ap
plications bat been ecrtended until
July 13, It ?m announced today by
the Cherokee County
County boys and girls will at
nd Coop OduiuiMwuli, near
evtlle hnrbmlnff Julv 27 Inr
week, and plana are well underway
for the trip, according to the
An^taatlani with deposit,
should be Mat to either Mrs. Fran
Puett. nankilit home agent, or
1 McMahsn, aasMant farm
August Term Jury List Told;
Two Weeks CourtOpens 1 Oth.
The jury liat for the two-weeks
term of court beginning. August
10, was released today by W. E.
Moore, chairman of the Cherokee
County Board of Commissioners.
The jury list for the first week
includes: R. C. Radford, Murphy;
Richard Roberta, Murphy;. Mrs.
Ruth Marti) McKown, Hiwassee
Dam; J. 1. King, Marble; Guy Sud
derth, Rt. 1, Murphy; Lonnie Ear
ley, Andrews; Hayden Ferguson,
Rt. 1 Murphy; T. E. Maxey, Rt.l
Marble; Charles F. Delaney, An
drews; Charles White, Murphy;
and Stanley Wood, Suit.
Also L. W. Shields, Murphy;
Earl Payne, Turtletown, Tenia;
Leonard Stiles, Rt. 2, Murphy;
Wtndell Forrester, Culberson;
Frank Hampton, Murphy; Glen
Bryant, Culberson; Leonard Mills,
Rt. 3, Murphy. Roy Kephart, Rt.
3, Murphy; Clyde McNabb, Rt. 2,
Murphy; Neil Sales. Rt. 1 Marble;
Horace Brendle, Suit; Sheridan
Totherow. Hiwassee Dam and Rob
ert Craig, Suit.
The second week list includes
D. B. Roberts, Unaka; Rufus Reece,
Andrews; Bob Patterson, Unaka; A.
R. Stalcup, Brasstown; Rt. 1; V.
M. West, Andrews; Bill Stiles, Rt.
1, Marble; Creed Bates, Murphy;
Lawton McDonald, Rt. 2, Murphy;
J. A. Martin, Culberson, Rt. 1
Ross Lovingood, Murphy, Kenneth
H. Davis, Murphy; and Wayne
Luther, Marble, Rt. 1.
Also Frank Hogan, Brass town,
Rt. 1; Harve Kephart, Murphy Rt.
3; Luke add. Marble; M. S. Rich
ards, Murphfy; Willie Russell,
Andrews; Kenneth Ledford, And
rewreds; E. H. Brumby, Murphy*
Marvin Postell, Andrews; W. M.
Hatchett, Murphy, Rt. 2; J. K.
Green, Letibia; Gwinn Arrowood,
Marble, Rt. 1; and Jesse Taylor,
Farner. Tenn.
Quiet Fourth Reported By
Officers; Tourist Trade Off
Black Leg Found,
Cattle Vaccinated
Blade Leg, a disease fatal to
cattle once It hits, has been dis
covered in one herd at Peachtree,
County Agent G. H. Farley said
here today.
Farley said there is no cause
for undue alarm, but be advised
cattle owners to have their cattle
vaccinated against the disease. He
said the disease can be prevented,
but cannot be cured .
Mr. Farley said Black Leg is sel
dom spread from one herd to anoth
er, but Dr. A. J. Headrick, veter
rtarian. Is vaccinating a number of
herds in Peach tree against the dis
The disease causes the muscle
to turn black, hence the name, Mr.
Farley said.
He fcarid two herds in Hanging
dog were affected by Black Leg
some time ago.
, Mr. Farley further urged cat
tle owners to have their animals
vaccinated to keep the disease
from spreading.
Lay's New 10 Cent Store
Under Construction
Lay's Five and Ten Cent Store
expects to be housed in a new and
modern building by October 1, W.
M. Lay, the store's owner said here
today.
The new building is being con
structed on the lot between the Cit
izens and Trust Co. and Walter
Coleman's Appliance Store on
Peaobtree St,
Mr. Lay has owned the lot for
some 10 years and had intended
constructing the building for some
time, but said the war and short
age of materials had hindered the
construction.
The new 10 cent store will be 50
feet by 150 feet, and will be mod
ern in every respect, he said. It
will be air conditioned, and all on
one floor.
Mr. Lay, who hais operated his
store here for 18 yearns, said the
new store will be one which both
he and the town will be proud to
have. He said the new building
is expected to be completed by
Oct. 1, 1953.
Bob Bault, contractor, is in
Charge of the construction.
Cherokee County enjoyed a
quiet Fourth of July week end, law
enforcement officers reported,
while tourist court owners noted
a decline in holiday travelers.
After the pre-boliday tragedy,
in which three persons were kill
ed in an auto-truck collision above
Tamotla last week, Sheriff M. G.
Crawford, after checking with
High Patrol officers, said the coun
ty marked up a zero for July 4
accidents.
Crawford said that in spite of
the heavy traffic at Andrews Sun
day afternoon, where an estimated
1,500 to 2,000 persons assembled
for the Air Show, no mishaps oc
cured.
Murphy Police Chief NeU
Sneed reported one minor acci
dent, in which three year old
Edward Christopher, sen of Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde . Christopher,
received slight injuries when an
auto backed into him in the road
in front of his Cherry St. home
Sunday afternoon.
Andrews Chief Police Frank Me
haffey noted no accidents in An
drews.
Meanwhile, tourist court owners
enjoyed full courts during the hol
iday week end week end, but all
owners interviewed agreed that the
tourist trade for the entire season
has been below par?one owner es
timated by about one third or at
least one quarter.
Tourist Court owners said this
year's crowd was not as heavy as
last year, and some also said that
last year's trade was not np to
that of the previous season.
Owners attribute the decline to
fewer travelers, more tourist
courts closer to Smoky Mountain
attractions and the new increased
price for tourist fishing licenses.
Mike Mooney To
Assist Episcopal
Minister Here
Mike Mooney of Gainesville, Ga.
with the Southern Rural Ohureh
Institute will arrive in Murphy
Friday, and will be in this section
for several weeks Assisting the Rev.
Rhett Y. Winters with the work of
the Church of the Holy Comforter
in Andrews, the Church of the
Messiah and of St. Barnabas in
Murphy.
A reception will be held for Mr.
Mooney Saturday from 4 to 7 p. ra.
at the Rectory.
Mr. Mooney is a graduate of
Riverside Military Academy, Gain
sville, Ga.. and was graduated
from the University of Georgia,
Athens, Ga. in 1952. where he maj
ored in Journalism. He has lust
finished his junior year at Sea
bury Western Theological Sem
inary. Evamston, 111. He is a Post
ulate for Holy Orders in the
Diocese of South Florida.
Conley Funeral
Rites Are Held
Funeral services for Mrs. Jade
Conley, 44, and iher daughter, Joy
Conley, 20, were conducted in
Valleytown Baptist Church at 2:30
p. m. Friday, July 3.
Mrs. Conley and her delimiter
and a nephew, H. G. Smith of Gas
tonia, were killed in a car-truck
collision near Murphy, Wednesday,
July 1.
The bodies lay in state in the
Church from 2:30 to 3:30 p. m, The
Rev. T. D. Denney and the Rev.
George Younce conducted the ser
vices.
Active pallbearers for Mrs. Con
ley were Paul Crawford, John
Bradley, Ray Waldnoup, Boyd '
Hamilton, Frank Battle, and Edd
Wakefield. Active pallbearer* for
Joy Conley were Kenneth Barker,
Clan ton Wagner, Jim K. Hughe*,
Jack Brown, Floyd Clark and Don
ald Cook.
Mrs. Conley was the ilanrtfgsr of
Mm Brack Derreherry and Be
late Mr. Derreberry. 9
Andrews public schoslt, and <
member of the Valleytcwn <
Joy Conley am a graduate of
Andrews High School In the elaas
if 1051. For Be past two :
Mr*. Jones Has
Midway HDCJub
Mrs ArChur Jones was
for the Midway Home
Sioo Club Jest week.
Mrs. C. D. Puett presented Mtas
Ruth Logan, her 4-H Club gM
winner ta the <
onstratlon who
freshing Drinks i