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VOLUME M--MPMRRK IS MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCT. 22, 1?U ' mr.irr mrm t??? ?-~
Republicans Will Have
Regional Rally Here Soon
Republicans from at l?ast three
states will oonv*.yge on iMurphy
Saturday, October 30, when the
local Republican Club sponsors a
regional rally and barbecue at the
Murphy Fair Grounds.
Congressman W. A. Ayen of
Akron, Ohio will be the main spe
aker. Rep. Ayers is a Veterans' Af
fairs Committeeman. Clyde R- Gr
eene, acting state chairman of the
N. C. Republican Executive Com
mittee, will introduce the con
gressman. C. E. Hyde, local attorn
ey and Cherokee County executive
committee member will be master
of ceremonies.
Final plans of the affair will be
made during the Republican
Party's regular meeting Friday
night when several types of en
tertainment will be chosen.
Some 1,000 pounds of beef will
be barbecued for the expected
crowd. Serving will start around
11 a. m.
The regional district ,of the Re
public in party includr- North Geo
rgia, East Tennessee and Western
North Carolina, and Republicans
from all three areas are expected
to attend the rally.
Other special guests expected to
attend are J. E. Broyhill, national
committeeman of Lenoir; Mrs. Pr
eston W. Few, national committee
woman of Dunham; 10th district
Congressman Raper Jonas of Lin
colnton, the only N. C. Republican
representative in Congress, and J.
M. Baley, of Asheville U. S. Dis
trict Attorney for WNC.
Johnson And Son
Open Office Here
Q. L. Johnson and son, Eddie
Reed, have opened offices in Mur
phy across the street from the
Hefiry House, formerly the Silver
Grill, it was announced.
Mr. Johnson has had 32 years in
the accounting field. He is a World
War 1 veteran and received a maj
or in business administration at
Northwestern University, Evanston
111. He was formerly associated
with Ernst and Ernst, public acco
untants, of Cleveland, O.; W. A.
Anderson and Co. of St. Louis, Mo.
and S D. Leidersdorf and Co. of
New York City.
His stepson. Eddie Reed is a
Korean War Veteran and attended
the University of Georgia Business
Administration School and is now
being tutored by the La Salle Ex
tension University for his North
Carolina certified public account
ant certificate.
McK eever Named BSA
District Chairman
Hobart McKeever, Murphy at
torney. was elected district chair
man of the Nantahala District Co
mmittee, Boy Scouts of America.
Mr. McKeever has been active in
scouting for a number of years. He
r.as served as scoutmaster, a mem
ber of the Murphy troop commit
tee and chairman of the troop co
mmutes.
He holds the rank of Eagle
Scout.
The Nantahala District covers
Cherokee, Clay and Graham Cou
nties. Mr. McKeever will coordin
ate the scouting program within
these counties and will become a
member of the executive board
which sts policies for scouting in
i Daniel Boone Council.
Additional officers will be sel
ected at a later date and will take
1 office January 1, 1954.
10 County
Drivers Get
Safety Awards
State Highway Patrolmen L. H.
Saker of Andrew*, and Charles H.
Long of Murphy, this week made
10 safe Drivers Awards to Cher
>kee County motorists for safe and
courteous driving, w&ile observing
he "Rules of the Ropd".
Andrews awards, presented by
iaker were given to Miss Vera
Moore, Blaine Blevins, Paul Craw
lord, Clarence Hogan, and Edwin
Bristol.
Long gave awards to Cecil Rob
ots a mail carrier, of Peachtree;
L.loyd Hendrixj county school sup
!rintendent; Hugh Hensley and
Mrs. Robert Weaver of Murphy;
ind Roy Bryant, Rt. 2 Culberson,
school bus driver.
The awards may be used as pas
ts to the state Fair in Raleigh.
900 Farmers Signed For 1954
Conservation Program In County
With the closing date for signing
up in the 1954 Agricultural Con
servation Program only 14 days
away, preliminary reports from the
11 communities in Cherokee Coun
ty indicate that some 900 Chero
kee County farmers will cooperate
in the ACP this year. This is about
50 per cent of all the farmers in
the County Some 1,450 farmers co
operated in the program in 1953.
H. B. McNabb, Chariman of the
Cherokee PMA Committee said
that farmers of Cherokee County
have only until November 0 in
which to sign up to be eligible for
assistance in carrying out soil and
water conservation practices un
der the 1954 Agricultural Conser
vation Program.
Because the stockpiling of ioil
reserves is a vital part of the nat
oinal defense program, McNabb
urged farmers to cooperate in this
nation-wide effort tof protect and
improve the country's soil and wat
er resources.
The Agricultural Conservation
Program, he explains, provides as
sistance to -farmers on 4 share-the
cost basis for carrying out ess en
tial conservation measures. This
assistance serves as an incentive
and makes it possible lor farmers
to carry out the needed practices,
In the Chairman's words, "in a
free country such as ours where
private ownership of land is a
sacred right, the Agricultural Con
servation Program provides a
means for carrying out. a joint re
sponsibility to the benefit of both
the farmer and the Nation
i
Chairman urges farmers who
have not signed up for the 1954 to
contact their local PMA offtce.
Lt. Gov. Bear
Hunts In County
N. C. Lieutenant Governor Lut
ler Hodges was the guest of local
lunters last week on the annual
irst day bear hunt on Snowbird
fountain.
Hodges arrived in Cherokee Co
inty Thursday and spent two days
iere hunting.
Coon hunters the day before, it
vas reported, had driven out all
he bear, but the party spent the
lays hunting squirrels and grouse.
The party included Chunk Love,
[had Bryson, Dr. C. O. Van Gor
ier, Sheriff M. G. Crawford, Har
y ^fauney, Fred Zimmerman, Ja
nes Bryson, Luke Carver, Hobart
itcKeever, Francis Bourne, Jr.,
ferman West and others.
Miss Bobbie Conley Is
Andrews Football Queen
Miss Bobbie Conley will be
crowned Football Queen at half
time ceremonies at the Andrews
tiomecoming game Friday night
against Hayesville. Kickoff time is
7:30.
Miss Conley, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Conley of Nan
tahala was selected by the football
team. Miss Patsy Derre berry was
last year's queen.
Each player of the team will se
lect an attendent and immediately
following the game the queen and
her court wijl honor the football
team at a party in the gymnasium.
Sylva Takes Andrews
By 21-13 In Thriller
BY EVELYN BAKES <5
Sylva was victorious over An
drews in a conference game Fri
day Night and held the crowd
tense from the beginning until the
final udiistle Andrews took advan
tage of a Sylva fumble on the Sy
lva 40 yard line in the early min
utes of the game and with some
brilliant running plays marched
down the field. Jerry Gilbert car
ried for the touchdown end Coop
er plunged thru for the extra point
Sylva soared back with a pasting
attack that ended in a scoring pass
from Reed to Henson. Reed kicked
the extra point and the score was
' Vail at the half.
Sylva capitalizing bta Andrews
fumbles scored in the third period
from the Andrews 20 and 35 yard
liner. Cogglns and Reed tgamed
up to put the ball deep into An
drews territory. Coggins went over
for the scores end Reed kicked
the extra points. -
The most thrilling play of the
came In the final period
with Cooper fading back to fake a
kick then passing to David Hogsed.
The play covered 43 yards to the I
Sylva one yard line where Hogsed
was forced oat of bounds. Carol
Mfithrnrn carried adding the final
^ore for Andrews
fit Super Set
A| Ranger School
A pie rapper will be held at
School Saturday, Oct. M
will go to the T??|
of Ranger Beptl*
Auxiliary Card
Party Be Fri,
The Amerian Auxiliary will spo
nsor a benefit card party Friday,
Oct. 23 at 8 p. m. at the Regal
Hotel.
Door prizes, a9 well as high and
low prizes will be awarded. All
forms of card games will be play
ed, and auxiliary members are as
ked to bring their own cards.
Tickets at 90 cents each may be
obtained from members or may be
purchased at the door.
7th Grade Makes
Library Posters I
In observance of Oolumbus Day,
October 13, Miss Addle Lieattier
wood's seventh grade made a
series of attractive posters for the
library, Mrs. J. W. Davidson, lib
rarian reports
These posters .depicted the dis
covery of the New World by Col
umbus.
Interesting talks on Oolumbus,
the Nina,, tfie Hints, and the Santa
Maria and the Court of Spain were
made by Jane Van Horn,. Jimmy
Wast, Edith Fay Wilcox Carol Reid
and Betty Britt to all grades vis
iting the library
Many books on Columbus' nevi
were on die
Andrews PTA Harvest
Sale Set For Tonight
The annual Harvest sale spon
sored by the Andrews P. T. A.
will be held Thursday night, Octo
ber 22nd, at 7:30 at the High
School Auditorium.
All commodities sold are donat
ed by parents, students and inter
ested patrons. Prizes will be a
warded to the class rooms donat
ing the most commodities.
Judges will b? L. B. Nichols and
Mrs. Luke Ellis. Money received
will be used for aid in the lunch
room, clothing for needy children
ind playground equipment.
Mrs. Margaret Ann Watry is
president of the P. T. A. and the
eoramittees are as follows: Public
ity Committee, Chairman, Ruth
I Hamilton; Decoration Committee,
Chairman, Tribly Glenn , Mrs.
'Marvin Pulllum and Mrs. Arthur
Watkins; Arrangement Committee,
Mrs. S. J. Gernert, Chairman, Mr.
J. E. RuAy; Auctioneers and Spot
ters, Mr. Gordon Butler; Merchants
Committee, Mrs. Jimmy Baer and
Mrs. Wade Reese; Finance Com
mittee, Mr. A. B. Chandler, Jr. Mr.
Ty Burnebte and Mr. Charles
Frazier; Stage Committee, Mrs.
Luke Ellis; Mrs. Starr Pullhim la
in charge of the Candy tables. In
vitation is extended the public to
attend.
UN Day Observance Begins
With Band Parade Friday
UN Day Proclamation
United Nations Observance Day was proclaimed tor Friday by
Mayor L. L. Mason as follows.
"Wheras, Three times in the past 35 years, peace-loving nations
have been called upon to help turn back threats to international peace
and security;
"Wheras, One of the basic principles upon which the United
Nations was founded was to settle international disputes without en
dangering peace, security and justice;
Whereas, The United Nations, acting as an international organizat
ion. determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of
war have united" their strength to maintain international peace and
security;
Whereas, A program for observance of United Nations Day will be
given on the Square in the tear-shaped traffic island near the Parker's
Drug Store at 2 O'clock P. M. on Friday, October 23;
"Now, therefore, I, L. L. Mason, Mayor of 'the Town of Murphy.
North Carolina, do hereby proclaim Friday, October 23, to be United
Nations Observance Dajr in the town of Murphy and Cherokee County
and do urge all citizens to observe this day by attending the meeting
at 2 O'clock P. M. on said date.'
Mrs. Cornwell Still
\
In Serious Condition
School Band
Elects Officers
The Murphy Band this week el
ected the following officers: Gor
don Bates, president; Betty Wea
ver, secretary-treasurer; Linda En
glish, librarian; and Jerry Ruth
Smith, historian and reporter.
The band members, dressed in
blue jeans and shirts, with' red
bandanas, have begun the year in
an active way, having already play
ed at severl football games at home
and out of town_ under the dir
ection of Edward Reynolds, with
Richard Foster as assistant dir
ector.
The band played one concert in
school assembly and lei a parade
to town on homecoming day. The
band will participate in the Unit
ed Nations Day observance here
tomorrow.
Mrs. William H. Cornwell, Jr.,
stricken early this month with
polio, today was termed still in
critical condition but improving.
Mrs. Cornwell, the former Jane
Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
'E. C. Moore, was rushed to an
Asheville hospital early Wednes
day morning, Oct 7.
The patient has been in an iron
lung since her arrival at the hospi
tal. And members of the family
have been at her bedside constant
ly
Mrs. Cornwell is still not out of
danger it was reported, but serv
earal complications have been bea
ten down since the beginning of
the illness.
Murphy PTA Meets
Mon. At Lunchroom
A program on health and safety
will be given Monday at the Mur
phy School PTA meeting at the
^school lunchroom at 7:30 p. m.
Miss Heignway (jivesj
Local Library Report
Some 16,679 books were lent for
home use by the Murphy Carnegie
Library last year, to its some 1.
857 registered borrowers, accord
ing to the annual report of Miss
Josephine Heighway, librarian to
the board last week.
Of the borrowers 644 are Juve
niles, who borrowed 5,751 books
last year.
A new service of the library is
the record collection, now being
catalogued. This collection, given
the library by Arthur Helnrlch,
Includes opera, symphonies, con
certi, and numbers among the com
posers: Beethoven, Berlioz, Boro
din, Brahms, Dvorak, Franck,
Kneisler, Mendelssohn, Moussong
sky. Ravel, Respighi, Schubert,
Smetana, Strauss, Strawlnsky, !?
chaikowsky and Wagner.
The memorial books, begun in
1942, now number 590. There is
also a memorial fund for reference
books and library equipment, be
gun in 1951.
The library is open 38 hours
weekly, 9 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 5 p.
and Tuesday evenings 7 until
o'clock. ?
Frank Forsyth is chairman of
the board and other board mem
bers are Mrs. T. A. Case, Mrs. H.
Bueck, Mrs. Jim Gibbs, H. A.
Mattox, and Harry Bishop.
White, Bault, Others Appointed
On Trade Week Committees Here
Bob White and Bob BauR, two
Murphy business men, Tuesday nl
?ht w%re selected to bead up two
if the most Important committees
for Christmas Trade week when
Vfr. White was named chairman of
ihe parade oommittee and Mr. Ba
lk chairman of the float comm
ittee.
Other ftiembers of the float co
nmlttee are S. S. Williams, Bob
Easley, Harry Bishop, H. Bueck
lack Burris.
Ray Lorinsrood was named
chairman of the prise committee,.
W. Singleton heads the ticket
oommittee wtth Joe Ray
Inn Richard Hawaii,
of the platform and overall
a.
committee.
Those named to executive com
mittee of Trade Week activities
were Merle Davis, Noah Lovin
good, Rae Moore and Jimmy How
The committees and appoint
ments are still incomplete, K was
pointed out and other merchants
and Interested persons will be
called on to serve.
During the Tuesday night meet
ing it was indicated that more bust
names will take part in this year's
Trade Week than in the previous
one. It was also indicated that
shoppers will be offered much
more expensive prises thdh were
given away last year.
One committee was appointed
to study ? suitable prise for the
last day of drawing with sights est
Savings Bond.
I The general plan will follow
last year's successful event with a
1 parade kicking off the week Mon
day, November 30 Merchants will
give a ticket to customers for each
$1 in trade during the week. Cus
jtomers will keep their half of the
ticket and the merchants will put
their stubs in a barrel.
Drawings for prises will be held
, Tuesday through Saturday on the
I Square. Murphy's atreets will be
decorated for Christinas and Chris
tmas trees will be erected in the
four Islands of the Square.
Mr. Bault said his committee
will work toward getting clubs, in
dlviduala, schools, churches, busl
| nassmen and others to enter
floats hi the parade.
f,Bands:
tlcipate in the parade.
A contest for the best decorated
home during the Christmas sea
son will be staged, with prizes go
ing to winners.
Mrs. W. A. Hoover will be com
mittee chairman. Judges for the
contest will come trom out of town.
Fuller plans and more commit
tee members will oa announced
later.
Presbyterian To
Hear Dean Andrea*
Dean Robert Andreas of Young
Harris College. Young Harris, Oa.,
will speak at the Presbyterian
11 ?' dock The
n. puDuc meeting lo observe
-Jnited Nations Week, Oct 18-24,
will be staged in Murphy tomorrow
Friday, at the square.
The observance will begin with
t parade of the Murphy School
>and, marching from the school to
he square earring the United
Vations flag.
Tne program at the square, ^will
nclude music by the band and
ichool glee club add a short talk
>y Mrs. Dallas McKown, who re
?ecently represented Cherokee
bounty on an educational tour
sponsored by the North Carolina
Home Demonstration Clubs to the
United Nations Assembly in New
fork.
Oct. 24, 1953 marks the eighth
inniversary of the birth of tne
world organization. The perman
ent headquarters is an internation
il area on an 18 acre, six block
rack in New York.
Sixty nations are members of
:he UN and are working together
m the basic principles expressed
n the charter: 1 To save human
>eings from war; 2. to bring about
:onditions that are essential if
ve are to live at peace and enjoy
t; 3. to promote respect for hu
nan rights and fundamental free
k>ms for all without discrimin
ition. '
Representatives from the eh ar
ches, civic and service clubs and
educational Institution were in
vited to attend the meeting for
the purpose of planninr a cele
bration of United Nations
Weeks.
Persons present at the meeting
were: the Rev. Rhett Y. Winters,
!r.. Episcopal minister; the Rev.
f. Alton Morris, pastor of the First
Baptist Church; Miss Josephine
tleighway. Murphy Carnegie
ibrarian; Miss Phyllis Snyder,
Mantahala Regional librarian; Ben
itagsdale, Civitan Club; Mrs. Dal
as McKown, Cherokee County
Council of Home Demonstration
Ulubs; H. Bueck, Murphy Sohooi
Superintendent; G. H. Farley,
Uherokee County Farm Agent;
VIrs. Frances SPuett, assistant home
igent; Miss Edna Bishop, County
tome agent; and Mayor of Murphy
L L. Mason.
A United Nations exhibit is on
display in the library, and as
further observance local mer
chants are asked to put out their
American flags Friday, Oct. 23. -
In next week's paper, Mrs. Mc
Kown will give a written report of
her UN tour.
Oscar Young Is
Injured By Blast
Osoar Young was injured by a
shotgun blast Tuesday night, Oct.
13, at 10:30 p. m. at the home of
Doc Ensley, Rt 1, Andrews, it was
reported by Patrolman L. R. Bak
er.
Baker related the happenings as
told him by Ensley as follows: En
sley stated that be was aroused by
l banging and on hit liv
ing room door. Attar calling out
several tlmaa be received on an
swer, but the banging continued
Mr. Ensley, who is cripple, stated
he warned Use intruder that he
folpg to shoot.
The banging continued and be
$en filed through the door and
heard the person outside ibtmbl
Ing around the porch. Upon invest
igating, ha found blood on the
porch but no one In sight
Deputy Sheriff Luke Carver.
Patrolman Baker and Police man
Oharies . Crawford were called to
Use scene of the shooting and fol
lowed the blood stains along tha
road to the home of Osoar Young.
Young had entered hie heme sad
locked the doors and did not re
spond to the calling of the officers