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IS ??t ?i?rrpto &rmit ' ^ Trade Week ' Trade Jf eek PROMOTING MURPHY AND ANDREWS VOL CMS (3?NUMBER M . , MUVHT, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCT. t$, 1IU \ EIGHT PAGES THIS Congressman Reece Be Heard At Rally Here i B. QtmWl Reece of < Johnson City, Tend., wily be speak er at tbe regional Republican rally to be held at tbe Murpfcy Pair Grounds Saturday October SI. C. E. Hyde, master of ceremonies to (be rdBy, said today,. Rep Reece, member of the pow erful Bouse Rules Committee, "was orginially ecbeduled to speak at the rally, bi* it was believed he could not attend,Mr. Hyde said. Congressman W. A. Ayers of Ohio was slated to substitute to Rep. Reece. However, Rep. Reece was able to ctrtnce bis plans and ?dU attend instead of Rep. Ayers, Mr. Hyde pointed out. Tbe rally will get underway at 11 a. m. with a band concert on tbe square. Rep .Reece will speak at tbe Pair Grounds at noon. A free barbecue will follow the speech. Over 1.000 pounds of beef will be served to those attending the rally. Tbe regional rally Is expected to draw people from WNC, East Tenn i and North Georgia. Course Ended For Teachers Mrs. Grace Council of the Birm ingham Paper Corporation led an in-service training course for An drews and Murphy unit teachers last week, w*fa supervisor, Mrs. C.1 K. Olson in charge. Some 90 teach ers participated. One each of the three sessions was held at Murphy, Andrews and Marble Schools. Mrs. Council was for 10 years a demonstration teacher at Appala chian State Teachers College, Boone, and served for 8 years as teacher in the Charlotte City Schools. She discussed the language arte program cad chart making. Injuries Fatal To Mack Stiles McKinley <Mack) Stiles, 57, died Friday at 9 a. m. in a Murphy hos pital of injuries received In en ac cident about a half hour earlier while working at his sawmill at Letltia. Officers reported Stiles ms fa tally hurt when he was pulled into the aaw after his coat sleeve was cautf* la the beR. ? Funeral services were held ait 2> 30 p. m. Sunday in Oak Grove Baptist Church of which he bad been a member for 25 years. Hie Rev. Fred Stiles and the Rev. Les ter Cook and Otia Green of Chat tanooga officiated and burial was In the church cemetery. Stiles joined Seech Creek Bap tist Church when he was very young, and was active in church work until the time of his death. He was a charter member of Oak Grove Church and had served as Sunday School Superintendent for a number of years. Pallbearers were Ed, Plez, Gar land and C. B. Hedrick, Manuel McClure and Glenn Green. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Minnie Hedrick Stiles; five sons, Harvey of Letttia, Herman in the Air Corps, Wilmington, Del., Ho mer and Jack of Struthers, Ohio, and Claude of Letltia. Also six daughters, Mrs. Norma Nix, Struthers, Ohio, Mrs. Vaud King and Mrs. Omie Taylor of Letltia, Mrs. Mae Roberts of Cul berson and Misses Eunice and Barbara of the home. Also nine grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Delia Green of Ool tewah, Tenn., and Mrs. Callie Mc Clure of Struthers. Townson Funeral Home was In charge. ? . - x Farmers Will Get 30c Increase For 4% Milk Cherokee County dairy farmers for the next two months will get what amounts to 30 cents per 100 pounds increase for their milk, C. R. Freed, Coble Dairy manager, here, said. The price is for four' per cent butter fat milk, Mr. Freed said. | The firm will pay $6 for 100 , pounds of milk that to be sold in' this area, and $6 per 100 pounds! less transportatibn cost for all milk going to Anderson, S. C., Mr. Freed said. These prices amount to a blend-1 ed price of $5.30 per 100 pounds? 30 cents above the present price. The price increase starts Novem ber 1 and will continue through December, Mr. Freed pointed out. Grace Reece Reigns At Homecoming Half MISS GRACE RKECC Murphy*! pretty she'a the daughter of Mr. and Mr*. J. M. Reeee of Peach tree. (Sooot Photo) Murphy High FHA Elects New Officers i The Future Hotnemakera of A ?ierica of Murphy High School .had their first meeting of the year Oct 22, when the following of ficers were elected: Janice Haney. president; Qeral dlne GIbeon, vice-president; Dor othy Roberta, secretary and to see urer; Sue Hubbard, reporter; Jer ry ftuth SmMh, aoog leader; Clara Hughes, pianist; and Mildred historian. BY GLENDA IVIE At half time ceremonies Friday night Mias Grace Reece, a senior was crowned 1953 (Murphy High School homecoming queen by Football Captain Jimmy Mulkey here. The halftime procession began with the cheerleaders marching onto the field accompanied by members of the football team. Gloria Bowman, Marcia Kay Olson and Becky Ray were majorettes and wore the school colors, black and gold. The band played a march composed by the conductor, Mr. Reynolds, as background music. Miss Glenda Ivie, high runner up for maid of honor, walked onto the field wearing a black file even ing gown and a gold stole. She was met by Sammy White. Mias Judy Nichols, also a senior and maid of honor, followed Mias Ivie and wore a yellow -taffeta and oat dress with a black cape and car ried the crown of gold She was met by co-captain, Tommy Gentry. 'Miss Reece then came on, wear ing a white ballerina length gown of taffeta and net and took her place on a black and gold throne where she recevied her crown. Debty Child Is Buried Wednesday Funeral service* for Wand* Kaye Debty, three-year-old dantft ter of Jdr. and Mrs. Carl Debty of. <nfco died In the dome at 600 p. in. Wednesday, Oct 31,1 a long iUnaa*, were held ait Poor Soil Yeilds 101 Bushels Of Corn For Ranger 4-H Member T.J. Harris Gets Poor Land To Pay Off A little boy with toft black hair, fine dark eyes and tanned by the sun with Just the right number of freckles, this year made an acre, of Cherokee County ground yield 101 bushels of corn where five years ago nothing would groar. T. J. Harris, 13, who lives with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. <H. Harris, in the Potato Creek section of the county, just some 150 feet from the Tennessee line, raised an acre of corn as his first year 4-H Club project T. J.'s acre whs of gravelly, eroded clay loam, uittil recent yean damaged by chemicals from the copper company. For his dab project T. J. kept behind his grandfather to be sure his acre received the best of attention. A yel low hybrid earn, V. S. 282 was planted, and the land waa treated With It one half ton trnckloads of stable manure In addition to 200 pounds of com mercial fertiliser 8-8-0. The careful attention paid off for T. J., who now has 101 bush els of high quality corn to show for his work. T. J. is in the 8th grade ?t Ranger School and his teacher is J. Allen Cook. He attended Wolf Creek A School from the first through the seventh grades, where last year he became a 4-H Club member, with Miss Maude Collins as his club leader and school teacher. Wolf ?reek A, a one teacher school, recently waa torn down and its pupils have enter T. J. HARRIS Fine corn crown by a fine boy. (Scout Photo) ed the Ranger School. Last year T. J. served as secretary of the County 4-H Club Council and this year is reporter for the Ranger Intermediate Club of which he is a member. His beauti ful handwriting, with which he takea as much care an he did with his aere ef eorn, has won him these offices. The Harrisses attend New Hope Cburah, wfaich is located near their home. Mr. Harris runs a small store, in addition to his farm of eight cows, an apple orchard, five pigs, some 30 layers and a garden. T. J., and his younger brother, claim a hound apiece. Bishop Tomlinson Arrested In Fields Of Wood Feud Bishop Homer Tomlinson of New York yesterday (Wednesday) was in the Cherokee County Jail charg ed with damage to church prop erty, otter he struck the Eight Commandment at the Fields Of Woods. Bishop Tomlinson arrived here around 1:45 p. m. to carry out a threat to destroy the Church of Cod Prophecy shrine near here. | Sheriff M. G. Crawford said Bis hop Tomlinson had one stick of dynamite in his car and one cap. The Bishop did not remove them from the oar, the sheriff said. Sheriff Crawford, Deputies Guy Rooerts and Leonard Jones and State Highway Patrolemen D. 'P. King and Charles Long were on the scene when the Bishop arrived. He had made public his intentions to destroy Fields of the Woods. MAID OF HONOR Mia. Jo Garrett of daoghter of Mr. and Mrs. Garrett, last week was one of fire Candida tea for Homecoming Queen at Watford College, Spa rtanburg, S. C. Mho Garrett, whooo eaoort Staart Lang ley of Atlanta, Go* attended the qneoa aa aaaid of honor at of the eol Mha Gorrett ho Cooper Sees MIG Before Returning On Furlough | An Andrews airman was on nanc to see the famous Russian MIG j ? flown into a U. S. airbase in Korea | recently, and is now home to tell about it. A/SC Glenn Thomas Cooper Jr., 19, son of Mr. and 'Mrs. Glenn Co oper of Andrews, is now home af ter serving for 13 months in Koi' Cooper was at Kimpo, 4th Fight er Incepter, on the day the Korean Red risked his life to bring the I iMIG to U. S. authorities, and to oallect the $10,000 reward and promise of safety. Cooper reported he "got a good look at the MIG" which was flown in the day before he returned to the States. After an extended furlough with his parents, Airman Cooper will return to the Municipal Air Base In Pittsburgh, Pa. (Prior to entering the service, Cooper, attended Andrews High School. He nelisted in the Air Force in September, 1951 and re ceived his basic training at Lack land Air Base in Texas. Later he was transferred to Tyndall Field, Florida. While stationed at Tyn dall Field he was sent to the Uni versity of Denver in Colorado for special schooling. Upon returning to Tyndall Field be was sent overseas in September 1953. Cooper served with the 4th COOPER Fighter Incepter in Kimpo, Korea. Kimpo is some 22 miles north of Seoul. Also he was left fielder on the Kimpo Sabur's Baseball Team, which consisted of Airman station ed in Kimpo. The team traveled over different parts of Korea and made'two trips to Japan to compete with other baseball teams." While traveling with this team he came in contact with Vincent Mutt) Adams and Gene CoHett of Andrews. Henn Begins Work On New Drive-in Grading on an "ultra-modern 900-ear drive-In theatre baa been started at Andrewa, P. J. Hem, ener, announced bare tshla week. The theatre la being constructed cm a 10 acre ptot adjoining the An drew* town limits on U. S. High way 19, toward Murphy. 1h? land was obtained from Bill Webb; Mr. Hem* (aid. 'Hem. who la eleo owner of two tbeetreg in Murphy, one In An dJewi and one in HohMnarifle. aaM tbe new drive-in will be open in let? apring. Visitors Ir-.V To B?J? During Bank' Veek Cherokee County people will get a chance to aee bow their banks operate first-hand when the Citi zens Bank and Trust Co. holds open bouse at Murphy and And rews two days of the "Know Your Bank Week" Nov. 19-21. The Murphy Bank will be open for visitors Tuesday, Nov. 17 from 3 p. m. to 9 p. m. The Andrews Bank will have open house Thurs day, Nov. 19. Other banks In the area to ob serve open house will be Hayes \ue Murphy party will include orchids (or lady visitors and gilts for men and children, Prank For syth, vice-president, said. | Refreshments will be served fo all visitors. The idea of open house, Mr- Forsyth aaid, is to con duct a tour throutfi the hank and let visitors aee bow the firm oper | ates and to let area people get bet ter acquainted with the bank's 'staff. Tenn. Men Face State Federal Charges In Dalrymple Assault Beecher Luther Succumbs Beecher McKinley Luther, 58, died at 4:50 a. m. Sunday October 25 in a Chattanooga hospital fol lowing a two weeks' illness. Funeral services were held at 2 p. in. Tuesday in Valley River Bap tist Church. The Rev. C. A. Smith and.the Rev. Luther Swanson of ficiated and burial was in the chur ch cemetery. He was a native of Cherokee County, son of the late George H. and Lena Mason Luther. He was married to Hazel Donaldson in 1925 and lived near Andrews till 1938 when he purchased a farm near Culberson. He was a member of the board of elections and of the school com mittee of Notla Township. He at tended Ranger Methodist Church. Surviving are the widow: three sons, Paul of the home, Morris of the U. S. Navy at Charleston, S. C. and Cpl. Kenneth Luther with the U. S. Air Force in Alaska; tiwo daughters, Mrs. Stella Martin of Augusta, Ga., and Miss Mildred Luther of the home; six grandchil dren, three brothers, Will, Sher man and Harrison Luther of And rews; four sisters, Mrs. Mary Jane Adams, Mrs. Ella Lunsford and Mrs. Laura Lunsford, and Miss Julia Luther all of Andrews. Ivie Funeral Home was in charge. > Fred Ellis and Marion Martin of Coker Creek, Tenn. now out under Federal bond of $1,000 each, are being sought under * State war rant calling for bond of $2,500 each Sheriff M. G. Crawford said here yesterday. The two men were charged in a Federal warrant, Crawford said, of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. The State warrant, according to the Sheriff, was sworn out by Wildlife Protector Arnold Dalrymple, and charges the men with "malicious assault in a secret manner with intent to kfll". Dalrymple was knocked uncon scious Oct. 12 by the men and was left in the woods after a scuffle resulting over a bear killed out of season. HLlis and Martin, after several days elapsed from the incident, gave themselves up to the TJ. S. Commissioner at Madisonville, Tenn. The Federal .warrant calls for the defendants to appear at Fed eral Court in Bryson City Nov. 23, Crawford asserted. The Sheriff said the men, if ap prehended in time will appear be fore the local term of Superior Court opening here Nov. 9. , Home Coming Set At Andrews Church There will be a home coming at the Second Baptist Church And rews Sunday, Nov. 1, The Rev. James Truett is pastor of the church. Everyone is invited to attend. Hayesville Victorious At Andrews Homecoming BY EVELYN BAKER The Andrews Wildcats after overcoming a 13-0 lead in the third period <had their hopes for a Home Coming Victory spoiled by the Hayesville Yellow Jackets in the final minutes of the game. One of the largest crowds of the season watched th etwo teams play to a scoreless tie in the first period. The final score was 14-19 in favor of Hayesville. Hayesville broke the deadlock in the second period after taking a kick on their own 30 yard line. Yellow Jackets on the Andrews 28 Harold Long and Glenn Teem# al ternated In earring to place tbe where VirgH Barnard took charge on an end run going all the way for the touchdown. Hayesville led 6-0 at the halttmc. Hayesville scored again early in the third period as a result of an Andrews fumble which was recov ered by Heyesville on the Andrews 7. Long's pass to Barnard in the end rone chalked up the second Hayesville score. Long kicked the extra point Hayesville's comfortable lead was short lived, huwevat. as det ermined Andrews team cams roar ing back to stun the Yellow Jack- J eta with a brilliant 73 yard off return by Bobby Cooper, mie Holland carried through the line for the extra point, Andrews scored again In the fourth period 43 yard Un? they field with Jot Jlouny Holland { SCOTT VISITS On. W. Kerr Seett, Jut m he Kp* nM he i>n?l h Milli tar a few oa the way ?e a < going the iaat eeeeu yards the Hayeeville Itae tor the tra yofnt la put '?-a? M-lt mhl bij of at the U the air
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