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MTJEPHY, NOBTH CAROLINA THURSDAY. DEC. It. IMS |
TEN PAGES THIS WEEK
Homes Decoration Contest Rules Are Annoi> iced
FLOAT WINNER: The float entered by the Murphy Junior Woman's
Club last week took top honors in the float division of.the Santa Claus
parade. The Cherub Choir of the First Methodist Church sang carols
from the float's loft backed by a stained class window. (Scout Photo)
Young Harris Choir To
Sing 'The Messiah' Sunday
Hie Young Harris College Choir
will present Handel's Christmas
Messiah Sunday evening, Dec. 13.
The performance is to be held in
Sharp Memorial Methodist Church
at eight o'clock under the direct
ion of Mr. William Fox. Organist
for the choir is to be Miss Kathy
Williams of Avondale Estates,
Georgia.
?Presenting solos are Miss Margie
Huakey of Ringgold with "He Shall
Feed His Flock" and "I Know
That My Redeemer Lrveth"; Miss
Patricia Henry, Blairsvilie, with
"Come Unto Him". Gene Gee, Ric
hmond, will sing "Comfort Ye My
People"; Jack Johnson of Amer
ious, "But Who May Abide the Day
of His Coming?"; and Miss Marj
orie Doak Claxton, the Recitative
and "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter
of Zkm". Henry Flowers, of Spa
rtanburg, will present "Why Do
the Nations Rage?"
Young Harris College President,
Charles R. CI egg, will preside. Dr.
W. Thorn* Smith, pastor. Sharp
Memorial Methodist Church will
announce the invocation and the
Rev. Jack Waldrep, the benedict
ion.
The Christmas Messiah is an an
nual presentation of the Young
Harrig College Choir.
Mrs. Cobb's Grade
Has PTA Program
The f'fth and sixth grades in
Murphy School taught by Mrs Ro
yna S. Cobb, presented a special
Christmas program at the meeting
of PTA Monday night hi the pri
mary school auditorium.
The Christmas Story from Luke
was read, after which a number of
Choral readings and Christmas
songs were given.
The closing number was a Christ
mas poem, "School Days", written
by Mrs. Nora Cobb Spencer.
Mrs. Bob Cheney, presided over
a short business session at which
time plans for a Christmas tree
and <treat to be held in the primary
auditorium on Dec. 18, were dis
cussed.
Mrs. Cobb's room received the
banner for the largest number of
parents present
j Local Emloyment
Office To Close
The Murphy State Emloyment.
office will close Dec. 14, 1953, [
Jack Burnus, office manager, an-!
nounced today.
The area served by the Murphy
office will come under the office
in Bryson City, be said.
Office hours in the Murphy sec
tion after December 14 will be
Murphy, first and third Wednes
days, from 10 a. m. to noon; And
rews, second and fourth Tuesdays,
9 a. m. to 11 a. in., and Hayesville,
first and third Wednesdays, 10:30
a. m. to noon. .
Marble Station
Robbed of Goods
' A Sinclair station, owned by
, James and Vernon Bryson at Mar
j ble was broken into and robbed of
some $200 in merchandise last
week. Sheriff M. G. Crawford said.
Crawford said the thiefs appar
ently knocked glass out with a
Coke bottle and entered through
a window.
Stolen goods were listed as
three cartons of cigarettes, three
men's watches, two ladies' watches,
and a dozen cigarette lighters.
Sheriff Crawford and Deputy
Guy Roberts made the investigat
ion and lifted fing</prir,ts which
are now being checked.
On the same evening an unsuc
cessful attemp was made to enter
Palmer's station, just up the road
from the Sinclair station.
Some two months ago the Andr
ews Sinclair station suffered the
loss of its cash register, but no
cash, after a break-in.
Home Ec Girls Have
Fashion Showing
Mrs. Do.lie Smart's home econ
omics students presented a fashion
dhow in the school auditorium
We9dnesdey ait 10 a. m.
The first, second, third and fourth
year girls in her class modeled
clothing for every season.
The theme of the show was
"White Christmas."
$51 Bond Set
As First Prize
Hard on the heels of the Second
Annual Murphy Christmas Trade
Week local merchants are sponsor
ing a home Christmas decoration
contest with a first prise of a $50
bond to be given.
Two other valuable prizes, to be
announced next week, are also
planned.
Residences only are eligible for
entrance in the contest.
The first prize will be awarded
for the best overall decorations of
lawn or roof bouse front, and
a second prize will also be given in
this division., A prize will also be
given for the best window or door
decoration.
The decorations must be up and
applications filed at the Scout of
fice by Dec. 21 in order for the en
try to be eligible.
Decorations must be visible
from th estreet and all entries
must be residences inside the
town limits.
Judging will be by persons from
out of town.
The decorations must be lighted
from 6 p. m. to 10 p. m.
The contest is open to all resid
ences inside the town limits of
Murphy, including duplex houses
and apartments. Application forms
must be submitted before a house
is judged.
An application form is printed
on page five of this issue of The
Scout and other forms are avail
able at the Scout office.
Meanwhile, Trade Week came
to an end Saturday when an es
timated 2,500 persons attended
the final drawtnr. WHJie Led
ford, Jr. was winner of the $500
bond. f
Winners of the $100 bonds were
Tommy Moore, Jo Garrett, George
Leatherwood. and Malcolm Arrant.
Small Still Taken
At Hanging Dog
Deputies Leonard Janes and Guy
Roberts last wee* brought in a
small copper whiskey still captur
ed in th? Hanging Dog section.
Some 1,500 gallons of beer were
poured out, but no arrests were
made. '
. . . -AND I WANT A DOLL,
doll carriage .... Hilda Decker,
seven-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Decker of Mur
phy getg in a personal word with
Santa as he offers her a stick of
candy. Santa was honored last
week at a Christmas parade in
Murphy, and the old gent said he
expects to be in Murphy for the
next two Saturdays preceeding
Christmas. (Scout Photo)
AT SCHOOL
JONES
Leonard Jones, Cherokee Co
unty Jailer, recently was pre
sented a certificate after attend
ing the fifth annual Jail Manage
ment Class at Chapel Hill, Nov.
17-19 conducted by the N. C. In
stitute of Government. Sheriff
M. G. Crawford attended a simi
lar short course for sheriffs some
months ago at Chapel Hill.
State Education Leaders
MR. BUECK MISS TRIPP MRS. OLSON DR. HURLBURT
MURPHY SCHOOL was host last week to Dr. A. S. Hurlburt. new
head of the Division of Instructional Service of the State Department
Of Education; and Miss Madeline Tripp, State Supervisor of Elemen
tary Education. Dr. Hurlburt addressed teachers from "the Andrews.
Murphy and County School units at a Catherine followinc a tea
Wednesday.
Pictured with the cuests are H. Bueck, Murphy School Superinten
dent and Mrs. C. K. Olson, Murphy and Andrews units elementary
supervisor. (Scout Photo
Cherokee Dairy Farmers
Organize Assn. This Week
Nantahala District Boy
Scouts Get Court Awards
Ga. Convict Is
Apprehended Here
Fifteen months of freedom for
an escaped convict from a Geor
gia prison camp came to an end
last week when the escapee was ar
rested et Peachtree where he was
working on a farm.
J. B. Brewster j about 28, was
brought to the Cherokee County
Jail Monday after his arrest by
Deputy Guy Roberts. Brewster
had lived for some three months at
Peachtree.
Sheriff M. G. Crawford said Geo
rgia authorities were notified and
came for the prisoner early this
week.
Brewster was serving a five year
sentence for car theft and violation
of the prohibition law, when he
broke away from the chain gang
at Jasper, Ga.
Four Baptist Youth |
Choirs To Sing
Christmas Music
The Birth of Christ in Prophecy,
Gospel and Song1 will be present
ed by the four Youth Choirs Of the
'First Baptist Church at the even
ing service next Sunday, Dec. 13,
at 7:30.
Tl^ entire service will be devoted
to the program of Christmas music
and scripture.
Traditional carols from many
oountries and other Christmas
songs will be used.
Choirs participating will be the
Cherub Choir, directed by Miss Jo
Garrett; Primary Choir and Junior
Choir, directed by Miss Sarah Per
ry; and Youth Choir, directed by
Mrs. Velma Burch.
Lowell Scruggs will accompany
J the groups at the piano
The Adult Choir's Christmas Ca
ntata will be sung Sunday night,
Dec. 20.
Murphv Band And
Chorus Christmas
Program Be Mon.
Murphy School Bands and the
Girls' Chorus will be presented in
a Christmas concert Monday, Dec.
14. et 7:30 p. m. in the school aud
itorium. The program will be un
Ict the direction of Edwards Rey
lolds, director of music in the
;dhool.
The program was orginally set
'or Friday, Dec. 11, but was post
poned due to conflict with a basket
>all game on Friday.
Some 75 persons attended a Boy
1 Scout District Court of Honor last
week in Andrews when L. B. Nic
hols, advancement chairman, pres- j
sided.
The rank of tenderfoot was pre
sented to the following by Vernon
McCurry, BSA field executive: TV
rone B. Burnett, of the Andrews
troop; and Ronald T. Davis, Virgil
Decker, Jimmy Gentry, Robert He
mbree, Hubert Hinton, Thomas
Lovingood, Jimmy Massey, Joseph
R. Penland, Billy Tatham and Cl
aud Tatham, all of Troop two, Mur
phy.
Second class rank, awarded by
S. J. Gernert, went to: Roy Conley
of Andrews; Kenneth Solesbee,
Clyde G. Doughit, John Terrell
Duvall, of Troop Six. Nantahala.
Jim Ed Hughes made first class
presentations to: Covett Grant,
Sidney May, Jilly L. Owenby, Dav
id Solesbee and Buddy H. Walters,
all of the Nantahala troop.
S. B. Singleton made the follow
ing merit badge awards: Donald
Brrttain. Murphy, cycling; Bob
Nelson, Andrews, chemistry, hik
ing, nature; Jim Ed Hughes, Mur
1 phy, firemsmabip; Hubert Snecd,
Murphy, world brotherhood; John
Morris, Murphy, citizenship in the
home; Buddy aters, Nantahala, fish
ing, cycling, home repairs, forest
ry; David Solesbee, Nantahala, for
, cstry, corp. farming, rabbit raising;
Jimmy Owenby, Nantahala, corn
farming home repairs, forestry;
Sidney May. Nantahala, swimming,
forestry, gardening, salesmanship;
and Coyett Grant, Nantahala, bee
keeping, gardening, machinery.
Wells Named Head
Of Dairy Group
Cherokee County dairy farmers
this week banded together into a
Cherokee County Milk Producers
Association, with H. N. Wells el
ected as the first president.
P. R. Farman and M. E. Senger,
' dairy specia'ists from N. C. State
College assisted at the organizat
ional meet which was held Tuesday
at the Courthouse.
County Agent G. H. Farley pre
sided at the meeting and the fol
lowing other officers were elected:
J. Franklin Smith, vice-president;
Mrs. Katc Shields, secretary-treas
urer; directors J. B. Hall, A. Q.
Ketner, L. L. Lockaby, Wilbum
McCombs, Dillard Stiles, Bill Rus
sell, Charles Walker, C. H. Town
son and Frank Geringheili.
The six aims listed for the new
organization were:
1. To promote the dairy farming
industry in Cherokee County.
2 To promote the production
and sale of Cherokee County pro
duced milk and dairy products.
3 To promote the education of
dairymen hi the latest research and
development from N. C. State Col
lege and other sources.
4 To promote ^ publicize the
development of dairying as an ec
onomic factor in the economy of
Cherokee County.
5 To act as a bargaining agency
for member-producers with pro
cessors and distributors of milk
and dairy products.
6 To cooperate with the Dairy
Herd Improvement Association,
Artificial Breeders' Association
and breed associations in educat
ional and promotional work.
'54 License Tag
Mrs. Alexander
Mr. Singleton
Mr. Hashes
Jim Ed Hughes became the first 1954 auto tag buyer recently
when he purchased his license from the Carolina Motor Club office
in the Western Auto Store here. Mrs. W. H. Alexander makes the
sale to Mr. Hughes while W. A. Singleton, office manager checks out
the first tag. Mr. Singleton asked county motorists to purchase lag"
well in advance of the January 31 deadline to avoid the last minute
rush.
Local Tourist People Are Told To Organize
Cherokee County men and -no
men interested in tourist business
Tuesday beard the State Tourist
Bureau director say they needed a
function ins organization before the
county can benefit from money the
state plans to spend on tourist
promotion. ,
Those attending meeting in
Regal Hrtel immediately appoint
ed a committee to investigate t??*
loaal branch of the Western Caro
lina North Carolina Tourist Asso
ciation with tife idea of renewing
Interest in the association or of
forming a new organisation.
C. ft. Freed was appointed tem
porary chairman of the committee
and Mrs. hies Kahn of HayecviBe
wm named secretary.
Other members of the commit
tee are Harry Seaman, L. W.
Shields and Steve Owens. The
committee will also look into the
possibility of Clay County Joining
with the Cherokee County organ
ization.
Speakers for the meeting were
Fred Whjtaker of Raleigh, head of
the State Touriet Bureau of the
Development and Conservation
Board, and Major O. A. Fetch,
president of WNC Highlanders and
manager of Fontana Dam.
Major Fetch predicted that 1M4
will see a "hardening of the tour
ist dollar." The tourist bushw
wiH still be obtainable, be mid.
but visitors will be looking for
ways to 6ave money.
Tourists are not spending as
freely as before, he warned. "How
ever, he said, "business will be
good in 1954." People wilf not be
going on trips just to sleep in a
hotel or motel or just to eat in a
different restaurant he said. The
tourist in 1954 will want to see
sights when he stopg at a town,
Mr. Whitaker pointed out.
He told the Croup that anything
can be solid one time but it is sell
ing again and again that pays off.
Ha advised Cherokee County to
build up their natural Indian his
tory ?nd to develope eight seeing
sites for future Sourists. He touch
ed on the "Trail ef Tears" and
Fort Better as possible tourist at-'
tractions.
He warned the group that tbey
must organize to raise money to set
up toe attractions. The primary
object, be asserted, is to keep
tourists in toe area once they stop
here. .
In outlining toe 1954 tourist sea
son, Mr. Win taker said toe state
bureau will advertise the state ss
a whole, but it is up to Cherokee
County to advertise its own locat
ion ss s tie-in with toe advertise
ment.
Mr. Whttahsr pointed out that a
tourist unit, estimated at two and
four-tenths persons, spends tram
$12 to$25 every day it is kept in a,
section.
West Liberty
Quarterly Meet
The quarterly meeting of the
West Liberty Baptist Association
will be held at Ranger Baptist
Church Monday, Dec. 14 at 7 p. tn.
The Rev. Calvin Thompson will
give the devotional, which will be
followed by the business session.
The Rev. EL O. AJttknd of Suit
will give the inspirational addre*
Fred Stile*, moderator said that
all yaalrwii and assoriatlonal of
fices are especially aged to attend j
the meeting.
New Safety Law Not
Compulsory Insurance
RALEIGH:: Motor VehlcJesCom
missioner Edward Scheldt explain
ed In an official statement today
the insurance features of North
Carolina's new safety Responsibil
ity Law. which goes into effect
January 1 has sometimes been
misinterpreted as a compulsory in
surance act
Commissioner Schedit pointed
out that 43 states now have the
same type of law in effect and that
in each the same public misunder
standing occurred that now exists
iu North Carolina. The mast com
monly misinterpreted section of
the Motor Vehicle Safety Respon
sibility Law la the one that c
empts insured motorists from 41
explained as follows:
"It cannot be repeated too of
ten that oar Safety
Ity Law la not a <
snranco law. Certainly it la km
that the only i
law that applies to
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porta after an arntdaat Bat It