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TRADE AT ??"i ?foe Cifotritkee J PROMOTING MURPHY AND ANDREWS \ ? VOLUME M?NUMBER M MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, MAY 27. 1M4 KEEP YOUR MONEY IN 'OUR COMMUNITY '?VE PAGES THIS WEEK (V Jordan Announces Summer Recreation Opening June 7 The cummer recreation will get* off to a big start Monday, June 7, at 1 p. m. in the Murphy gym., ac aording to John Jodran, director. | The program will open at 8 o' clock each morning until 11 o'clock and from 1 o'clock until 4 o'clock, Monday through Friday. Mr. Jordan said it is his and the committee', desire to furnish the best possible recreation to the community this summer and with every one helping the program' should be a big success. He says that any ideas or suggestions will be appreciated. A wilder range of age will try to , be reached this year. Some of the activities already planned include games and contests, soft-ball lea- j gues. recreational swimming, j square and social dancing, hikes, :amping and other outdoor activi ties, hobby show, talent show, field day for athletic contests, min strel show, free movies once a month and a three act play. Members of the Recreational Committee are Hobart McKever, chairman, Arnold Beerkens, Joe K. Ray, Jim Ed Hughes, and the! Rev. Frank O. Brown. Floyd Dies Of Accident Injuries John W. Floyd, 00, a farmer of Hiwassee Dam, died at 8:45 a. m. Wednesday, May 26, in a Murphy hospital of injuries received in a truck accident Tuesday at Ed King's stockyard in West Murphy. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Cora Crain Floyd; five sons, Paul of Lincolnton. George W. of Chattanooga, Clyde of New Ellen ton., S. C., Ernest of Hiwasse Dam Castile with the U. S. Air Corps i stationed in York, England. Also two daughters. Mrs. Mae McKenzie of Hiwassee Dam and Mrs. Glady, Walla of Oak Park; three brothers, Charlie of Suit, Willis an<] Tom ?' Blalrsville, Ga. and 10. grandchildren. He had been a member of Union Baptist Church of Hiwassee Dam for a number of years. ' Funeral arrangement under the direction of Townson Funeral Home are Incomplete, pending the arrival of the son from England. Smith Fills Vacancy In Breeding Coop. The Murphy AtrificUl Breeding! Cooperative hat employed Fred G. Smith of Brasttown to work as tech nician. Harold Hatchett. the forme inseminaior; resigned March 15. i Prior to this Mr. Smith took special training to do this work and has been answering calls since. To increase the efficiency of this service to the farmers, the direc tors have announced the follow ing changes in schedule for calls to come in. All service calls for the after noon must be.in by 12:00 noon each day. Service calls for the morning must be in by 7:30 p. m. fhe night before. All farmers are requested to have cows in a stall or tied up when Mr. Smith gets to the farm. For service call Fred Smith at 358-R-4 or the County Agent's Office at 180. t ' ?- ?r?r HiwasseetamPTA Continue Meets j Through Sununer The Legislative Committee of the Hiwassee Dam P. T. A. met Friday, May 21 at 7:30 in the Home Economics rooms of the school. There were 17 memberg present W. B. Dockery. Mrs. Clay Hop wood, and Mrs. Clara Walsh led a i discussion on the county bond Is ' sue. It was voted to continue P. T. 'A. meetings through the summer. The next meeting will be ait Lib erty. June 15. at 7:30. The subject will be "A New School for Shoal Creek Township an<i tiie best way to pay for it." Everyone interested should come and ask questions. The July meet ing will be at Unaka, Tuesday, 20. Franklin Smith Is Dairy Month Chm. State DAIRY MONTH headquar-* teri ha, announced the appoint ment of J. Franklin Smith, of Murphy, Rt. 1 as local chairman of the lEth annual observance of June DAIRY MONTH. "DAIRY MONTH has played an important role through the years in improving our local and nation al health by causing more Ameri cans to possess the important facts ct sound nutrition," Mr. Smith eald. Mr. Smith explained that in most area, June is the time when cow's milk is the richest, making milk and milk products such as ice cream, butter, cheese and evapo rated milk tops in taste, ecenomy, and nutritional qualities. . "Milk does more for the human body than any other known food and does it more cheaply," Mr. Smith, said. "Research ha, shown that older persona need to consume the same amounts of dariy food as do grow ing children," he added. "The nu trient, la dairy foods se needed' for growing bodie, are Just as nec essary to fight the body deteriora tion of later years. "Dairy Foods?for Taste, Health Is the 1M4 June DAIRY Mr. Mrs. Whitener DiesInHosp. Mrs. Mattle Whitener, 62, of Culberson, Route 2, died at 11 a. ra Monday, May 24, In a Murphy hos pital after a brief illneaa. Funeral service, were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday in Hopewell Bap tist Church of which- she was a member. The Rev. Thomas Truett officiated and burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are the husband, Fred Whitener; three sons, James R. and Clifton of the home and Ray of Detroit, Mich.; five daughters, Mrs Vesta Beavers of Unaka, the Misses Ellen,Edna and Ruth Whitener of the home, Mrs. Emma Lee Johnson of Powell Station. Tenn.; Is grand children and three great-grand children. Also two brothers, Rosco* Ban ner of Oopperhill. Tenn., end Let ter Danner of Duektown Tenn ; and two sisters, Mrs. Ferales Led ford of Oak Park, an* Mrs. Con, of Murphy. ruaanal Home was in chart* Bloodmobile In Andrews Tuesday The Bloodmobile will be In An drews Tuesday, June 2, from noon until 6 p. m. for collections. Under the new credit system each donor U given a card which assures him and his family of get ting Red Cross blood free of charge. Any person not protected by the credit card will have to pay for the blood they should need. Under the same plan, any plant in which 35 per cent of the plant's j employees donate blood, all the em ployees of the plant are assured of being able to receive the blood without charge. More Fish Placed In Hiwassee Lake The Wildlife Resources Commis sion has completed stocking Hi wassee Lake with 200 bass of fry ing size. These fish were produced at the State Fish Hatchery located near Monganton. District Gantg *nd Fish Protec tor Arnald Dalrymple directed the release of the fish and solicited as sistance from members of the local wildlife club and other interested sportsmen. ? The Wildlife Resources Commis sion pointed out that the coopera tive effort of all those interested in he State's fish and game re sources will be required to bring a bout better fishing, the favorite outdoor recreation of so many Americans. DRAFT BOARD CLOSED Local draft board No. 20 will be ' closer May 31, a legal holiday. i Brasstown ( Community Hub Plans Projects The Community Development' Club of Brass town held its regular monthly meeting at the Folk School Thursday, May 20. A discussion of plans for enter ing the state competition for com munity improvement was followed by refreshments served by Mrs. Sue Reese and Mrs. Nina Coleman. On Saturday, May 22, some of the members of the club made a tour of the Brasstown community, which lies in both Cherokee and Clay Counties. The group included Verlin Reese, president, Mrs. June Green, secretary, and Mrs. Sue Reese. Mrs. Nina Coleman, Mary Coleman. Wayne Holland, Charles Arrant, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Gault. C. R. Freed of Coble Dairy, and Marily Luster and George Bidstrup of the Folk School. Tentative sites for a community picnic area were Investigated, and the location of signs welcoming vis itors to Brasatown were plotted. The tour also'lncluded oallg at sev eral homes, and an inspection of the Coble Dairy. Mr. Freed show ed the improvements being made at the Dairy, and provided re freshments for the group. The next meeting of the dub will be held at the Folk School on Thursday. Jane 24; because of tbe short course in recreation at the Fori School the meeting will be . held the fourth Thursday instead I of tbe third. The site of the picnic area will be voted on. and plans for Its development will be made. All residents of the Braaatown community are invited to attend. PEACirntn decoration Decoration Day services will be held at the Peach tree Baptist Church on Sunday Key SO. Rev. O. Church on Su snsr Mrs. J. B. Moore Succumbs Here Mrs. J. B. Moore, 50. died Fri day May 21, at 2 p. an. in a Mur phy hospital after a long illness. Funeral services v. ere held Sun day at 2:30 p. m. in Pleasant Val ley Baptist Church. The Rev. Mar vin Hampton, the Rev. Jack Palm er, the Rev. Oliver CornweU and the Rev. Frank Brown officiated, and burial was in Sunset Cemetery Pallbearers were Cloe, Wallace and Rae Moore, James and Hayden Hensley, Gordon Hartness and Gene and Howarj Moss. Mrs. Moore ens a native and lifelong resident ?f OgwkM County, s daughter of the late William and Dora Ann Bryson Hensley, prominent Cherokee County families. Surviving are the husband; six daughters, Mrs. George M. Flem ing of Hayesvllle, Mrs. Carroll Brown of Andrews, Mrs. Edward Townson, Mrs. Edward McAfee, and Mrs. Harbert Graham of Mur phy and Patricia of the nome. Also four sons. J. B. Jr., of Mar ietta, Ga., Harry L.. William and Richard of Murphy; two sisters, Mrs. Mae Payne of Murphy and Mrs. Maggie Moss of Dalton, Ga.; two brothers, Oscar and Ross Hensley of Murphy; and 12 grand children. Townson Funeral Home was In charge. Bible Schools Enroll 420 Here Dally VaeatWiT Bible Sch^ol9 In Murphy got off to an excellent start this week with a total enroll ment of over 400 students. The First Baptist Church re ported 161 pupils and a faculty'of 35; the First Methodist Church re ported 83 pupils and a faculty of 16; the Free Methodist Church, 51 pupils and a faculty of 4; the Presbyterian Church, 55 pupils and a faculty of 15. There was a grand total of 350 pupils and 70 faculty members. Andrews Baptists Appoint Assistant J. C. BOONE, JR. J. C. Boone Jr. has been named as sistant pastor of the First Baptist Church of Andrews tor the sum mer months. Mr. Boone is a ministerial student at Mars Hill College. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Boone Sr. of Albemarle, and he has served as youth pastor at the. First Baptist Church of Albemarle. During hie senior year In high school he we* a warded a superior rating in voice at the state contest in Davidson. He has been a soloist id the church choir and tto* school ehoras in Albemarle. At present he is a member end soloist of the Man Hill College Touring Choir. He has also served as chariatar of the Philoeaathla Literary Society of Rites For F. A. Wood Be Held In Andrews Friday E. A. WOOD, Sr. Rev. W. P. Elliott DiesAtHosp. I Funeral services for the Rev. W. P. Elliott, 68, who died at 7 p. m. . Wednesday, May 26, in a Murphy hospital after a two-weeks' ilness will be held at 2 p. m.. Friday in White Church at Grandview. Officiating will be The Rev. Burger Shope Rohbinsville, and Rev. J. Alton Morris and Rev. Fred Stiles. I Born and reared in Graham County, he was the son of the late Isaac and Rachel Jenkins Elliott, prominent North Carolina family. | He is survived by the widow; two daughters. Mrs. R. G. Carter of Candler and Patsy of the home; two sons, W V Elliott of Winter 1 Haven, Fla.. SFS Ernest E. Elliott with the U. S. Army stationed at Ft. McPherson. Ga ; two brothers. Dr. Phil L. Elliott, president of: Gardner- Webb College at Shelby, and A. Z. Elliott of CJieoah; one sister, Mrs. Lawson Queen of Kingsport, Tenn five grandchild ren and four great-grandohildren. I Townson Funeral Home is in charge. ! I- A. Wood, Sr , 74, a pioneer in is-fct: .ale dairying in Cherokee County, died suddenly Wednes day May 26, at 7:30 p. m. in his home in Andrews. He was born in Maysville, Ga , the eon of the late Joseph Wallace and CaroIine Robinson Wood and resided at Clyde prior to moving to Address* I Be was married in 1918 to Mis* Lenna Walker of Andrews, who survives. Wood was a well known busi ness and civic leader in Andrews, having served eight years as a| member of the Andrews Board of Education. He had served 12 years as a | meroKee County Commissioner, i several terms as a town alderman, | and was active in affairs of the | Andrews First Baptist Church. He had engaged in dairying, ! farming and construction work and established the Andrews-Mur phy airport in'1946. Surviving are the widow; one daughter. Mrs. Robert Heatan of Andrews, and one son, Edgar A. Jr., of Andrews; two grandchildren two sisters, Mrs. R. E. Ham of Dun can. S. C., and Mrs. Ada Groce of Lyman, S. C. Two brothers, Victor and Charles of Andrews. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p. m. in Andrews First I Baptist Church, The Rev. E. F. Baker, the Rev. J. C. Corbitt, the J Rev. James Hornbuckle will offi ciate and burial will be in Valley town Cemetery. I The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service. Ivie Funeral Home is in charge. Andrews Lions Ladies' Night Program Andrews Liors Club ladies' night will be tonight at the Shell Dining Room with Burke Wood in charge of the program. Some 50 lions and their ladies and guests are expected to attend. There will be favors for all ladies. , Folk School Announces Short Course June 8-19 The annual short course In re creation will be held at the John C. Campbell Folk School from June 8 to 19. The course will include Ameri can, English and Danish folk games recorder playing, folk sing ing, wood carving, and puppetry. Besides the /egular Folk School staff. Marguerite and Otto Wood will play the piano and Violin for the games, and May Gadd and Phil lip Merrill of the Country. Dance Society of America will be guest instructors. This summer marks the 23th an niversary of the Short Course, and special events will celebrate its ob servance. Further information con cerning the course can be obtained from the Folk School. KonnaheetaClnb Pledges $1,000 The Konneheets Club of An ' drewg approved the recommenda 'tion of the council in pledging | $1,000 toward the building of the I District Memorial Hospital of Southwestern N. C. | Club president, Mrs. Ruth S. Pullium. presented th eproposal to club members at a meting of the organisation at Nantahali Inn Tu-Hw ??iiln? Mrs. rullium indicated that the hospital would be .one of the club's projects during the next club year. Mars Hill College. He will be here to take up his work as assistant patter, to help wfth music end young people's | work on J??e 1. He will also au; I ply the pulp" the first Sunday in mm Andrews Church Aids Hosp. Drive The Sunday School of the Pres byterian Church of Andrews has voted to assume projects tor the raisins of funds for the District Memorial Hospital of Southwest ern N C. Pupils in the classes of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Nichols are collecting clothes hangers to be sold. The clases will be happy to call for ex cess clothes hangers anywhere in Andrews. | The girls of Mr. Joe Sursavage's class will sponsor a food sale Sat urday, May 29. They will sell candy, cookies and cakes from a stand on Second Street. All pro ceds will be pat in the hospital fund. At a committee meeting this week W. D. Whitaker, chairman of the finance committet of the hospl" tal said all civic organisations, the Amerrean l-egfcm, churches and in rivlduals in the hospital distrct of Clay and Graham Counties and Vaileytown Township and Chero kee County, have been asked for aid in raising the district's funds. The hospital will be the only memorial In this section to boys from this district who lost their lives in the first and second world wars and the Korean conflict. CLEANING Saturday May 29 has been set at the day to clean off the cemetery at Vallay River Church. All people interested in this cemetery are urged to come and help with this work. The work will Sa. as. - Polls Open 6:30-6:30 Ohrmhe# County voters will turn out some 3,00* strong Satur , day for the Democratic Primary h-l'rrtlrg for nominees for state I anjj county officials, Cherokee County Elections Board Chairman Pete Stalcup said this week. Stalcup said a larger-than-usual vote Is expected for the primary | due to the large number of candt ' dates 011 the ticket The 23 precincts lone less than i formerly, since Long Ridge was consolidated with Unaka precinct) | will be open from 8:30 a. m. until 8:30 p. n> " I Stalcup said a run-off will prob ably be necewary for the nomi ! nations for Sheriff, clerk of court I district two commissioner anA I slat* senator. If a run-off is held it will be on June 26, Mr. Stafcop said. Op the state ballot the following I names will appear: for United Siat , es Senator (regular term), A. K. Turner, Alvin Wingfteld, Jr., OUa Ray Boyd, W. M. Bostick, Henry L. Sprinkle, W. Kerr Scott and Al | ton Lennon, Incumbent. j For United States Senator (short term), Alvln Wlngfield, Jr., Henry L. -Sprinkle, W. Kerr Scott and Al ton Lennon, incumbent. For State Treasurer, Edwin Gill, incumbent and Joshua S. James. For Commissioner of Insurance, | Charles F. Gold and John F. Fletch ef. On the local ballot the following offices awgf-MMaae appear: For Solicitor, 30th Judicial Dis trict. T. D. Bryson, incumbent, Fe lix Alley, Jr. end Grover C. Davis. For State Senator, 33rd senator ial district, H. M. Moore and T. J. Herbert For Cherokee County represen tative to the State House of Rep resentative*. Richard Mauney, in cumbent and Edward H. Brumby. ' For Clerk Superior Court, Ar nold Derreberry, Jerry O. Hatchett P. H. Leetherwood andNeil Sneed. For Register of Deeds, Kate Pad gett Hen'ley incumbent, and Ed win C Winchester. ?? For sheriff. Luke Carver, tneum bent Jake Brown, Jasper-L. Hell and Glenn Hembree. commissioner, first district, Oar ernce Hogan and Sen W. Jones, incumbent. Second district, W. fc. Brandon, James Clajdon, Frank t Dickey and Roy H. Wells. Miss Kilpatritk In Honor Group - cmm iKPAiuct Milt Carleno Kllp?trick. daugh ter of Mr. and Mn. J. C. Kilpetrick of PeacMree, recently was Initiat ed into the honorary accounting fraternity. Beta Alpha Pal ait the Untveraity. Mies KJIpatrick. Just competing her second pear at ITt wag also elected secretary of lk( Alpha Lambda Chapter of Bote Alpha Pal. She is also a member of the 1 accounting society.