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! MWY NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCT. M, MM TWELVE PAGES THI8 W*M
People You Know
MURPHY
E. E. Stiles, Murphy business
man, underwent a serious operat
ion in an Atlanta hospital Wed
nesday. His condition is reported
improving nicely and he is ex
pected home by the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Case and
Frank Mauney spent the week end
in Athens, Tenn., as guests of Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. Huber.
Mrs. E. M. Dunning of Atlanta
Is the guest this week of Mrs. G.
W Candler.
Mrs. John W. Brandon of At
lanta spent the week end with her,
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peyton G.;
Ivie and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bran-I
don.
Miss Kay Burgess of Atlanta
was here for the week end with
her parents, Mr.' and Mrs. S. C.
Burgess.
Mrs. Tom Mauney left Tuesday
for Raleigh to spend some time
with her son, Richard, Mrs. Maun-|
ey and daughter, Kathey. i
Mrs. Msurtey had as her lunch- j
eon guest last week. Mrs. Ellen
Tjersland of Oslo. Norway, who is
Bow employed at Fontana Dam.
She accompanied Mrs. Tjersland
to Nantahala Inn for the meeting
of the Konnaheeta Club of And
rews . where she was guest speaker
at the club and showed films of
Norway.
Mrs. J H. Har'pton has as her
guest this week, her cousin, Mrs.
A. J. Rasmussen of Omaha, Neb
who was former State Regent of
the DAR of Nebraska. She left
here Tuesday for Clarksburg,
West. Va. where she will be speak
er on the State DAR Convention
. program next Tuesday.
ANDREWS
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Reid have
^turned to their home in Pitts
burgh, Pa., after a three week's
visit with their sister, Mrs. Gus
Ledford.
Mr. and Mrs. Grady McGulre
of Maryville, Tenn., visited Mr.
McGulre's uncle, J. M. (Joe) Mc- i
Guire Sunday. They also visited
Mrs. McGulre's brother, Dee Witt
Kimsey at Vengeance Creek, and
other relatives in the county.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Delaney
had as their guest over the week
end. Mr. Delaney's brothers, W.
C. Delaney, Donald Delaney and
Mrs. Delaney and their nephew,
Bob Easley, all of Bristol, Va.
Miss Ada Mae Pruette spent the
week end in Ellenboro with lier
aister.
Walter Whitaker of Oak Ridge,
Tenn. is spending this week here
at the home of his father, H. M.
Whitaker.
Mrs. W. L>. Moore and daughter,
Miss Vera Moore, spent several
days of last week in Asheville. ,
Rev. John Christy Jr. and Miss
Martie Burton of High Point wen'
guests of Mr. Christy's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Christy Sr.,
over the week end.
ftfiss Frances Cover has return
ed to her home after a month's vis
it with her uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. E. H. Betn in Waterford,
Va.
Mrs. W. T. Fisher had as her
guest for the week end her slater,
Mrs. Margaret Rogers and daugh
ter, Miss Letha Roger* of Birm
ingham, Ala.
Dr. Robert H. Brown of Kings
port, Term., spent the lattter put
of the week here with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Cfcaa. A. Brawn.
? John Henry Davis and son,
Oleim, of Franklin and Mrs. Zeig
ler his raotherin-law, of Nutley,
N. X. were guests of Mr DaUt*
parents, Dr. and Mm. R. B. Dav
is Sunday.
? Ml? Vera Moot*, Miss Gladys
? / Christy aad Miss *H16y (Mum
a tour at the Soeota Part
way via Roanoke, Va., over the
week end.
Homecoming Is Set
Friday In Andrews
Andrews High School will ob
serve homecoming, Friday night,
Oct. 29. The game will be play
ed on the Andrews home fieldbe
tween the Andrews Wildcats and
Robbinsville Blue Devils.
Special ? activities at the half
time include crowning of the queen
who is selected by the football
squad. The queen's attendants are
chosen by the student body.
The parents of the football play
ers will be honored guests tnd
will receive special recognition at
half-time.
The Wildcats n%ve made a fine
record during this year.
The Wildcat coach. Hugh Hamil
ton. was recognized by the Ashe
ville Times a a "Coach of the
Week" of the conferences in West
tern North Carolina. This is Coach
Hamilton's fourth season with the
Andrews Wildcats.
Fine support has also been given
this club by the cheering squad un
der the leadership of Miss Ruth
Hamilton.
This will be the last home game
of the season and the Wildcats are
determined to give a good account
of themselves.
The Andrews P. T. A. in cooper
ation with the Monogram Club of
the Andrews High School has plan
ned a party for the High School
sriident body the. teachers of
the Andrews Unit in the High
School gym immediately following
the game. Mrs. Margaret C. Wat
ry. Pres. of the P. T. A. and Doris
Teas, Chairman of the Monogram
committee will be in charge of ac
tivities.
Wright Receives
C. L. U. Award
Announcement wu made this <
week that Kenneth C. Wright, for
mer principal of Murphy High
School, wu recently awarded the
C. L. U. degree by the American
College of Life Underwriters.
The designation "Charter Life
Underwriter" is considered to be
the highest professional attain
ment available to men engaged
in life insurance work.
Mr. Wright and his family lived
in Murphy from 1933 to 1M4. Dur
ing most of this period he served
as high school principal, and was
active in Boy Scout work, civic
club, progessionA and church act
ivities.
In 1M4 he resigned his position
to enter life insurance under
writing as a career; and since
that time has held positions with
the Jefferson Standard Life In
surance Co. in Morgan ton, Dur
ham and Dallas, Texas. His pres
ent position is manager of the Dal- j
las Agency. ,
While managing- the Durham Ag
ency, Mr. Wright was Instrumen
tal in organising the first C. L. U. ]
study group eter taught at the Un
iversity of North Carolina. He com
Supt. Byers
To Speak At -
NCEA Meet Here
J. W. Byers. superintendent ofj
Asheville City Schools, will speak
to the Murphy, Andrews, Chero
? l;ee County and HayesvlUe NCEA
on the legislative program for
NCEA, next Thursday, Nov. 4 In
tV Murphy School Auditorium,
i The program will begin at 8 p.
m.
i
Mr. Byers is a member of the
stateNCEA legislative committee
and Walter Puett, chairman of the
Murphy legislative committee is in
, charge of the program.
Andrews Lutheran
Church Celebrates
Rirthdav Sunday
The 30 Year Anniversary of St.
Andrew's Lutheran Church in An
drews will be celebrated on Re
formation Day. Sunday, Oct. 31.'
by a ?special service at 11 a. m. 1
The Rev. John Hall, D. D., of
Hickory, will deliver the anniv- '
ersary sermtm. The choir of St. !
' \ndrcw's and Mrs. J. G. Carrier, j
organist, will provide the special
music. Also, the Sacrament of ^
Holy Communion will be admin- ,
lstered.
St. Andrew's Lutheran Church
was organized in October. 1924,
with 10 charter members and Is
ereatly nldebted to the late Mrs.
F. P. Cover, who was one of the
charter members, for her efforts
to help the growth of the church.
All friends and members of St.
Andrew's are most cordially In
vited to share In this worship ser
vice.
[American Legion
To Have Turkey
Shoots Here
The Joe Miller Elklns American
Legion Port 96 of Murphy will
sponsor three all day turkey
shoots and a half day shoot next
month.
! The first all day shoot will be
Saturday, Nov. ?, the second Sat
| urday, Nov. 13. and the third Sat
urday, Nov. 20. All three will
start at 0 a. m.
On Thanksgiving Thursday, Nov.
25. the shoot will start at 8 a. m.
and end at noon.
All four shoots will be held at
Murphy Recreation Park. Ammu
nition will be furnished but those
participating . must bring their
own fire arms.
Film* On Violinist
Be Shown Tonight
The second of the AATJW spon
sored music nights at the library
will be held Thursday, Oct. 28, at
7:10 p. m.
Two films featuring Jascha
Heiflts will be shown. The public
is Invited to attend.
Efso Men Honored
Sam Davidson and J. B. Mulkey
of Murphy receaU/ war* awarded
20-year service plaques from the
Esao Oil Ob.
The awards wan mad* In Asfae
ville during a special luncheon. At]
<h? same ttm?r 1. P. Cbleman of
ttayeeville, father of Walter Oole-|
man of Mtarphy. was honored u'
I the man with the laagaat Mrrtoa.
He Has beea kadodrted wtth Baao
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SOMK 14 JUdlWHY JLllOOL children hiul a tast n ol' "singing In oppra" lust week when they made i
u;> the gingerbread ehorus for the Grasft Roots Oper a Co. performance of Hansel and Gretel. A portion J
?>> the chorus is pictured above during the productl on f;i\ c:i in the afternoon for Murphy School Pupils.
Local children In the chorus were: Bobby Weaver, Grac-e Townson, Beth Bailey Sue Miller, Virgil j
Decker, Kay Davlthau, Susan Maxwell, Lynn Whit !ey, Patricia Cole, Jinimie Kimsey. Johnny Snow, 1
Bar'.iara Town son, Sarah Varner Singleton and Ja rry Decker. (Murphy School Photo)
Sponsor Andrews i
Halloween Carnival
The Andrews Rotary Club will
sponsor a Halloween Carnival on
the Andrews Athletic Field, Sat
urday night, Oct. 29. An evening
of fun has been planned for young
and old.
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Parent# are- invitfa ,
Ifrfng the entire fnmlly and enjoy
a good wholesome evening of fun.
There will be a costume ^parade,
games and refreshments', a real
gypsy fortune teller, who has a
secret; birigo, ponies, and cake|
walks.
Andrews Girl Scouts
Selling Cookies
The annual cookie sale sponsored
by the Andrews Girl Scout group
14 began Wednesday following
the meeting held in the Andrews
Park and Will continue through
out the Week.
Saturday, Oct. 30 the group will
sell tV cookies oji Main Street.
Huiioifcng the meefSig -etd in
the park refreshments, prepared
on the out door furnace grill Girl
Scout style, were served. Mrs.
Jimmy Baer, leader of tiie group,
was in charge.
IH LLJXH; CAPTAINS, Jimmy McCombs, left, and Eddie Joe
Elliott, tomorrow night will lead their team in the game agtinst the
Franklin Panthers that will determine Murphy's standing in the
conference. Murphy now has five conference wins and one loos.
Andrews Is on top In the Smoky Mountain Conference with an un
defeated season. Murphy and Andrews will clash agtin In Murphy '
next week, Nov. 5. Andrews defeated Murphy in the season opener,
19-0. (Scout Photo)
Murphy Beats
Cherokee
BY IDA BRUMBY (
The Murphy Hijrh Bulldogs out
fought, out-played, and out-scored
the Cl)erokee Indians 39-13 for their
fifth conference victory of the sea
son here Friday night.
At 7:15 Miss Betty Lou Dockery
was crowned football queen by
Captain Eddie Joe Elliott. Anne
Kllpatrfck, maid of honor, carried
the queen's Crown onto the field j
and than was. escorted off by Cap
tain Jimmy McCombs.
The Bulldogs took command ear
ly in the game when Eddie Joe
Elliott sprinted for a toueh-down
Minutes later Burke Moor* ran
over for Murphy's second touch
down. Elliott made thfc extra point
Wlhtin 4 plays Burke Moore a
galn scurvied M yards for another
touch dowg. The extra point ?u|
completed by Elliott. kalf
tlme scort was 1M.
The Mbrphy High
displayed an
direction
at the half. JJ
Early in the third quarter Bill
Jones carried the ball through \the
right side of the line for about 6
yards for a touchdown. Hie ex
tra point was completed by Eddie
Joe Elliott. Sequoah of Cherokee
went over on a pitchout play for
Cherokee first touch-down. Hie
extra point was completed.
During the fourth quarter, Hu
bert Sneed sprinted 35 yard* for
a touchdown on a pass from Stm
my White. The extra was not com
pleted. Sequoah again went over
in this quarter to score for Chero
kee.
Outstanding
.Wild Hog Leads
A Dog's Life |
A confused wild boar fromthe
Snowbird Mountains Tuesday had
e fling at living a dog's life, before
he died of a shot fired by Ralph
Lovingood.
Dogs chased the boar out of the
rnojjptains at , and he
stayed by* tne'h!|Fway ?ay Lovfe-"
good's home for some 15?irninutes.
The hog lunged at passing cars
several times, an observer report
ed. like a car-chasing dog.
The boar was an old fashioned
brindle backed wild hog and weigh
ed some 175 pounds.
Mrs. Tjersland
Is Koiuiaheetah
Club Speaker
Members of the Andrews Konna
heeta Club received a treat in the
person of Mrs. Ellen Tjehsland,
native of Oslo, Norway, who pre
sented a program of lecture and
films of her native land.
Mrs. Tjersland was presented tfy
Mrs. D. E. Pullium, club ptjesi
dent. at the hegulad club meeting
held at Nantahala Inn Thursday
evening. ^ ?
Sponsored by the International
Relations Comnjittee Mrs. Tjers
land wore a native costume for
festive occassions that featured
brightly colored embroidery. She
told of experiences in her native
land during World War TI and
sketched briefly the history of Nor
way.
She also told her impressions of
America and American people
since coming to Fontana a year
and a half ago. Mrs. Tjersland was
high in her praise of American
hospitality but stated that the peo
ple of Norway do not work nearly
so hard nor. so -Continuously as do
the American people.
She explained that the Norwe
gians relax at the close of working
hours but that Americans seem to
keep right on working day and
night.
The films portrayed the majes
tic beauty of Norway and its cul
tural and Industrial progre? .
Guests at the club meeting In
cluded Mrs. Ramsey Buchanan
of Sylva, district president of W.
C. Federation of Worn ens clubs.
Mr?. Tori lA^ey of Murphy,
Mrs. James -Bowers of Readbqc,
Pa., Mrs Carl KHhan and m?
Walker of CuUowhee, Mrs. Paul
Jordan, Mrs. Vera TarUngton.
Mrs. Frank Swan, and mi? Polly
'WV* To Mark
3t0;> Vlftts
Cherokee \ fe; voters will
mark from thX. ,'h five ballots
each when they fca to the polls in
the General Election Tuesday,
Nov. .
t
Election of county officers takes
top interest locally. Voters will al
so mark ballots for state posi
tions constitutional amendments,
and township officers and. in some
%
cases school trustees.
Polls will be open from 6:30 a
m. until 6:30 p. m.
The county ticket includes the
following:: Democratic; solicitor,
Thad Bryson: state senator, H.
M. Moore: county representative.
Ed Brumby: clerk of court. Neil
Sneed: register of Deeds. Kate
Padgett Hensley; sheriff, J. L.
Hall: coroner, Harry Miller; judge
recorder's court, Herman Ed
wards; county commissioner, first
district. Sam Jones; second dis
trict. Bill Brandon.
Republicans are: state senator,
Ray Wright; cou-.tv representat
ive, Virgil O'Dcl!, clerk of court.
Ke'.lis Radford; register of deeds.*
J. E. Graves; sheriff. Claude An
derson; coroner J. C. Townson;
county commissioner, first district
W. A. Hyde; second district, E. L.
Townson, third district, VV. B.
Dockery.
On the state ticket W. Kerr Scott
Democrat against Paul C. West,
Republican, for U. S. Senator,
trustees. All townships, except
Shoal Creek, will vote for con
stables or justices of the peace.
Meanwhile the bank and court
house offices will be closed on
election day, Nov. 2. *
Andrews Cub Pack
Gets Charter
Andrews Cub Pack 2 held a
pack meeting Tuesday night, Oct
ober 19, in the Andrews School
! Auditorium.
The Cubmaster, Charles O. Fra
zier, was in charge of the meet
ing and, in the absence of Tom
Speed, made the presentation of
the charter. The charter was ac
cepted by Mrs. Gertld Almond.
Regirtration cards were presen
ted to Mrs. C. O. Van Gorder, Mrs.
Walter Brown and Mrs. Grady
I Barlow, who served as Den Moth
er since the organization of the
pack.
Members of the pack committee
who received registration cards
were Dr. C. O. Van Gorder, Wal
ter 'Brown and James Bryson.
Jim Wood is assistant cubmast-.
er.
Den 3 presented a musical skit
which was based on the Cub
Scout theme.
Miss Grav Presides
At JWC Meeting
Miss Elizabeth Gray, newly elec
ted president of the Murph^ Junior
Woman's Club, presided at the
meeting of the club last Thursday
at the Primary School auditorium.
A number of new members were
present.