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Ml'KPHY NORTH CAROLINA
THURSDAY, DKX ?, li>A4
TEN PAGES THIS WKEM
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People You Knowj
MURPHY
Mm Kmntw Bpurne, Sr return
ed last wetk from a three-months t
visit with her daughter Mrs. Jose
phine Giovanonl tn Denver, Colo.
Mr and Mrs. Harvey G. Elkins,
Jr have returned to Aahevtlle af (
ter a visit here witil Mr and Mrs. J
Harve Elkins
Mr and Mrs W A Phipps of'
Asheville were m Murphy la-stj
week
Mrs I>on Witherspoon has re
turned from Henderson ville where
she visited her daughter. Mrs j
Mack Patton, Mr Patton and chil- |
dren. Mrs Patton and children, <
I><>n and Mamie Margaret return
ed with her and spent a few days
Mr and Mrs Wayne H Gentry
and children. Patricia Ann and ,
Wayne, Jr . left Sunday for their
home in Wytheville, Va following
a week's visit here with Mrs j
Gentry's parents, Mr and Mrs
H G Klkins
Mrs J. B Gray accompanied '
her daughter, Mr s Cloe Moore to I
Ft McPherson. Ga last week to I
visit Sl-X" and Mrs. Bud Brown I
Mr and Mrs. Sherman Hampton
and baby, Gerald, arrived Monday
from Norfolk, Va , to spend some
time with the former's parents,
Vfr and Mrs J H Hampton j
Sherman has just be?-in released
from the Navy.
J. () Tuttle of Claremont, Calif I
brother of Mrs J H Hampton has !
arrived to spend a week with the
Hamptons He is on his way to |
Boston to attend a meeting of Ginn
and Co., book publishers with!
whom he has been employed for a
number of years.
ANDREWS
Mrs. Ranker of the Berkshire
Knitting: Mills of Heading, Pa.
spent last week here as guest at
the Valleytown Motor Court.
Dr. Earl Stack and Dr Wendell
Bennett of Columbia, Tenn. were
houseguests of Mr. and Mrs Jack
Herbert several days of last week
While here the party enjoyed hunt- i
ing trips to Snowbird Mountains
and other places.
Rev. E F Baker of Stoneville
former pastor of the First Baptist
church was the guest of Mr. and
Mrs Frank Wilhide last week.
Lieut, and Mrs Roy Tatham and
two children. Iris and Tommy i
will leave Friday for Del Mar, i
Calif where they will reside, j
Lieut Tatham will be with the U.
S Navy in near by Santaigo. Calif
for a years period of duty before
completing another cruise.
Mrs Arthur MouJton and daugh
ters of Charleston, W Ya. were
house guests of Mrs. Moulton's
sister Mrs. Lee Watkins over the
week end. Mrs. Moulton was call
ed to Andrews due to the death of
her brother, Mr Wiil Rogers.
Mrs. Helen Orr left Monday for
Wavr.esville after a visit here ?>'ith I
Mrs T'lyde Jarrett and Ca pt and
Mrs Frank Swan
i
Mr and Mrs Gorge A Rue|
ami daughter, Kathy have ' ret unr-!
ed to Metropolis, 111. 4 after a vis- }
it here with her parent sk Mr ""and J
Mis Frank Wilhide.^
Mr and Mrs. Joe Jones o f Fon
tana Villiage wore guests of Mr.
and Mrs. M .7 Jordan over the
week end.
Mr Claude Dmsey hes lvV.irned
after a visit ir. Orlando. Fl.i with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs A T
Horsey Mr Horsey was called
home due to the illness of his mo
ther
Architects Working
On Hospital Plans
Plana for the District Memorial I
Hospital of Southwestern North
Carolina to be built at Andrews^
are now being worked over by
the Six Associates of Asheville,
architects and engineers P. B
Fere bee, chairman of the general J
committee for the project, said
I"he hospital was recently ap~ \
proved by the Public Health Ser-(
vice in Washington. D C The pro-,
ject will cost some $345,000 with j
the federal government contribut
ing $172,500
The balance of the money wes
raised in this section in an out
standing fund raising campaign
Bill Whitaker of Andrews head
ed the financ ial committee that
solicited the private donations
Murphy Takes
2 From Stecoah
In Opener
Murphy basketball teams defeat
e> I Stecoah with scores of 63-49 for i
the boys and a 4I-2S victory for the j
girl s
Hoys netting t i - ? ? highest num
ber of points were Pearl John
son with 20 joints and B Coffey
with 16
Higti pointers for the girls team
were Betty Palmer with 17 and |
Kate Gentry with 12
Line-up for the boys was : guards
M cCombs. Capt . Van Horn, Elliott
Coffey A Zimmerman. Phillips.
Amos, Kephart, Odum, Bailey, Hoi
der. Jenkins. Bradshaw and Car- [
ringer. Forwards, Stiles and Cof- 1
fey The line-up for the girls in
cluded Stiles, Capt , Amos, K ,
Doekery, N . Allison, Jenkins. B
Swanson. Wilson, Doekery. S ,
and Dons Jenkins, all guards. For
wards were Bailey, Palmer, Gen- '
try, Stiles, H , Lov.ngood, Stiles, '
S , Crisp. Pastel). Sawyer and
Ix>vin.
Special Program j
Set For Andrews j
PTA Meeting
The December meeting of the
PTA of the Andrews School unit
will be held at 7:30 p. m. Tues
day, Dec 14. in the high school
auditorium
Mrs. Margaret C Watry, presi
dent will preside.
The Rev James Hornbuckle,
pastor of the Methodist Church,
will bring the devotional message.
The Rt Rev M George Henry,
of Asheville, bishop of the Diocese
of Western North Carolina, will be |
the guest speaker.
Christmas carols will be pre
sented by the Glee club of the J
school ?under the direction of Mrs
H A VanGorder.
A social hour will follow the
mffcev.ng
Andrews Meets
Hiwassee Dam
The ' opening basket ball game
? the season will be plaved on Fri ?
I
il;iy evening Dc 10 in the And
rews Gymnasium when the boys
and girls team will play the boys,
and girls from Hiwassee Dam
Thin tram of ponle* entered by Coble Dalre* was a Hpeolal favor
Ite of the hrmdrfvd* of children who tamed out for the parade. Billy
Fon^lh. Hon of Mr. mnd Mr*. Frank Fomyth, in the larky kid In the
Driver" ? ?e?U (Photo Rmfley* Studio)
?
Kannaheeta Club Sets
December Meeting
The Konnaheeta Club will hold
the December meeting Thursday
evening, Dec 16, in the Shell Din
ing Room.
The Music Department of the
club i? in charge of the program
Hostesses are Mrs Robert
Heaion, Mrs. i>oulse Rogers Mrs
Charles Delaney. Mrs KJwln Br La
tul, Mrs W T Holland and Mrs
C H Jarrett.
Tickets Given
: For Middle Of
Street Parkin?
1 Several frn fflr " r ? , u m b i J." '
I given In the R*itooi
parking m the raidait
main streets Mayor L L Mason
said this week
He pointed out that aulas have
been parking in the middle of the
streets because trucks are allow
ed to park there.
( He said tne middle o' me street
I parking is for loading and unload
ing of trurks only Anv vehicle
parked there for any other reason
I will be summoned to traffic court,
j he said
Holiday House Tea
Be Sunday Here
The Murphy Garden Club Hull <e
day House and silver tea will be
held Sunday from 3 to 6 p m at
list* home of Mrs H A Mattox
K very one is Invited to view the
Christmas decorations through
out the home. No admission
charge will be made, but a ''on
at ion will be accepted at the tea
table.
Mrs Martha Dreher is general
chairman for the Holiday House
and Mrs. Jerry Davidson in
charge of mu9ir
Committees for decorations are
living room mantel, Mrs. Frank
Forsyth. Mrs H L McKeever.
Mrs Harry Bishop and Mrs Ar
nold Beerkens; entrance hall,
Mrs Jim Gibbs. Mrs. Jack Bo
cook and Mrs. John Smith; din
ing room. Mrs. B. W Whitfield,
Mrs. S. P. Horowitz. Mrs John
Baughman, Miss Leila Hayes and
Mrs T A Case
Aiso. front door, Mrs W. P. Od
om. Mrs Joe Ray , and- Mrs Har
old Wells: side door* . Mrs Kif
fir. ('haven, Mrs. Bill Costello and
Mrs Charles Pennington: den.
Mrs. S C. Burgess, Mrs F V Tay
lor- and Mrs. Francis Bourne, Jr
Andrews Team And
Coach Honored
Oved 100 football players:, checr
leaieis (uaches hit! busine.ss.Mkrn
attended a football banquet staged
by the Murphy team last week
honoring the championship And
rews squad and coach "Pee Wee"
Hamilton.
Coach Hamilton was recently
named coach of the year by the
Asheville Times. Several articles
and six pictures were used in
Times descriptio nof the popular
coach's work this past season.
At the banquet held in the Mur
phy school lunchroom. H Bueck,
Superintendent of Murphy schools,
was master of ceremonies. Speak
ers Coach Tom Young and How
ard Aldman. both of Western Car
olina College H A Mattox, Mur
phy school board member, and
"Teddy" Nichols. Andrews school
board member.
3RD KIN DAY SING
TM?> regular third Sunday after
nodii gospel singing will be held
this month at Vengeance Creek
Baptist Church The sing will start
at 2 p r.) Sunday. Dec 19
New County Officials Take
Over Duties At Courthouse
I-'OI K OF THi: i herokeo <>>mi ty officials who were sworn in
Monda\ r? r? , '--f t to ri^ht, Coroner I ( T??v,tison, Clerk of ( ourt
kellis \\ Kiwlford, Register of Ifcs'tls J. I liraves ujhI Sheriff
( Jaude Anderson. I'hoto* of the rest of the el?H'ted officials will j
run in ne\t uttkS Seout. (Sennit I'hoto).
Decorations Contest Be
Sponsored By Garden Club |
Prizes in thi i.jme.s Christmas
decoration conets! were announe
' ed this week by Mrs S C Bur
gess. president nf the Murphy Gar
den C 1UD
Twenty-five ?. ..i;i i *? rash wili be i
the first prize in th? best overall
I home decoration (either lawn roo' i
or house front Kei omi prize in '
j this division v..:: r.e $]'? < ash j
The best win-? >w decoration will
win $7.50 ar.il *j.t !????;! door, $7 .?>'3. j
| The garden < lub is sponsoring
| h e contest f?-r v.tu h prizes were
made possible by Brumby Te.\- 1
tile Mill, Timber Products Co,
(jimmomwealth Lumber Co., Mes
ser Lumber and Supply Co . Town
son Lumber Co. a: i Smoky Moun- ]
tain Fiber Co.
Api Ik i'.uin m i ' be filed by j .
Dec 21 in order for a borne to be
judged Judges will be from out of
town Car.ler. Cub members are J
not eligible for prizes.
An entry blank is printed 'dse- i
v.here m the paper, with rules for
the con'.' sf )
New faces greeted Cheruk.ee Co
unty citizens when they went to
offices 1 n the Courthouse thus week
after newly elected otfice holders
took over
Tfio county official.4* elected In
November when the Republicans
made a clean sweep in this -co
unty. took office Monday during
swearing" in ceremonies that start
ed at 10 a m
And appointed officials took over
their duties Monday
Major changes ::i appointments
were :
C K Hyde named county at
torney to replace Democrat I- L
Mason
u Ar.Terson apjwunted solic
1 1 1 ? r of Recorders Court replacing
Deincrt rut Hobart McKeever. Mc?
Keever Is still town attorney for
Town of Murphy. R A Dewar
took over duties 'is county audit
or to replace Pe::i'<rat A L.
Shields
Sheriff Claude Anderson appoin
ted I.oftin West < >f Andrews and
Charlie White of Murphy as deput
ies W H Graham of Murphy was
yarned jailer.
K'eCed officers who took oaths
jf office Monday and immediately
began their duties were Sheriff
Anderson; Kellis Radford, clerk of
court; Fdd Craves, register of
deeds: J c Townson, coroner,
and W A Hyde E L Townson
and W B Dockery as commiss
ioners
Also Jack McMillian. Murphy
constable; V M Russell, Valley
town justice of the peace, Morris
:\ Luther, Notla constable; Albert
Kelby, Bcaverdam constable; Wrel
don Simmonds. Hothouse constab
le. and W J. Helton, Hothouse
justice of the peace
Elected members of the An
drews District School Board of
Trustees who were sworn in in
clude Charles O. Van Gorder, L.
R Nichols, Oarrol R Bron and
William Walker all of Andrews;
Breere Lunsford and Grady H.
Farmer, both of Mai ble.
1st Plans For I ommunity Planning Board Made
The second move toward a three
echelon Community Planning'
Board for Cherokee County will be i
marie December 15 when represen- ,
i
sentatives from civic and service j
( lubs in the area meet. .
The meeting follows an organ
izational meeting held December
1 in the New Rega! Hotel in Mur
phy.
Under the county planning com
mission system each community
will form a commission. The com- J
m unity commission will appoint j
one member to serve on a county ?
commission and 'he county < om- 1
mission will appoint one member j
to se:*ve on the regional com mis
?inn.
Th.- tv-ional r inm'.issMri will he
set up t ?: ? serve 15 counties "t
Western North Carolina.
During the last meeting guest
speakers were Joe Jennings. In
dian Service. Cherokee; Alfred J
Uray. thief community planner. 1
T V A , luiuxvillo, Tenn , and ?
Claudo Manning, division of re- 1
servoir property, TV" A , Knoxviile. . ]
H Bueck of Murphy opened the I
meeting and turned it over to 1
Perry H Feivbee of Andrews, who 1
presided ;
Mr. Ferebee pointed out that
the Federal Housing Act passed :
by the last Congress appropriated
$1 million annually The federal
money must be matched by local i
planning commissions. To benefit .
fi'-m the money. a regional plan- I
n 1 2 : k commission must be organ- i
szed Mr Fcrehee said He assert- 1
ed that there may be need for spe- .
i ; ;t i l^islation on the slate Genera! .
Assembly h ve] when the assembly ^ 1
< onvenes .Taruarv
A member fin thf count v t . . ? n -
the De> ember !?" rnee':r,LT Tho :
: ount v pi \ * : t ; i * i l: commission wrl! '
then appoint a member for the
regional commission
Mr. Ferebee explained that the
purpose of the planning board will
be to plan for the future of the com
murities and the county. The aim
will be a more beautiful and more
prosperous county, ho said.
Persons attending the meeting
From Andrews and the ? lubs they
represented were
R K Heaton. Chamber of Com
merce: S J. Gemert Ty Bumette,
Teff Brooks. K A Wood. Jr., all
ror Rotary Club; Percy B. Ft-rebee
Mayor of Andrews. L. L i> v?-.
Mark H Flliott. A B. Chan diet*.
Tr . both for Li r,s club; Sam
Junes. County Commissioners ; L
Xichnls. Andrews Si hooi ; \\
Whr.aker iV.izrns Bank &
V ( "? .mpany . Mrv \V T Teas.
Mrs F A \V ?? d ,li Mrs Gerald
* .n-> M ? -- U a i. r.i .id
! Iv man it 4 a ? lub
Dickey Chevrolet and Oldsmoblle Co. took flr*t I n the commercial of Mnrphy'? K&nta flans
Parade laat week. TTiere were more people bi town for the parade than ha* ever hen recorded in the
history of Murphy. (Photo Smllerys Stadio)
The so fi"M Muiphy were: *
| Mrs. l-Y ini is C. Bourne, Jr.,
Mrs. H \V. Whitfield, both of Gar
den Club; Mrs S. ' ' Burpess, Oar
( :,1!> .in I Am. legion Ailx;
Mrs W H. McKeever, Pres. Amer
' ir.m I<effion Auxiliary; Mrs K V
Taylor, Garden Club, American
I-ogion Auxiliary, 20th Di<?t. Com
' Woman. Peaehtree Home Demon
I stratioi Club; Mrs. Anton Schmitt,
| Jr. Woman's Club & Peaehtree
Home Demonstration club; Mrs.
j H. <?".'< y Hinsaav,-. Jr Woman's
jchio lVt>V.:>o Home Der.ion
's'.i.o < ! .i ! Mrs Herman K<!
I ward -' Jr \','i)ni,in's club &- Am j
Au- ; M-s. Cloe MiH.ro. Jr j
HVo:r..ir;'s <"'u!>; Miss Klixibelti
I'm;.: } ' : ? s Jr Woman's club,
j M : ? }\ V. Cheney, American
I ! .*vj .'i Anvil Dy: \V A 1VII
NT- - .1 ?: Nv.r.n . M ? ? 1 \\
|l h i: .jv ? M . c .1 F. w! ? . Mis
|Mar\ :?"? Wnik'T. all <?i Uc^al * lub.
i \V Kr,.:.;- F'-r/vth, The Town of
Mu:}.h , ^ w. - F.i vi r. i 1, \V
I Sh f ! i K ]. Shi. Ills, of r.f Mur
phy T As?in : ( " L Ak e-> >n I
I Sm .k> M< ,-iti < las < 'o . K S
j Willi, iu] ~ . Citizens Bank & Truf.i
| Co ; \V V Costello. < "herok.ee
Srout: W \V Holland. Wayne's
IFo'vl Sroio, Asmori'] Maxwell,
jFres.. T??;ist master's club; Glenn
(Fatton. Frfs. Murphy Lions Club,,
,H Ru^ck. Supt. City Schools-,; I, '
I- Mason, Mayor of Murphy.
?TMAI wm i !?? mTTi n ' ~ '
Commissioners
Use New Plan
For Chairman
Cherokee County's new board of
commissioners installed its own
system of selecting a board chair
man during the first meeting Mon
day.
Under the new system all three
members of the board will have
? i term of office as chairman
E. I. Townson will be chairman
the first year, W B. Dockery will
serve as chairman the second year
and W. A. Hyde will be chairman
f< . : '.he las' two years.
Farm And Home
Outlook Meet
Is Scheduled
A farm ami homo on: look meet
ing is scheduled for Thursday.
IVr :it 2 p. m in the Conrt
Room
Spri inli^'s from North Carolina
Sfato College will be on hand to
dismiss the things that may effect
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Marphy's own itrsta ttwdr rtafl 1 _
The Mnrphy Hl*h School Band, show-tag marked ftupilli llin* te
the put two year*. ?? tn worxWfirf ahape for the ptnde. Hm got
?tandlnt RobbirarvUlr Hlfh S?*ooJ Bud wtm aJoa hi
parartr (Photo KnBeys Stocflo).
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