Mrs. Horowitz Fetes
Mrs. Gockel At Tea
Mrs S P Horowitz entertained
with a tea Tuesday afternoen hon
oring Mrs Margaret M Gockel of
Hilveruun Holland, who is visiting
her daughter Mrs Arnold Beer
kens and Mr Beerkens
The Easter motif was carried out
in decorations and refreshments.
Guests included Mrs. Beerkens,
Mrs. Harry Bishop, Mrs Hobart
McKeever, Mrs Frank Forsyth,
Mrs Jim Gibbs, Mrs L A Frasch,
Mrs B S Kolker, Mrs H Bueck.
Mrs B W Whitfield. Mrs. Marc
Ben-Joseph, Mrs H A Mattox.
Mrs. Martha Dreher, and Mrs
Francis Bourne, Jr
Among The Sick
Mrs J H Hampton is oonfcned
to her bed at home with an infect
ed throat.
Pi C. Mattox who has been quite
ill at Murphy General Hospital for
the past week, is reported to be
improving
Hayes Leatherwood has entered
Pet vie Hospital for treatment.
The He v. C. A Smith has re
turn- ?>; from Duke Hospital much
improved and lias jrone to Haley
ville. Ala . to visit his mother and
other relatives while recuperating.
Debbie Crawford
Has Birthday Party
Mr*. Robart Crawford honore 1
her daughter, Debbie, on her third
birthday Satui.iuy. Ap. 2. with a
party at the home of Mrs. Roy
Williams, grandmother of the hon
oree. in Andrews,
After games the gifts were op
ened and the children were served
birthday cake, cookies, punt li and
ice cream Party hats, candy, Eas
ter eggs and balloons were favors.
Those invited were Becky Mag
nus, Libbie Piercv. Judy Piercy,
Lynn Mashburn. Danny Crisp,
Fredia Rogers, Anna Neal Mathe
son Mary Jo Battle, Gary Higdon,
Greg Pullium, Phillip Stover,
Roy Dean Stover. Floyd Purser,
Jimmy Hornbuckle, Terry Jo Ham
Andrews Seniors To
Present Class Play
The Senior class of the Andrews*
High School will present "Oh i
Promise Me" in the high school'
auditorium Friday evening, April
i 22 I
The cast members are as fol
lows : I
Seth Miller, a lawyer, Dean Doc- !
kery ; Furber, a butler, Dan Dills;
Barry Hollis. a young millionaire, j
Lannon Pastell ; Mrs. Sue Hollis.
I his aunt. Jean Lovingood; June
Hollis, his youn? sister, Dorcas
Ann McGuire; Kathleen, the cook,'
| June Thompson.
Also. Ann Furber. June Cruse;
I'atsis Linden, a dancer, Barbara
I Barton; ^lrs. Linden her mother,!
Bettie Geek; Gladys Vance, a
dream ?irl. Becky Babington;
Ralph Sanders, a man with apur
pose, Jerry Kdwards and Mrs.
Jones, a Young mother. Mary Faith
j C.ib.son.
K'wanis Club Sets
Charter Night
Plans lor the chat ter night pro- |
! gram for the Murphy Kiwanis Club i
were made at the elub meet last ,
week at the Regal Hotel.
| Ci'iar'er night wiil be April 23 at,
the Regal Hotel.
Committee chairmen appointed
for the program are: Dr. V. V. i
j Taylor. general chairman; Tom I
i P.es*. of Canton. Kd Reynolds. Dr. j
Robert H. Owen of Canton, Harry i
Seamon. Woody Robertson, Canton. |
Neil Pne.-d, R. T. McMahan. Can- j
ton. Boyd Davis and John Rhodar- j
mer of Canton.
Other members from the Canton
Club attending the meeting were
Sid Watts, J. Albert Bumette,
Charles Fullman and R T Lan
ding.
ilton, Sheila Crawford, Marilyn
Ellis and the honoree.
Doug Bowman Has
Birthday Party
Mr and Mrs F. M Bowman
honored their son Douglas Satur
day with a skating party, on his
12th birthday anniversary.
After skating ror some time, the
group went to the Bowman home
for refreshments. The table was
centered with a pink birthday cake,
topped with 12 blue candles. The
cake and homemade ice cream
were served, after which games
were played. Mrs. Bowman was as
sisted in entertaining by Mrs. Ruth
English and Mrs. Grace Baugh.
The honoree received a a large ar
ray of gifts.
The truest list included. Beth
Bailey, Billy Rhodes, Jimmy Gibbs
Grace Townson. Ruth Bates. Patsy
Keller. Ronnie Rhodes. Eddie Fos
ter. Billy Duke. Hubert Hinton
Ginger Deweese, Bobby Weaver
Kenny English. Terry Smith. Vir
gil Decker. David Hilton, Glenn
Beavers. Buddy Killian. Peggy En
glish. Mary George Baugh. Sammy
Duncan. Douglas Burgess. Frank
Hill, and Bobby Hughes.
Chicken Act On
Display At Wayne's
"Casey at the Bat" an unusual
chicken baseball act will be on dis
[ 'lay at Wayne's Feed Store this
week end. Wednesday through Sat
urday
"Casey" is a real live chicken |
that slams homers and has been
publicized in national magazines
and on TV. Some weeks ago the
"Casey" act was on the TV pro
gram "I've Got A Secret."
Wayne Holland, owner of the
store, said the public is invited to
come to nis new location in the H
T. Hackney Building next to the L
& N Depot and see "Casey".
POWER INTERRUPTION
TVA will interrupt the power Sunday, Ap. 10
from lp.m. to 4 p.m.
This interruption is necessary to make needed
changes in the sub-station.
Town of Murphy Power Board
John H. Bayles*, manager
Esther Class Meets
For Supper Mori.
The Esther Sunday School Class
held its regular monthly meeting
at the First Baptist Church Mon
day, Mar 28, at 6:30 p in
A covered dish supper was en
joyed by the 23 members and one
visitor present.
Mrs. Calvin Stiles. president,
gave the devotional on the Easter
| theme, after which a Bible quiz
j was conducted by Mrs Kenneth
I Davis.
| Following a short business ses
, sion gifts were presented to Mrs
Jack Craig, Mrs. Boyd Davis. Mrs.
Wilson Palmer and Mrs. William
James.
PERSONALS
Mrs Francis C Payne and chil
dren, Janet and Scott of East
Point. (Ja , visited Mrs Payne's
sister, Mrs Ed Reynolds and Mr
Reynolds over the week end
Dr YV A Hoover is' attending
the meeting of the American Col
lege of Surgeons in Nashville,
Tenn. this week
Mrs C. E Hyde and children,
Rosalie and Peggy, and Mrs. S M
Benton were in Atlanta Friday and
Saturday.
Miss Clarissa Kincaid of Rome,
(la spent the week end here with
her sister. Mrs. R H. Foard.
Mrs. (j M Fleming of Asheville
is the guest this week of Mrs. R
C. Mattox and Mrs Dixie Palmer.
Miss Bertha May fie Id who has
spent the greater part of the win
ter with her niece, Mrs. J. M. Es- ,
tes in Atlanta has returned home.
Mr and Mrs. Doug Simpson and 1
family of Franklin, spent Sunday
here with Mrs. Simpson's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Franklin.
Mrs. W K Bradford of Asheville |
I is visiting her son-in-law and ;
j daughter, Mr. and Mrs. F. M I
I Bowman and family.
, Mrs. J B (I rav and M rs Dixie ?
1 Palmer and Mrs G. M Fleming j
visited relatives and friends in
Hayesville Sunday. 1
| Carolyn Alexander, daughter of 1
Mr. and Mrs. R C, Alexander of 1 1
Murphy was recently initiated into ]
The new agricultural conserva
tion practice of vegetative cover
may orove a life saver to drought
hit farmers in North Carolina this
fall, according to H D Corf rev
of the State ASC office.
Delta Delta Delta sorority at the
University of Georgia
Mr and Mrs Harry P. Cooper
jf Atlanta spent the week end here
?vith their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr and Mrs H A Mattox. They
came especially to see their grand
son, Harry perform in the senior
play of Murphy High School
Miss Martine Mattox of Knox
t'llle and Mrs. John Campbell and
son. Bill of Nashville. Tenn were
nere over the week end to see their
father, Ft. C Mattox who is ill.
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JOYCE KILMER
FOREST
NEWS OF GRAHAM COLJS7Y
LAND OF
THE LAKES
Graham Com.
Enters Contest
Friday, i.iarcn 25th marked a
itepping stone date for rural com
n unities of Graham County, for on
his date the Panther and Wolf
Community organized into a rural
Community Development Organiz
ion and requested application for
sntrance into the Western N. C.
Contest sponsored by the Asheville
Agricultural Development Council.
This is the first community in the
:ounty to organize for the purpose
)f making their community a bet
:er place in which to live.
The program consisted of re
narks and comments on Rural De
velopment work by D. G. Alli
son, Vocational Agricultural teach
?r in the community, W. H. Flake
bounty lgent, Nellie Jo Carter,
some agent, and R. L. Holland, As
Blatant County Agent. Mr. P. L.
Brendle, teacher ft president of
in organized community group In
the Grassy Br. Community of a
neighboring county made a talk on
the why's and how's of organised
communities and named soma of
the projects that his community
had worked on.
The meeting was then made into
a discussion group with various
farm men and women expressing
their desires to see what their com
munity could do. The meeting was
attended by six farm women, 12
farm men and nine young people,
or a total of 27.
The iollowing offices and com
mitttees were elected and appoint
ed : E. F. Marcus, President; Char
les Bradshaw. Jr. President; Mrs.
Fred Bradshaw, Vice President;
Mrs. Barney Andrews, Secretary
and Treasurer; Barney Andrews.
Reporter; W. M. Robinson, Song
Leader; J. H. Green (CHM),
j Harve Taylor and Mary Sawyers,
I Program Committee; Lee Sawyers
(chm); and Jim Page, Church and
! Ground Committee.
I Further appointments of commit
i tees was delayed until the next
! regular meeting which will be held
' on Monday right, April 18.
I The first community project se
lected was putting running water
j Into their church, that work was
to begin Sat. March 26th. Tenta
tive plans were made on commun
ity signs and mail box stands.
.Other projects will be selected at
later meetings.
Wiley Phillips
Succumbs Mar. 30
Wiley Phillips 71 of Robbinsville,
died at 1 a. m. Wednesday, March
30, in a hospital after a long illness.
He was a native and lifelong resi
dent of Graham County, son of
the late Andrpw and Angeline Car
' ringer Phillips, prominent family
' of that section.
I. Funeral services were held at
2 p. m. Friday in Lone Oak Bap
I tist Church. The Rev. Roy Gard
ner and the Rev. Burger Shope of
ficiated and burial was in the
church cemetery.
Surviving are the widow. Mrs
Ida Lovin Phillips; three daugh
| ters. Mrs. Arnold Hooper, Mrs.
Troy Vandiver of Robbinsville, and
Mrs. Bill Rowland of Burnsville;
four sons, Otis, Ray, Clyde and
Frank of Robbinsville ; two bro
thers Patton and Dillard Phillips
of Robbinsville, three sisters,
Mrs. J. R. Orr, Mrs. W. P. Orr,
and Mrs. Addle Crisp of Robblns
jvUle, 42 grandchildren and seven
great-grand children
Townaon Funeral Home wu in
charfe.
Easter Sunrise
Service Set At
Fontana Sunday
An Easter Sunrise Service will
be held for the first time this yea'
at Fontana Dam.
This service will be sponsored by
I the Fontana Community Church.
The site of this 6:00 a. m. service
will be at beautiful Vesper Point, a
knoll within 100 yards of the east
end of the top of Fontana Dam.
This is the same spot where Ves
pers are held every Sunday even
ing through the summer season,
and affords a magnificent view of
Fontana Lake an <f Dam. The
?speaker at this service will be Rev.
George N. Schultz, pastor of the
church.
In event of rain or cold weather
the service will be held Indoors In
the Fop tana Community Church'
which is located near the heart of
i FVmtana Village, three mQea from
' the dam itself. Everyone la Invited
I to attend. "
PERSONALS
Mrs. Karl Matoy and Mrs. Clif
ford Odom made a business trip
to Fontana last Thursday.
Eugene Slaughter, who is attend
ing school in Asheville spent last
week end with his mother, Mrs.
IdB Slaughter.
Miss Betty Lou McMonigle, who
is employed in Chicago, spent last
week end with her mother, Mrs
K McMonigle.
Mack Huffman, who is attending
school in Asheville. spent last week
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Huffman.
Misses Nancy Slaughter and Jo
Deane Phillips and T-Sgt. Charles
Davis made a business trip to Ashe
ville last week. ,
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Lovin, Jr.
visited Mr and Mrs. H. G. Lovin,
Sr. last week.
Mrs. Virgie Phillips visited Mrs
Frank James last Friday.
The Rev. Frank James filled his
appointment at the Blrchfleld
Church in Tennessee Sunday. Spe
cial singing at the church was by
the Happy Valley quartet.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Grant
made a business trip to Andrews
Saturday. ? I
Movie Be Shown
At R'Ville PTA
Mrs. Carol Ward, pre-school
chairman, will present a film
"Skippy and the 3 R's" at the
Robbinsville PTA meeting Mon
day night at the School Cafeteria.
All parents of pre-school children
are urged to attend.
Miss Helen Ghormley, Public
Health Nurse will outline and ex
plain the polio vaccine program
to be started as soon as the vac
cine is released.
Rev. Frank Cook will be in
charge of the devotional and Dr.
Nettie Parrette, president, will pre
side over the business meeting.
Misses Christine and Maxine
James and Lavina Lovin made a
business trip to Murphy Friday of
last week.
Mrs. Fannie Lovin and daughter,
Lavina. and Gladys Long visited
Mrs. Frank Junes and Maxine
Sunday afternoon. ,
Gerald, Francis and Bobbie
Grant, Maxine and Emma Jean
Jatnea visited in Aadrvwa Sunday
evening.
-LL '-? '? '
FRANK D. JAMES, JR.
' \
A S/C Frank D. James; ton .
of the Rev. and Mrs. Frank
James of Robbinsvllle, is on his
way to France after taking baste
training in San Antonio, Tex. He
was sent to Francis E. Warren
Air Force Base for special school
ing.
He spent a It day delay