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Death Drives ' DANGEROUSLY Dont Crowd Him wilt TRADE AT HONE; IT PAYS PROMOTING MURPHY AND ANDREWS VOLUME <S NUMBER? 15 MURPHY WOKTB CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCT. 17, IMS TEN PAGES 1 People You Know ' MURPHY < lira. Ellen Crawford has return ed from a visit with her daughter, Mrs. W. C. Tipps at Clinton, Tenn. and friends at Oak Ridge. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Taylor of Raleigh accompanied Mr. Taylor's brother, Frank, who visited them in Ralegh last week, to his home here this week. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Townaon and Miss Margie Hayes left Sun day for St. Petersburg, Fla., to attend the Florida Funeral Dir ectors Convention there. Aiter the convention, they went down the west coast to Miami, and will re turn up the east coast. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Axley and children, Diane and Jean of Chat tanooga, spent last week end here with his mother, Mrs. Nettie Ax ley, his sister, Mrs. John Bayless and Mr. Bayless and his aunts. Miss Hattie Axley and Mrs. F. H. Hubbell. Mrs. Mary Cathron Sneed, dis trict deputy grand matron of the Eastern Star, Mrs. Helen Moody, past worthy matron of Murphy and Mrs. Pauline Kindley of Bry son City, attended the Fall Fes tivity program of Western North Carolina (Eastern Stars at Fontana Dam last Saturday and Sunday. A banquet was held Saturday night at which Mrs. Hilda S. Hallibur ton, worthy grand matron of Clyde was guest speaker. She was introduced by Mrs. Sneed. Mr. and Mrs. H. Bueck were guests of the Andrews Konnahee ta Club at Nantahala Ira last Thursday night. Mr. Bueck apoke on the forthcoming White House Conference on Education. Mr. Bueck is one of the state's 34 al lotted delegates to the conference. Mrs. B. G. McMillan has return ed to her home In Charlotte after several day's visit with her son-in law' and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Kiffen Craven and Camifer. Miss Addle Mae Cooke of Mur 'reesboro was here over the week i 1 Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bocook and family spent the week end in AShe ville. Pvt. Virgil McKinley Johnson of the Marine .Corps stationed at Jacksonville, Fla., spent the week end with his mother, Mrs. V. M Johnson. ANDREWS Mrs. H. D. Spencer of Knoxville Tenn., spent the week end with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Julius Hill. Mrs. Gerald Almond, president of the Andrews PTA, attended the District One N. C. Congress of parents and Teachers held at liaSey Springs High School Wed nesday. ' Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Nichols had their houseguests over the week end Mrs. Nichols' brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. T. I. Underwood of Carte rsvtlla, Ga. While here they made a trip through the Smokies. Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Hudson of Jacksonville and daughter, Mrs. Bob Jones Smith, and Mrs. Hud son's sister, Mrs. Stansel of Lum berton, were guests over the week end of the Misses Jean and Gladys Christy. The Rev. and Mrs. John H. Nev ille have returned after a stay in Montreat at their home. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Gernert spent last week with relatives in Read-' ing, Pa. They were accompanied by H. Leroy Frits who has been employed at the Andrews Berk shire Knitting Mills for the past several weeks. \ Mr. and Mrs. Loy Seay of Tate, Ga. spent the week end here with Mrs. Seay's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Battle. ffl-s.1M#tn'' Bristol, and Mrs. L. B. Nichols attended -the District Three meeting of the Women of the Presjrterixn church held Tues day in Swananoa. Mrs. Bristol was hurtalMVu district chairman. They ware accompanied to Ashe Mile by Mrs. Zeb Oonley. Hoy Wheeler and children. Bee and Al, of EUsabethton, Tenn., ..pant the week end her* with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wheel er. I Idas Ellen Hyde has returned af ter spending several weeks in Ash- 1 evffle with bar sister, MM. Laura Bill Browning Gets Eagle Award Bill Browning, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Browning of Murphy,! will receive the Eagle Scout A ward, highest in Boy Scouting, at the regular Nantahala District court of honor, Tuesday night, ' Nov. 1, at , the. First Baptist Church. A member of troop 12, Bill is the first Scout of this troop to receive this award. He has earned 26 mer- j it badges. Bill has been in scout ing about four years. At present he is a seionr patrol leader of his troop. i He is an active member of the First Baptist Church of Murphy, member of the school band, and as i a junior he is a member of the student council of Murphy High. Troop 12 is sponsored by the Murphy Civltan Club. The award will be presented by John Jordan, Scoutmaster and a member of the club. 1 BILL BROWNING Andrews Clubs Work Toward Community Center An organizational meeting was: held with Mr. and Mrs. C. L. John eon at their home on Tuesday ' evening for the purpose of dis cussing the possibility of securing' a permanent place available to ! civic clubs and other groups for i meetings in Andrews. The Konnaheeta club voted re cently to investigate the Idea of a community center and to work toward this as the major project this year. ' ' Representatives from the organ izations present included : The Les lie Stillman Post of the American Legion, Rotary, Lions, PTA, Val ley River Garden club and the Konnaheeta. The fallowing committees were appointed: investigating, Mrs. Johnson, Dick Ramsey, Wayne Battle, J. E. Rufty and Charles Delaney: location, Mr. Battle, Galusha Puliium and Charles De laney. County ASC Committee Be Elected Today New ASC community commit teemen (or Cherokee County were elected Oct. 18 as follows : Murphy, Wayne Abernathy, Judd Stiles, B. B. Cornwall, Billy Wella, Posey Crisp; Valleytown, Albert Oonley, John Bradley, Wil lie Russell, Frank . Watkins, Clar ence West; Beaverdam, Willard Graham, Farria Bryson, Clifford Rose, Walter Dockery and D. B. Roberts. Notla, Fred Kll patrick, Jr., BUI Hatchett, Clyde Helton, J. W. Ma lone and Jim Martin; Shoal Creek, Claud Patterson, Fred Jones, Mil ton Verner, Stanley Wood, S. S. Jones; Hothouse, Lester Cole, Joe -Golden, Alfred Newman, Dill; ard McAfee and George Wood. The above are listed chairman, vice chairman, regular member, first alternate and second alter nate, respectively. The six chairmen will be de 'egates to the county conventiei at the ASC office 'In the Court house today, Thursday, Oct. 37, at 1 p. m. The delegates will elect the Cherokee County ASC committee. The county ASC committee, when elected, will direct the ad ministration of the Soil Conser vation aad Domestic Allotment Act; the Agricultural Adjustment Act; the Sugar Act and any a mendments to these acts as they 'pertain locally. The local community commit tees assist the county committee and inform farmers concerning the program; assist in arranging for and conducting the necessary community meetings of program participants and perform any other duties that May be assigned to It by the county office manager under the direction of the county committee. 'Registration Books Are |Open;Bond V ote Nov. 22 Registration books were opened Monday, Oct. 24 and will remain open throijgh Saturday, Nov. 12, daily from 9 a. m. until < p. m. for a new registration. All voters in the county will have to register before voting In any election, it was announced. j Town of Murphy voters will' be ' the first ones to vote under the ' new registration. Town of Murphy voters must re gister anew ? even if they 'are on the .old books ? in order to be eli gible to vote in the town water bond election on Nov. 22. The new registration for the county was voted some time ago by the board of etectkms, It wi? ?i ?. c.aii?VAfl RALEIGH? The Motor Vehicles Department's summary of traffic deaths through 10 a m. Oct. M: 1 Killed this year: 873 Killed to date last year: 7tt | If safety to worth a Ufa, drive and walk carefully pointed out, and wan not schedul ed Just (or the Town of Murphy bond election. Murphy voters will vote on a 1X00,000 bond to finance the cost of reconstructing, enlarging and ex tending the watef supply system ?of the town. The present water sys .tern has been termed "unsanitary and unsafe" by a state health In ! specter. I The polling place for the water bond election will be the court 1 room of the County Courthouse from 6:30 a. m. until I :M p. m ! BWC FeieradM Meet la Aadrews 1 The BWC federation of Region 10 will meet Monday at T:? p. W 1 at the First Baptist church Att-I drews with the local BWC as bO^ teSS. I A film on "The Moslem World" will be shown and a massage will be brought to the group by Mrs. E. H. Corpenlng of Robblnsvile, re giooal superintendent of the WMU. A social hour will follow the meeting. Mrs. John C. Ontitt, program, chairman, said all BWC groopa la this reagon are invited, 'as well a* members ot the WMU Town Planning Commission Be Organized Nov. 15 The date for the organization of a Planning Commission for the town of Murphy has been set for Tuesday, Nov. IB, It was announc ed today. The meeting will be held at 8 p. m. In the courthouse and all inter ested persons are asked to attend, town officials said. | James Webb , representative from the League of Municipalities of Raleigh, will be here to assist In the organization. GlennFarmer Dies Suddenly Glenn Farmer, 61, native of Waynesville, died at his home in Elizabethton, Tenn., after a brief illness. Funeral service.:, which were held Friday at Calvary Baptist Church in Elizabethton, were at tended by the Misses Kate and Leila Hayes of Tomotla, sisters in-law of the deceased. Burial was in Happy Valley Memorial Park. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Mae Ellis Farmer; a daughter, Mlas Mary Hayes Fanner of Ashe ville; a son, Kenneth Beal Far mer of Spartanburg, S. C.; a step daughter, Miss Mary Alice Allen of Elizabethton; four brothers, Grady, Murlln, Onvile and Fred Farmer of Waynesville; and a sla ter, Mrs. Old Francis of Waynes ville. Hathaway- Percy Funeral Home was in charge. Murphy Band Boosters On Meftibership Drive. The Murphy Band Booster Club is having a membership drive this week and next. Mrs. J. H. Duncan U chairman of the drive which will reach each home in town during the next two weeks. , Members of the committee met at the home of Mrs. Duncan last Wednesday to outline plans for the membership drive. Art, Crafts; Hobby Show Set In Andrew Plans were "completed tor the annual arts, crafts siid hobby ex hibit at a meeting held Monday evening in the home of Mi? S. E. Coven The exhibit will be staged Nov. I 3, 4, and 6 in tht building on Main Street known as the Lay Store' building in Andrews. Exhibits will be-received on Thursday, Nov. 3, between 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. Exhibits this year will include handicrafts in addition to arts and hobbies. Included in this collection will be hand made driftwood lamps, handmade quilts, metal craft. In cluding pierced, etched and ham mered, also a collection of china plates and many other articles. The exhibit will be open to the public on Thursday, Nov. 3, from 2 p. m. to 9:30 p. m. On other days, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4 and 5, each day from 10 a. m. to 9 p. m. No admission charge will be made but a free will offering will be made with proceeds being used for the improvement fund. TTie affair is sponsored by the Women of the St. Andrews Luth eran church of Andrews. For additional information con cerning the exhibits contact Mrs. Margaret C. Watry, Mrs, Vitolds Gobins or Miss Frances Otrrer. I HAYRIDE Members of Methodist Youth Fellowship- Joined with the other ?ub-district MYF organisations at Andrew*- MUrphy Airport picnic grounds Tuesday night lor 4 ham burger fry. The Murphy group sn J<>yed a hay rids to the picnic grounds. _ i ' * * ~~ Halloween Carniv\! Set For Week End In ChertYee Conty Cherokee Oountains of all ages will have plenty of haunting grounds this week end with at least six Halloween carnivals planned for the county. i IN MURPHY Murphy goblins will celebrate Saturday night at a Halloween Carnival at the gym, sponsored by the Murphy Junior Woman's Club. The carnival will open at 7 p. m. Mrs. Jack* Bocook is chairman for the carnival which will be pre sided over by Hobart McKeever as monster of ceremonies. j Admission will be 10 cents for children and 25 cents for adults, and will entitle all persons to free viewing of entertainment includ ing an exhibition square dance team, puppet show and the crown ing of a king and queen from the elementary grades at Murphy School. Nomina**-, ns t6r the king and queen have come from all grades four through eight and Mrs. L. L. Mason is chairman for this event. Booths will include fortune tell ing, grab bag, fish pond, prizes for best costumes, a food conces sions stand an<{ others. Everyone la invited to attend. Proceeds will be used for the\ Junior Woman's dub project of ? youth center. HIWASSEE DAM | I Meanwhile, the Halloween cele bration in other parts of the coun- ' ty will start Friday. Oct. 28. with a carnival at Hiwassee Dam. School, sponsored by the PTA. This carnival will begin at 6:3o| p. m. and will be climaxed by the crowning of the carnival king and queen with a court of royalty from the elementary grades. | MARTIN'S CREEK I The Martin's Creek PTA will sponsor A Halloween Carnival also on Friday, beginning at 7:80 p. m. , at the school. ( Attractions will include a har vest sale auction, cake walk, bingo , and side shows. RANGER SCHOOL The Ranger School will have a Halloween Carnival on Friday at their school, to which everyone Is Invited. This carnival will feature a dead ghost act, penny throw, house of j horrors, fortune telling, fish pood and Bingo. MARBLE PTA The Marble PTA will sponsor a est Sale at the school audi i on Saturday, Oct. 29, at A variety of articles will be on sale and proceeds will be used for a curtain in the auditorium of the new school. FOLK SCHOOL The annual Folk School costume party and harvest sale will be held Saturday, Oct. 29 at, the school at Brasstown. Lynn Cault is program leader for the evening and Bill Miller and BUI Brooks are in: charge of de corations. Murray Martin fa in charge of the grab bag for the eh* dren. The refreshments committee is made up of Lucile Gault. Ruth Smith, Gladys Holland, Alice Tip ton, Clair Seymour, Dick Reese and James Caldwell. The auction committee is composed of Fred Smith, Charles Arrant and CecB Tipton: and auctioneers are Dub Martin, Wayne Holland and Jerry Hall. A fine of 10 cents wffl be collect ed from an persons not In eoe tuma. Teen Age Center Planned; Jr. W Oman's Club Sponsors A center for the teen age youths of Murphy will be opened soon j sponsored by tiie Murphy Junior^ Woman's Club, it was announced this week. The carter will be loc ated in the downstairs room of the Murphy Library and will be ojpr ated'by an adult supervisor. A committee at some 14 teen, age youths, representing the four classes of high school, with Mrs. ' Ann Ward as advisor, win set up rules and standards for the center j and will conduct a naming contest. A special week-long drive for the center will held during the week of Nov. 6-13, which has been proclaimed "Youth Week In Mur phy" by Mayor I>. L. Mason. During this week the teen ag [ers will sponsor a day of enter talnment on the square. Miss Maria Travis is chairman ' of publicity for the new center and Mrs. Chuck McConnell and Mrs. A1 Wallace are on her committee. The committee from tlie Junior WonwA'* Club maMng pJans fori the center is headed by Mrs. H. I L. McKeever and members at the | committee are Mrs. C. K. Olson, Mi's. W. D. Town son, Jr., Mrs. Peyton I vie and Mrs. W. V. Cos tello. Tables, and booths, a food stand, and sink and colorful decorations will be Installed in the room as I soon as funds are on hand, it was| announced. The teen center will be the main project of the year for the club, i The club will sponsor a Hallow- 1 ?to OuartMl Saturday night at the gym, with all proceeds going to ward the youth center. * " Further plana for the drive and the opening of the center win be Second Baptist Revival Starts A series o t revival services will begin Monday, Oct. 31, at the Sec ond Baptist Church, Murphy. The Re*. Julian Tuile of Jacksonville, Via., will preach. Services will be held dally at 7:30 p. m. throughout Nov. 5. The Rev. Jimmy Bumham of Truett McConnell College, Cleveland, Ga., is pastor of the church. Flower Lecture-Demonstration Set Today By Garden Club A lecture-demonstration on flow, er arrangements will be presented today (Thursday) In the base- j ment of the Methodist Church \ here by Mrs. E. B. Worsham of] Atlanta. A nationally accredited flower sharw Judge, Mrs. Worsham will be sponsored on her visit here by the Murphy Garden CSub. Admis sion is $1. A tea hour will be held from 3 until 3:30 p. m. followed by Mrs. Worsham's talk. Tickets may be bought from any member of the Murphy Garden Club or at the door. Mrs. Worsham will feature dis tinctive arrangements made from "common-place" materials. She will jse locally grown flowers and will bring some from her own gar den at College Park. Mrs. Worsham U an active i low er grower as well as arranger. She is also active In church work and collects antiques aa a hobby. She is co-author of a eerier nf volume* on flower arranging. The public is invited. Mrs. WonBam win be the over- , night guest of Mrs. W. A. Hoover 1 Thursday night. She win be enter tained at a Dutch supper tonight at the Regal Hotel with members of the sponsoring garden club at tending. ? ? ? M - Quarterly SS Meet Set At Sweetmmter ' ' The quarterly assodatlonal Sun day School meeting for Tennessee River Association, will be held at the Sweetwater Baptist Church 8unday. Oct 10, at S p. m. His Rev. C T. Taylor, associa tions! missionary at Maoon asso ciation wtU be the speaker.
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