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i PRICE {.; ?? 10c Per ' Single Copy - V* 4 J milt m NUMBEAR^N > ' f ? PROMOTING MURPHY AND ANDREWS TRADE AT ROME; IT PAYS a?i?*>aAK. i>. im TEN PAGES VEEM Reople You Know MQVHT Mrs H. Q. McBrayer of An derson, 6. C., is here with her mother, Mrs. G. W. Candler. Mrs. Johnsle Nunn has return ed from a vacation spent with relatives and friends in Charlotte and Whiteville. Miss Clarissa Kincaid at Rome, 0*., spent the week end with her sister, Mrs. R. H. Foard. Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Elkins and Mri Don Wltherspoon are at tending: the Southeastern China, Glass and Gift Show at the mun icipal auditorium in Atlanta this week. The Rev. Asmond Maxwell is at tending Pastors' Week at Emory University, this week. Mr. and Mm. .1. W. fTanklln and Miss Judy Fisher were in Atlanta Friday on business. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Singleton and children, Sara Varner, Knox and Martha spent two days last week with Mr. Slngletoh's brother. Dr. D. W. Singleton, and family. Mrs. C. H. Townson and Mrs. Harold Wells spent Tuesday in At lanta. The Rev. Robert A. Potter at tended the meeting of Asheville Presbytery at Mills River Tues day. Robert and Jimmy Davis of Son ton spent Sunday with their grand mother and aunt, Mrs. Dixie Pal mer and Miss Hattie Palmer. ANDREWS Mrs. David Swan U spending this week in Asheville as guest of her sister, Mrs. A. L. Duckett. Mrs. Edwin Bristol left Sunday for C9iarlotte to atend the funer al of her aunt, Mrs. Alice White side, age 92, who passed away Saturday in a Charotte hospital. ? Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Rufty spent ?the WMk end in Brevard where they attended the funeral of Dr. James Fred Zachary held on Sun ?ftemoon at the Brevard dist Church. and Mrs. Harry Rogers and ?all dahghter, Sara Margaret, have returned to Andrews to re side after a two years tour of duty at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Womack and daughter of Aiken, S. C., spent the week end tierq with Mr. Wo mack's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Womack. C. F. Myers of Atlanta, Ga., spent the week end here at the home of his mother, Mrs. Vina Rogers. Mr. and Mrs. James Garren had as their guests over the week end Mrs. Oarren's sisters, Miss Jos ephine Coffey of Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. Tommy Rlggins and Mr. Rig gins of Marietta, Ga. While here they also spent some time with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Coffey of Marble. Miss Betty Heaton and Miss Catherine Campbell of Charlotte, a former clasmate at Flora Mc Donald College, Red Springs, spent the week aid here as guests of Miss Heaton's mother, Mrs. Etta Heaton. Herman Brauer spent last week In Southern Pines where he at tended the Phil co convention. Marshall Heads Coble Dairy Brasstown Plant Herbert F. Marshall, formerly <rf the Uartinebui*, W. Va., Dairy Co-op plant, ed manager of J| C. Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Burgess Head 1 956 Marqh Of Dimes Mrs. L. L. Mason, Jr.. and Mrs. <s &? C. Burgess are co-chairmen for the 1996 March of Dimes here. The Andrews chairman will be announced next week. At a meeting Monday night of the Cherokee County Chapter for Infantile Paralysis, a tentative slate of workers for the campaign was made up. The meeting was held at the home of Bob Bault, committee chairman. Next Monday at 8 p. m. a meet ing for all workers in the drive will be held In the meeting room at the bank. Slogan for the 1956 drive is "Polio Isn't Licked Yet." The local chapter reported a deficit of $2,030.50 for ' medical work on Cherokee County polio patients in 1955. The local chapter is helping all Cherokee County polio patients who need help, It was reported. Persons present at last Mon day's meeting were Mr. Bault, Mrs. Burgess, Mrs. Mason, John Gill, treasurer, Mrs. C. R. Worth en, secretary, Mrs. Frank Fer guson, and Jimmy Howse. H. D. CLUB The Valleytown Home Demon stration club will meet with Mrs. Lawson Crawford at her home in Valleytown Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 3 p. m. Mrs. Phyllis Snyaer, of Murphy, regional librarian, will be the guest speaker. Community Life Course Planned At Folk School Mrs. Velina B. Moore, Dr. Sel*< C. Mayo and J. W. Fanning will be group leaders 'during the short course at the John C. Campbell Folk School February 1-6. The course offered especially for persons who have Jobs in PTA, Grange, church groups, Home Demonstration clubs, civic clubs, community development clubs and other civic-minded organizations. Registration will begin Wednes day, Feb. 1 at 2 p. m. and that evening will be spent In getting ac quainted with the short course aims and with fellow participants. Hie course begins at 8:45 a. m. thereafter with Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings devoted to lectures, panel discussions, sym posiums and group discussion of three related topics: "Looking at our Southern Highland Community Life", "Our Potential In the South ern Highlands" and "What Can we do about it?" Thursday Dr. Mayo of the rural sociology department of N. C. State College, Raleigh, will present some information from a study of Southern Highland community life. *"naay morning's topic will be presented by a panel of business men, industrialists, political lead ers and other community worker* interested in the potentials of local communities. Mrs. Moore will be in charge of the panel. Saturday's topic will relate local situations to the potentials with J. W. Fanning of the Georgia Cepter for continuing Education, Athens, Ga., in charge. The group will at tempt to come out with some ideas that can be carried bome for local groups to discuss and act on. Sunday morning community church services will be held fol lowed by a summary discussion and dinner. Thursday and Friday afternoons will be devoted to special interest groups including crafts, followed by tea in a Brasstown home. The regular Friday night folk games wiQ be held. Total cost of the course includ ing room, meals and tuition is t*. Daily commuters who do not eat or deep at the school pay *1 per day. Bone sehelardahtps are atoU-l able lor participants la the aftsas served by the Cttiasna Bank and > Hobby Mights Offered At School The series of Monday hobby nights at the John C. Campbell Folk School January through May was announced this week. The cost for each course is J3 per month (four nights). The courses will be held from 7-9 p.m. each Monday with the following courses offered: Conversational Spanish, Mrs. Lucile Gault, Instructor; weaving, Mrs. Alice Tipton, instructor; wood carving, Mrs. Murrial Mar tin, instructor; and wood work ing, Caud Stalcup, instructor. Case Gets Hole-In- One At Florida Golf Course % P. G. Youngblood j Dies At Hiawassee P. G. Youngblood, 64, of Hiaw assee, Ga., died at 10:30 a. m. Monday in a Hiawassee hospital after a brief illness. He was a farmer and the aOn of the late Newton and Sarah Jane Mason Youngblood, promin ent family of Towns County, Ga. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Wednesnesday in Mace edonia Baptist Church with the Rev. Truett Hogsed officiating. Burial was in Osborne Cemeretry. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Verdi e Woods Youngblood; three daughters, Mrs. Curtis Dealing and Mrs. Grady Stamey of Atlan ta and Miss Wanda Youngblood of the home; five sons, Roy and Bill of Moline, 111., Gene of Hiaw assee;, Owen with the Army in Myrtle Beach, S. C. and Herbert of Hiawasee; five grandchildren. Also three sisters, Mrs. Rorie Kimsey, Mrs. Ada Dills and Mrs. Erie Wheeler of Hiawassee; and three brothers, Ben of Rabun Gap, Ga., Lincoln of Tiger, Ga., and Ariin of Hiawassee. Townson Funeral Home was in charge. Tom Case of Murphy on vaca tion at Clewiaton, Fla., made a hole-in-one on a golf course there, it was learned here last week. The details of the shot were not known at press time. Frank Mauney is with Mr. Case in Flor ida and probably witnessed the shot. Missionary Speaker Be la Andrews The Rev. Oustave Woemer, teacher at Toccoa Falls Bible Ins titute and College, and former mis sionary to Indo China, will be the guest speaker at both the 11 a. m. service and the evening service next Sunday at the Andrews Free Methodist Church. The Rev. John Vlmont, pastor, will be away for three weeks and during his absence guest speakers will OH the pulpit Kouaheeta Clnb Meets iMdgkt The Rer. Vitolds Gobins will be the guest speaker at the dinner meeting of the Konnaheeta club Thursday at 6:90 p. m. Jan. 19 to be held In the cafeteria of the An drews school. Members of the International Re lations committee are In charge of tb* prograjq.^They an: Mrs. Ga lushla Pullium, chrm. and Miss Elisabeth Kilpatrick. c a- chrm , Mrs. Li. B. Womack, Miss Frances McPherson and Mrs. E. A. Mun gw. Hostesses are Mrs. Hancock E. Davis, Mrs. P. E. Blalock, Mrs. S. J. Gernert and Mrs. Amos Harris. Miss Beaton To Teach Dancing Here Miss Hildred Heaton of Andrews will teach dancing classes each Tuesday afternoon after school at the TAC on the ground floor of the library building. The classes will be for both boys and girls. 3,000 Attend Farmers Federation Opening Day BY BOB ISEAKU Editor, Farmers Federation News A crowd of approximately 3,000 people turned out for the Grand opening of the new Farmers Fed eration store here Saturday and saw Mayor I* I* Mason cut a ribbon to formally open the new building for business. Mayor Mason was introduced by James McClure Clarke, executive vice-president. Guy M. Sales, general manager of the Farmers Federation, who did most of the planning of the new building, welcomed the crowd and explained that the new store would mean better service and marketing possibilities for Cher okee, Graham and out-of-state patrons. "The construction of this ware house would not have been possible had it not been for the support given by Murphy businessmen, farmers, and other county resid ents who bought stock in the Farmers Federation and enabled as t o finance this project," Bales ?Id. A member of the Farmers Fed- ' ?ration since 1932, when he first 1 aided President McClure In organ ising the farm co-operative. Bales also paid tribute to Murphy store * Manager Don Raapaey and his as sistants, Olen CJonts and Wade Ashe, for the fine service they 1 have given patrons of the store. I Highlighting the opening day I activities Mi the appearance of 1 John Parrs, wto autographed oop- 1 GUT M. SALES Ociienl Miat|cr i warded during the day. Winner of the bond was Ralph Deweese )f Murphy. - - A complete list of winners ap pear* elsewhere in this issue of the Scout. Other SVrmers Federation off icials Taking part tn the event were Glenn Boat, sales imigB; Don BiKswsUtf. ' purchase *? pent; Mm. C. K. pamaroh, pub licity director; Claude Smith, seed MUrpitj rJ>ys Are Undefeated In Conference Play BY IDA BRUMBY The Murphy High boys racked up three conference cage wins by defeating Hiwassee Dam 68-23; Nantahala 65-41; and Andrews 58 45 last week. Meanwhile the girls team won over Hiwassee Dam 54-20; and then lost to Nantahala in a heartbreak ing 49-48; and lost to Andrews 45 83. < High scoring honors in the Hi wassee Dam game went to Betty Palmer, in the girls game with 32 and to Pearl Johnson with 12 in the boys game. Betty Palmer with 28 and Pearl Johnson with 17 were again high scorers for the Nantahala Game. At Andrews Laura Bailey sank 13 points and Johnson 20. Gail An derson led the Andrews girls with 20 points while JVilma Crisp sank 13 and Carolyn West 12. Hogsed, Mintz and Laughter all got 13 each tor Andrews boys high score. The fine guards holding fort tor Murphy are Kathy Amos, Frances Stiles, Betty Kate Wilson, Mary Lou Cook, Pat Moore and Gladys Painter. The Bulldogs meet Stecoah at Murphy tomorrow in a double-head er starting at 7 :30 p. m. Murphy girls now have a con ference record of two wins and three losses and the boys have five wins and no 1 oases. Mrs. Palmer, 80, Dies After Illness Mrs. Nancy Alice Palmar, 80, died at 10 p. a. Friday, Jan. 13^ in tl>? home of a daughter. Mn. Ellen Rosa of Hayesvltle after an illness of two months. She was born in the Hanging dog section of Cherokee County, a daughter of the late Wiliam H. and Smmaline Hampton Corn well. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p. m. Sunday in Truett Mem orial Baptist Church of which she was a member. Pallbearers were Clyde Dayton, George Bristol, Bob Burch, Hay den Ledford and Porter Ledford. The Rev. John Grant and the Rev. John K. Miller offcated and burial was in the church cemetery. The body lay in state for 30 minutes prior to the services. Surviving, in addition to Mrs. Ross, are three daughters, Mrs. Mae Hubbard of Buena Park, Oal., Mrs. Grace Bracken and Mrs. Hattie Jo Swain of Murphy; two sons, Greeley and Wade of Hayes ville; 21 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren; seven broth ers, Jim, Oliver and Arthur Corn well of Murphy, Will of Lenoir City, Tenn., John of Blue Ridge, Ga., and Hilton and Fulton of At lanta, Ga. I vie Funeral Home was in charge. VALLEY RIVER GARDEN CLUB Mrs. W. T. Foray th will be host ess to members of the Valley Riv er Garden Club at her home on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 3 p. m. Mrs. Forsyth will give a talk on roses and a film will be shown. Mrs. Loudermilk Dies Here Wed. Mrs. Annie Loudermilk, 66. died in her home at Murphy at 11 a. m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, after a short illness. Funeral services were held in Shady Grove Baptist Church near Culberson at 11 a. m. Thursday The R a*. Raymond Carroll of ficiated and burial was tn the church cemetery. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Esta Dills of Oastonia and apd Mrs. Ethel Young of Mur p*y; two sens. Pearl and Mum eat of Murphy; six grandchildren; on* sister, Mrs. Gertie KUpatrick of Culberson; and six brothers, Foley, wealey and Oregon Ratton of Copperhil, Tena.; and Bean. Qua and Norms Baltoa of Ctah Murphy's GOC In Need Of Immediate Help Rites Held For Palmer Baby Sun Rosa Patton Palmer, six-month* old son of Mr. and Mrs. Dillard Ross Paimer of Gastonia died ear ly Saturday morning, Jan. 14 a fter a brief illness. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Sunday in Friendship Bap tist Church at Suit. The Rev. Garnett Craig officiated and burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving in addition to the par ents are three sisters, Sandra Gail, Sharon Kay, and Rose Mary, a twin, all of the home; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Postel of Ducktown, Tenn.; and the paternal grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Pal mer of Gastonia, formerly of the Hanging Dog section of Cherokee County, Murphy, Route 3. I vie Funeral Home was in charge. Mrs. Green Dies Alter Long Illness Mrs. Serena Sales Green, 87, of Braastown, did at 8:30 Sunday, Jan. 15, in a Murphy hospital fol lowing a long illness. i She broke her hip several months ago and her condition gradually grew worse. She was the daughter of the late Burton and Amanda Hunter Sales, a pioneer family of Buncombe County. She had lived in Clay County for OS years. Funeral services were held Tues day at 10:30 a. m. in Green Cove Methodist Church. The Rear, Dan -P.- -StOwe 'officiated and burial was in the family plot la the church cemetery. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Ellen Scroggs of Brasstown; four sons, Neal, Frank and Ham my of Brasstown, and Roy of Marietta, Ga.; 17 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Jessie Anderson of Brasstown; and six brothers, Hor ace of Dalton, Ga., Luther and Brant of Ellijay, Ga., Elmer and Lloyd of Brasstown and Homer of Canton. Townson Funeral Home was in charge. Mrs. Chadwick Dies In Knoxville Mrs. Lua Jane Chadwick, 53, of Oak Ridge Rd., Rt. 7, Knoxville, Tenn., died at 2 a. m. Friday, Jan. 13 at Fort Sanders Hospital after a short illness . She was a member of the Sec ond Methodist Church. Survivors are the husband, Fred W. fhadwick; three sons, John M. of Maryville, Tenn., James C. of Murphy and Fred W. Jr., of Knoxville, Tenn.; two brothers, Western and Waldo Spence, Ball Ground, Ga.; one sister, Mrs. Daisy Pit jnan, Renesaw, Ga.; and six grandchildren. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Ball Ground, Ga., Sun day. Mrs. Chadwick had visited with her son in Murphy a number of times and was widely known here. > The citizens of Murphy will have the chance tq decide if they want to continue a Ground Observer Corps in the town when a 24 hour watch starts Feburary 1, W. G. Messer, GOC supervisor, said. The Murphy GOC will join the North Carolina GOC Wednesday, Feb. 1, when tht entire state goes on an around-the-clock, akywatch. The alert was requested by tlie United States Air Force. Messer and H. Bueck, civil de fense director, said the Murphy GOC will not be able to join in the 24 hour watch without the help of additional volunteers. If volunteers do not phone in and offer their help before the alert starts the Murphy GOC will have to be discontinued, Messer and Bueck said. Anyone wishing to help during the 34-hour alert on February 1 is asked to telephone Messer, Bueck or Ben Ragsdale. Today Is Last Day For Tobacco Sale At Asheville Cherokee County farmers who want to sell their tobacco in Ashe ville should get there today (Thurs day), County Agent Paul Nave ?aid. ' Nave pointed out that the Ashe ville tobacco market is having its clean-up and final sale for the 1956-96 season today. The sale was to start at 11 a. m.. Max M. Roberts, president of the market, told Nave that local farmers should take their tobacco to Carolina, Day's or Big Burley warehouses in the morning and get a sale during the day. No Toll Agaiir On Parkway Toll charges will not be made on the Blue Ridge Parkway again this year Representative George A. Shuford of AshevOle informed the Scout today. Congressman Shuford' said he was informed Monday by Chair man Mike Kirwan (D. Ohio) that his oppropriation sub-commit not be charged this year for use of the Blue Ridge Parkway had been accepted by the Department of Interior. Mr. Shuford said "This is cer tainly good news for western North Carolina and I rejoice with you over the favorable decision." Duffy Plant Changes Name The Duffy Silk Company's plant in the Peachtree community will go under the name of Hemmertch Corp. after a recent change of ownership. The plant has been acquired bv Hemmerich Corp. of Denver, Pa., with Paul Hemmerich, Sr., gen eral manager of the Duffy Silk Co., Buffalo, N. Y., to become affiliated with the new concern as pretident ( * '| Paul H. Hemmerich, former re | sident of Murphy, will also be | an officer In the corporation. Employers To Hear New Law Discussed A representative from the N. C. Employment Security Comm ission wll be In Murphy next week to explain the amended law governing the approximately 10,350 CddSUosal N. ?*J. employers to be taxed this year. The newly covered wnployers will be thoae employing four to ?even workers, inclusive, except for exempted employment to be added to the 17,500 employers of eight or more worker*, already cofered by the law. Information material explaining more folly this provision of the law and the UfaemptoynMot in
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