COUNTY'S FISHING
CONTEST
VOLUME M NUMBER |
ECONOMY
V AC ATIONIAND
CHEROKEE COfJNTY
DEDICATED TO PROMOTING CHEROKEE COUNTY
THURSDAY, AUG. li, 1906
12 PAGES THIS WEEK
PDBLman
Andrews Ball Club
Has Outstanding Record
Andrews Was
Two More
The Andrews baseball team now
holding a 11-3 record will play
boat to Isabella, Tenn., Sunday af
ternoon at 2:10 (August 19).
Andrews played a return game
at Epperson, Tenn., Saturday af
ternoon, winning by the score of
7-5.
Fred King now pitching regular
ly for the Andrews team wen his
second straight game without S
defeat King had a shaky first inn
ing, but pitched excellent ball the
rest of the way.
The Epperson team collected
eight hits; four of them in the first
inning. Andrews took advantage
seven timely hits and four walks
for the win. Jerry Gilbert's home
run with two men on tied the
game up In the second. In the top
of the seventh with the score tied
Henry Braswell doubled with two
men aboard. These two runs gave
Andrews another victory.
David Hogsed and Cecil Mash
burn were the leading batters for
Andrews with 2 for 4.
Andrews, seeking revenge foe
the the last Sunday's 2-1 defeat,
won over Franklin by an 8-4 score
on Sunday afternoon at Andrews.
Guy Taylor on the mound for
Franklin gave up six hits, one
base on balls, and six runs the
first inning. Taylor beat Andrews
at Franklin last week, but could
not hold his own 8unday.
Cecil Mashburn pitched the win
for Andrews, giving up six hits
and striking out six. Mashburn
had a wild third inning giving up
three lilts, two walks, and two'
runs. After the third things were
under control, and Mashburn re- 1
ceived superb backing by his
fielders.
The leading batters for Andrews
were David Hogsed and Willis
Anderson. Each collected two hits
for four trips to the plate. Seay,
with 2 for 4, was the big gun for
Franklin.
US 64 Scene
01 Another
Accident
Mrs. Bessie Golden, 50, of Route
2, Culberson was struck by a 1939'
Buick Monday while crossing the'
road about 20 miles west on US!
Highway 64.
Patrolman Hefner states that)
Mrs. Golden had Just stepped out
of a truck and started across the.
road at the time she was hit. '
She was taken to Providence
hospital where she was treated
for head injuries and bruises on
her legs.
Valleytown H. D.
Meets Wednesday
Mrs. H. M. Hamilton will be
hostess for the August meeting of j
the Valleytown Home Demonstra-j
tion club on Wednesday August
I
The meeting will be held at the
picnic area near her home on the
old Robblnsville Road.
Large Catches Reported
Fishin&r Contest Nearing End
With only four weeks left of the
fishing contest, you fishermen
better get busy. Already there has
been a. number of contest entries.
The leaders in the contest uP to
date are W. D. Pharr, Decatur,
Ga., a 9 lb. large mouth bass;
Jack Pinson, Murphy 8 lb. pike;
Richard Caldwell, Murphy % lb.
rainbow trout; Mrs. H. F. Camp
bell, Atlanta, 2 lb. 1 os. Crappie;
Walter Jones, Unaka, 1 lb. Bream,
Mr. J. M. Lowery, Chatt., Tenn.,
3 lb. 3 or. small mouth bass.
Only those fish caught and en
tered between April 5, 1956 and
September 30, 1956 will be eligible.
Each catch must be verified by a
witness, and by a weigh-in sta
tion manager. Entry blanks may
be turned in at any one of the fol
lowing weigh in stations: Grif
fith's Boat Dock, at Dukes O. C.
Payne's at Suit, W. B. Dockery's
at IQwassee Dam, Claude Dorsey's
Sport Shop at Andrews, and Cher
Cherokee Comity's
Delegation Leave
Cherokee County's delegation to
the second Western District 4-H
Conferences left for Swannanoa 4
H. Camp, Monday, August IS.
The 4-H Club members from
Cherokee Cbunty attending the
week long event will include Pa
tricia Smith, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Douglas Smith of Brass town,
James It. Adams, asst. county
?gent, is also attending the camp.
Delegates from the fifteen west
ern counties will be at the 8waa
naaoa meeting along with a group
of county Extension Agents and
personnel from the extension
staff df North Carolina State Col
lege.
The meeting will be devoted tr
improving Junior leadership, re
cord keeping, personal develop
ouiftr opportunities in MS port.
Featured an the pKgtsm wd
led by
?* ? ?-< '
AoMpt Director at the
V
Ruth Current, State]
itrsttton Agent; t. * Harrfll. State
?
okee Cafe at Murphy, Arbor Autel,
Murphy, Claude Janes, RL 3
Ranker, Rd., John Morley, Unaka.
Prizes will be awarded for the
largest fish caught with fly, cast
ing or spinning tackle, or pole and
line in waters open to the public
in Cherokee County. Seperate prtx-j
Bell View H. d7
Club To Have
Annual Picnic
The Belhdew Home Demon
stration Club will have its annual
picnic at the community house
next Tuesday, August 21, at 7 p.
m.
Mr. Adams, Asst. county agent
will show a film "Room Of The
Soil". Everyone is invited to come
and bring a lunch basket
Farm Bureau Dist
Meet Held Monday
A district meeting of the Farm
Bureau was held on Monday
August IS, at Bryaon City for the
six most Western counties.
Those attending from Cherokee
county were: Judd Stiles, presi
dent of the Cherokee County Farm
Bureau; Paul Naves, county agent;
Mrs. Kat? Shields and Mrs. Ben
Warner.
Mr. Will Rogers, director of the
organization for this farm bureau
tgave a most interested and In
formative talk on the aims and ob
jectives of the farm bureau. He
pointed oat the fact that It Is the
largest organisation ? for farm
families in the world. One of Its
chief alms ifc to increase the farm
net Income. . .
Our county asked to reach a
quota of 80 members. We hope to
do much better than that.
There was a short talk by Mr.
Jones of the farm bureau insur
Tates from Haywood county. Mr.
msm at an Mads, and Mrs.
Walter from Greensboro ' who
wort* with the women of d? or
Mr. W. B OoIDna, WMtdk dis
trict torn agent, te his Aort talk
impressed upon us the advantages
of being a member of Farm B?>
reau. Cm If we tot sen more
Chan one gallon of milk, or 1 lb. of
3 a year.
f to have a membermip
this county Aasust ?T, ?.
es will be offered for each of the
following type*: trout; large mouth'
baas; email mouth bass; pike;
panfish; crappie; bream, etc; cat
fish. Prises will be awarded on
weight. In the event of a tie, the
length and girth of the ish will be
the deciding factor.
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6lte*okee County fyollu
By Annetta Bunch
MBS. JOHN DONLEY
New Officers For
Cherokee County
Infantile Paralysis
The following are a list of the
new officers and the executive
committee for (he Cherokee County
Chapter of the National Foundatiot
for Infantile Paralysis, for 1996
and 1007.
County Chairman: Frank For
syth; Treasurer, John Gill; Secre
tary, Gertrude Worth en.
Executive Committee: Mrs.
Frank Ferguson; Jim Hawse; R.
8. Bault; Jake Buchanan.
Pleating the public is One
Mrs. John Donley's gifts. She hai|
been doing Just that at Candler':
since 1940, where she Is now em 1
ployed as salesclerk.
Mrs. Donley knows her mer
chandise and Is well qualified to
nelp her customers.
She is artistic minded, and her
attractive displays in Candler's
windows denote this talent.
Mrs. Donley, or "Donnie" as
aer friends call her, is married
and lives in Mooreland Heights.
Her hobbies are meeting people
and growing and arranging flow
ers.
.\antahala District
Scoot Coonolttee
The Nant&hala District Scout
Committee will meet Thursday
August 18, at tip John C. Camp
bell Folk School at Brass town.
It will be a dinner meeting be
ginning at 6:90 p. m. All commit
tee members in Murphy are urg
ed to attend this meeting.
Andrews Annual
Red Cross Meet
The annual meeting of the And
rews Chapter of the American Red
Cross will be held August 30 at
7:30 p. m. in the City Hall.
W. D. Dibrell of Ashevtlle, man
ager of the Buncombe County
chapter will be the guest speak
er.
Annual reports will be heard
from the various committee chair
men and also a report from the
nominating committee recently
appointed by Jeff Brooks, chair
man at the Andrews Chapter, to
present a slate of officers for the
combtg year.
Tom Day is Blood Bank chair
man and Charles Delaney is
secretary-treasurer.
Presbyteriaa Circle
The Evening Circle of the Wo-'
! men of the Church of Murpy Pres
byterian Church met Monday night
with Mrs. R. A. Potter at the
Manse.
Mrs. Evelyn Sneed presented the
program on "The Prodigal Son."
A social hour followed the pro
gram when the hostess served re
freshments to Mrs. Ann Phillips,
Mrs. William Fain, Mrs. Kiffen
Craven, Mrs. R. H. Foard, Mrs.
?Ed Hyatt and Mrs. Sneed.
Cherokee County Teachers
Named For 1956-57 Term
The following are the Cherokee
County Teachers, for- 1966 and
1957.
Ranger: Mr. Douglas H. Smith,
Principal, Mrs. Ruth D. Carroll,
Mrs. SaUle K. White, Mrs. Osie
S. Foster, Mrs. Myrtle Moore,
Mrs. Evangeline 8. Johnson, Mrs.
Violet L. Storm, Mrs. Luella J.
Newman, Mrs. Ruby Kate Watson,
Mrs. Ruth H. Smith, Miss Maud
E. Collins, Rev. C. A. Smith.
Wolf Creek: Mr. Wyndom M.
Kilpa trick, one vacancy.
Hiwassee Dam: Mr. Harest E.
King, Principal, Mrs. Frank
Singleton, Mr. W. Grady Ander
son, MT. Paul Ray Hawkins, Mrs.
Vesta R. King, Mr. Lyle Carring
er, Miss Jewell Garrett.
Mrs. Edith M. Evans, Mrs. Ruby
W. Wilcox, Mrs. Thelma K. Kis
sel burgh, Mrs. Vesta T. Vemer,
Mrs. Lois B. McNabb, Mrs. Maude
D. Radford, Mrs. Annie Lou K.
Rogers,, Mrs. Edith 8. Anderson,
Mr. JtDMkC. Evans, Mr. Walter
H+tym, Mr. S, U ieeamm,
NeU W.^CHbson, Mr.'jcfcmv Gib
tmaltt: Mr. J. FmnMfa Smith,
Principal, Mr. J. Aides Cooke,
Miss Darlene Chastaln, Mrs. Out
das a Carrtngsr, Mrs. Lucile M.
Mmtow. . ,
White Church: Mrs. AMOm a
Brown; Pttodpal, lbs. Mo
Donald. Mrs. millll W. flwrtry.j
?
Hendrlx, Mrs. A via S. Hoover, Mr
John T. Smart, Jr.
Peachtree : Mr. Clarence Hen
drlx, Principal, Mrs. Thelma P.
Axley, Mrs. Irene K. Stowe, Mrs.
Mattie Lou Penland, Miss Dale
Sudderth, Mr. Verlon Martin, Jr.,
Mrs. Marcella H. Smith.
Martins Creek: Mr. R. C. Pipes,
Principal, Mrs. Bertha H. Carring
er, Mrs. Ruby M. Hemphill, Mrs.
Beulah B. Sales, Miss Geneva
Chaataln, Mr. John W. Hogaji,
Miss Jarry Ruth Smith, Mr. James
P. Crisp, and Mr. Charles F. Hen
drlx.
Mrs. Maggie Belle K. Pinaon,
Supervisor.
Youth Fellowship
The Youth Fellowship at Peach- 1
tree Methodist Church ?u organ
lxed Sunday Bight, August 12. This |
meeting will be held every Sun
day night beginning at 740.
The purpose of these meetings is
to develops a clearer understand- 1
tag of the Bible and to get to*
Tl
The offlcera Instaned are: ICer^l
Ideth Taylor, yrMldMt; John
English, assistant; Calvin Tlmp- 1
son, eecretary; aad Olrllne Taylor |
leader.
la tavtted to attend |
Murphy Presb}i., -^ns Will
Observe 60th Anniversary
Members of the Murphy Pres
byterian Church are making plana
for the observance oi the 60th an
niversary of the organization of
the church on Saturday and Sun
day, September 1 and 2.
Ail former pastors and supplies
are being invited to the celebra
tion.
A picnic dinner will be served
on Saturday, Sept. 1 at the church,
and that night, the history of the
W. E. (Ed) BfiCHAEL, At.
New W. N. C.
Lions Leader
The Murphy and Andrews Lions
Clubs are under the Jurisdiction
of W. E. (Ed) Michael Jr., of
West Asheville, newly-elected Dts
trlct 31-A Governor for the 196#
57 club year.
Michael, wno served as deputy
district governor during the past
year, succeeded Lawrence B.
Leatherwood of Waynesville as
governor of 39 clubs with 1,607
members in 12 western mountain
counties for the new club year
which began July 1.
He has also served as president
of the West Asheville Club, Chair
man of Zone 3, Region 2, and dis
trict 31-A Cabinet Secretary-Treas
urer.
The new WNC Lions leader has
been master of John A. Nichols
Lodge No. 650, AF and AM; chair
man of the West Asheville Divi
sion of the United Fund of Ashe
ville and Buncombe County; and
a member of the Review Board of
the Buncombe County Committee
on Public Solicitations.
A native of Rowan County, he
has resided in Asheville since
1906. His first Job was a carrier
for the old Asheville Gazette. He
attended the Asheville city schools
and studied accounting.
Michael was engaged in the drug
business for 34 years, 18 of which
he was associated with the Palace
Pharmacy in West Asheville.
He has been owner and operator
of Cobble's Department Store In
West Asheville since 1M8. His
wife is the former Miss Margar
et Frances Smith of Charleston,
S. c.
He Is a member of the West
Asheville Presbyterian Church,
the board of trustees and secretary
of the executive committee of the
Asheville Orthopedic Hospital, the
Asheville Chamber of Commerce,
and the West Asheville Business
Association.
|A Rnunage
^alePlaraed
i. The ladies of at WiUiam'i Par
iah have aunt?wad a praacfcoul
rummage sale for Friday and Sat
urday, Aujuat 17th aad 18th.
The location will be the former
location of the Ctoth Shop next to
HoweQ'a Market on the way to
the port office. The time will be
? a.m. to5p.rn.oe Friday and
l a. m. to S p. m. on Saturday.
(Mm aad ahoaa tor both okQ
<m aad adulta win be htifuiart
church will be reviewed and a,
number of talks made.
The Rev. James R. Crook of
Charlotte, former pastor, will
preach at 11 a . m. Sunday, Sept.
2.
The committee on arrangements
includes J. Franklin Smith, chair
man; Mrs. R. H. Foard, secre
tary; Mrs. J. B. Gray, treasurer;
William H. Rush and Dr. R. S.
Parker.
Summer
Recreation
Final Program
The Murphy summer recreation
program will end Friday, August
24, according to John Jordan, Di
rector. The Kiddie Park will close
on this date also. The last of the
summer camping trips will be on
Thursday, August 16. The camp
ers will go to Fires Creek for two
days. Next Thursday, August 33,
the recreation group will go to
Vogel Lake for the entire day. The
group will leave the school gym
at 9:00 a. m. and return around
6:00 p. m. Everyone la asked to
bring his or her own eats or money'
to buy food there.
Mr. Jordan states this sum
mer's program has been one of the
best. The staff consisting of Mr.
Jordan, Director, Mrs. Ruth
Cheney, Supervisor of the Kiddle
Park and TAC, Marvin Garrett
and Richard McCoy insisting Mr.
Jordan. A new tennis court and
several new actlvitels have been
added to the general program. The
Kiddie Park was enlarge* and aD
equipment .repainted. A new wad
ingpool was added here.
Mr. Jordan also said it would
be impossible to thank each per
son who has helped with this {no
gram in this space, but many
thanks to the men on the recrea
tion committee, who year after
year keep the program running.
Special thanks also go to the City
of Murphy, Murphy Electrcal
Dept. and Power Board, Murphy
City Schools, Fair Associaton,
Merchants and private citizens
who have contributed money and
services to make this program
possible.
To The Citizens
Of Monhy,
North Carolina
The Harris and Thetford family
lesire to take this opportunity of
expressing their deepest gratitude
to the citizens of Murphy, North
Carolina for their prayers, time
courage and services rendered to
our loved ones during the awful
automobile tragedy July 28; es
pecially to the State and City
police forces, the staff of both hos
pitals and the funeral directors.
You shall always have a warm
place in our hearts for the Chris
tian kindness and courtesies
shown to us while we were so far
from home during those saddened
hours. Certainly Murphy la to be
commended for her outstanding
Christlanly virtues. Jemis said,
"In as much as ye have done it
unto the least of these, ye have
done it unto me." May you be giv
en the strength and courage to
continue on in this good way that
other communities may behold
your good worn ana tbus know
that it is more Messed to give
than to receive.
With Humble appreciation.
The Harris and Thetford
W. IV. c. BAPTIST
ASSOCIATION TO
HAVE ANNUAL MEET
The Western North Carolina
Baptist association will bold It's
annual meeting Tuesday and Wed
nesday August 21 - 22 at 9:80 h.
m. The first day will be held with
the Hanging Dog Baptist Church.
The second day will be held with
the little Brasstown Baptist
Church. The Rev. J. Altfib Morris
is moderator.
There will be sereval outstand
ing Baptist leaders on die prog
ram,. Dr. Phillip Elliott, President
of Gardner-Webb College; Horace
Easom, Secretary of Baptist
Brotherhood, Shelby, N. C.; Dr.
Julian Hopkins, Secretary of
Evangelslm ; for North Carolina
Baptist's; Rev. Earl Bradley, Sec
retary of promotion; Dr. W. K.
McGee, head of Religious depart
ment at Winston Salem, N. C.;
Mrs. W. K. McGee, president of
Woman's Missionary Union at
North Carolina, Winston- Salem,
N. C.; Dr. J. C. Canipe, president
of Fruitland Preacher's School,
Hendersonville, N. C.; Dr. H. M.
Hauss, president at the Allied
Church League of North Carolina,
Shelby, N. C
The Western North Carolina Bap
tist association is comprised of fif
ty churches in Cherokee and CUy
Counties. There are seventy-tour
such associations In North Caro
lina with a total at thirty one
hundred and fifty Baptist Church
es. there are now Seven Junior
Baptist Colleges in North Carolina
The Baptist at Nerth Carolina own
and operated a three hundred bed
hospital at Winston-Salem, N. C.;
Two homes tor the aging, located
In Winston Salem, and Albemarle,
N. C., A Baptist orphanage locat
ed at Thomasville, and Kinston,
N. C.
FLOYD M BOWMAN
Bowman Promoted
Sy Sossamon's To
District Manager
Floyd M. Bowman, manager at
Sossamon's Furnitare Co. In Mur
phy hae been promoted to dis
trict manager at two floa? mon'a
Stares. He, now directs the run
ning: of both the Mmpl igr stare as
well aa die store In HayeevlUe.
He has named Lather Bwanson
former salesman tn She Murphy
store, assistant manager ' ot the
Hayeerille store. Hie policy of
promoting ftem within has long
been a practice at this well know
group of stolen
Mr. Bowman wot continue to
have his headquarters hi Murphy
but will trarel betwe* the two