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EIGHTEEN PAGES IHB WEEK
New District Memorial Hospital
At last the hopes and aspirations
of the people of Andrews, Hayes
ville and Robbinsville are realized.
A modern thirty-bed hospital is
now ready to- take * care . of the
needs of the citizens of three coun
ties, including Graham, Clay and
that part of Cherokee County em
bracing Valleytown township and a
part of MUrphy Township.
The new District Memorial Hos
pital of Southwestern North Caro
lina, Inc., located at Andrews, will
be open to receive patients on De
cember 3, as announced by H. E. !
Exchange Student
Here From Israel
Teluda Pellog, 23, International
Farm Youth Exchange student
from Israel, has been visiting in
America since June. ,
Before coming to North Carolina
Mr. Pellog spent three months in
Nebraska. He is staying with dif
ferent farm families in Charlotte
at the present.
Mr. Pelleg was raised on a farm
and was chosen to be sent here
because of his ability, intelligence,
and hid desire to visit the Statesl
"Americans get on a bus or other
types of transportation and go a
great distance in such a short time,
while at tome, because my country
is small we go short distances
and feel we have gone as far. In
America everything is so big".
This statement was given us by Mr.
Pelleg, when he was asked what
he considered the most different
thing between the two countries.
In talking with Mr. Pelleg, we
find that tfcft crops grown in Israel
are very much the same as the
ones grawH here. Hie one main
cropfr fl^iagei which are exported
to different parts c t the world.
Recreate* is similar too", stated
Mr. Ftffeg,"' except we take oon
modi mors seriously, than yeu do
in AflMftai. Also we have more1
loft dances and festivities."
After a six months visit here
living with American farm families
doing every day chares with them
worshipping vrth them, and. ate.
Mr. Pelleg will return to Us home
in Israal the first weak in Dec.
Shaw, Jr., administrator.
Dedication services will be held
at the First Baptist, Church of An
drews on December 2 at 2 p. m.
with pastors of the various denom
inations of the town in charge.
Principal speaker for the occas
sion will be Marshall I. Pickens of
Charlotte, Director of Hospital and
Orphan Section, The Duke Endown
ment. Dr. John A. Ferrell, Execu
tive Secretary of the North Caro
lina Medical Care Commission,
Raleigh; and Congressman George
A. Shuford of Asheville are expect
ed to attend, as well as represen
tatives of Mission Memorial Hospi
tal, Asheville, and other hospitals
In the area.
From 3 to 6 p. m. and immediat
e(y following the dedication, Open
House will be held in the hospital.
The ladies Advisory Committee
and members of all civic organ iza
tions of the district will assist the
public in conducting tours of the
new plant, followed by refresh
ments in the staff dining room.
This modern structure was built
as a cost exceeding (380,000. Fi
nanced under the Hill-Burton plan,
the original estimated cost was
to be $340,000. Contribution by the
Federal government was 1172,500
state aid $08,870 and! local subscript
tion $73,890.
Faced with the loss of hospital
facilities w?en the old .hospital
quarters were condemned, three
years ago Interested citizens met
to consider the possibilities of
building a new plant. With Percy
B. Fere bee, president of the Citi
zens Bank k Trust Company, at the
head of the comjnittee, a new hos
pi tal district was set up, and a
thirty -bed hospital was approved
for it by the N. C. Medical Care
Commission.
An intensive drive for necessary
local funds resulted in a model of
civic cooperation. Far exceeding
the minimum needed, more than
$96,000 was donated by over 820
individuals, clubs and institutions
A Woman's Advisory Committee
composed of members from And
rews, Marble, Clay County and
Graham County, has served as an
arm of the Board during the con
struction period. These women
planned and supervised the interior
decoration of the hospital, chose
the furnishings, assisted in money
raising drives, and are now carry
ing on a fund-raising project for
beautiflcatlon of the grounds. Mis
Frances Cover of Andrews is chair
man of the group.
During the building period sever
al related projects were also un
der way. These included construc
tion and paving of a new highway
from A>.rble to Hayesvilie tofacil
itate travel from Clay County t'
the hospital. The town of Andrew
furnished street lights from dowi
town to the hospital site, street ap
p roaches were widened and paver
and an extension to the water nfaii
was necessary.
The hospital was incorporated ii
1964, but has no capital stock and
s a charitable, non-stock, noi
irofit corporation.
Chairman of the Board, Percy B
Ferebee, has serving with hin
from Valleytown Township, W. D
Whitaker, W. W. Ashe, L. B. Nlch
: ols, R. E. Heat on, H. M. Whitaker
S. J. Gernert, Sam Jones and Jef
Brooks.
Board members from Graham
County are J. S. Howell, C. P
Sawyer, Ed Ingram, L. W. Wilson,
R. B. Morphew and Tony Ayers.
Members from Clay County are
J. G. Rutledge, in, Walter Moore,
Wilburn Mingus, James H. Walker,
W. K. Crawford and R. N. Tiger.
Basketball Season
Begins December 1
The Murphy High Bulldog's Bask
etball season opens Saturday, De
cember 1. llils Includes bod) boys
and girls. The first game will be
against Waynesville at Waynes
viUe with both teams playing.
Tuesday night, December 4 will
be the first heme gam* a ad the
flret Smoky Mt Conference game.
The girls gam* will start at T:90
and t$? boys will follow.
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Special Graige
OjwaMeethg
Glynn Denton, Pomona Master
at Cherokee Orange announces an
open meeting Tuesday, December
4, at 7: JO p. m. in the court house.
Harry B. Caldwell, state master
of grange wiH speak. All agrctul.
tnral workers and anyone interes
ted in North Carolina are asked to
There will be twelve conference
game*. Six will be home games.
Twenty four glrlt and thirty boys
have been trying out for the teams
The girls squad returning letter
men ?re forwards, Alice Jean Pal
mer, Laura Bailey and Shirley
Stiles, also 8hirley Allen, a for
ward who transferred ffom Bwas
see Dam; and guards, Betty Kate
Wilson, Gladys Painter, Patricia
Moore, Jane Ooofc, Mary Lou Oook
and Gloria Bowman.
The boys returning lettermen are,
Hoyt Zimmerman, Austin Ooffey,
Don Amos, Bdd Glbbs, Burt Birch
fleld and Johnny Morris.
Last year the Bulldogs were
champions at the Western division
o t the Smoky Mt Ocmference. Dur
ftur the iMst two years they hscve
Inst crnhr one conference game.
Cnwch 1km .Olson look* forward to
anMfc?>- wn< eesaftil season this year.
Or*?*\ OWr says a complete
sch^.1. w?n ta puMMted to the
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Protestant Hospital
Facilities Approved
Murphy Protestant Hospital the '
former Murphy General receives J
approval of State Board Health,
State Insurance Commission and ?
Medical Care Commission. The
Hospital therefore participates with
all Hospital Insurance. Mrs. Char
les Worthen will be in charge ot
the Hospital as Manager under the
Board of Directors composed of
Mr. Joe Hamilton, Mr. Edwin Hyde
Mr. Merle Davis, Mr. Hadley Dick
ey, Dr. P. V. Taylor and Mr. W.
A. Singleton, Mr. Harry Seamon,
Mr. E. E. Stiles, James Taylor.
The Facilities of the Hospital
have been improved and renovated
to mateh the proposed new twelve
rooms to be added in the coming
Spring. . 1 , ' - , 1
Local Doctor's
Office Robbed
Dr. George Size's office was
broken into Wednesday night Nov
28. According to Dr. Size the safe
was entered, money and other arti
cles were taken.
The Sheriff's Dept. and the City
Police Dept. are investigating the
robbery. ?
Santa's Visit
To Murphy
Draws Many
it
Under bright but cool skies, htm-']
dred of Cherokee Countians lined J
the streets of Murphy to see old c
Santa officially usher in the Yule-'j
tide season, Wednesday afternoon, j
Christmas recordings from the
First Methodist Church preceding a
the parade were heard over the J
town, adding to the spirit of the*,
occasion.
1
The expectant crowd didn't have ?
long to wait before music from the
bands could be heard and the par
ade was on.
t
One element or surprise concern- ^
ing the event was that it was not ^
known who the Murphy High super- r
latives would be until they appear
ed in the parade. The students rode j
in cars with posters on the sides
announcing the names and titles. (
They are as follows : Most athetotic
Laura Bailey and Bill Jones; most "
taltented, Ann farker and Bill
Browning; most courteous, Judy
Sneed and Bobby Easley, most pop
ular, Patricia Moore and Hoyt
Zimmerman; wittiest, Becky
Rhodes and Paul Jones, best look
ing, Patsy Moore and Hugh Hack
ney, best groomed, Betty Ann Pal
mer and Harold Barton, most stud
ious, Linda Palmer and Harry
Killian; most likely to succeed,
Laura Bailey and Charles Smith;
most ambitious, Patty Worthen
nd Harry Killian, and Charles
Smith.
Some twenty or more units filed
pasf, including a visiting band from
Robbinsvill* marching and struting
smartly past. /
The winning float was sponsored
by the Murphy Woman'* Club. A
ecreatlon scene from their project.
Teen A*e Center, was portrayed
from a beautifully decorated ve
hicle showing . how teen agers in
Murphy might enjoy themselves at
Christmas and times. In sharp
contrast, as a pkrt of their ent^jr
was another way the teen agers
could spqnd their leisure-that of ;
spending la can and resulting in
highway accidents. This was de
picted- by a wreck of a ear being
pulled by a wrednr. They recetv- I
ed ISO given by Golden Bsso. ?
Second place winner was soon- ,
sored by the Methodist Church. |
This scene portrayed a nativity
scene, with the slogan KTCEP
CTWWP TN CHRIBTMA8. They re.
celved tie awarded by the Cham
ber of Commerce.
nlaee w?nt to the Amer
ican who received $8 also
donated by the Chamber of Ctom
c
of tha floats wen Mr. ?
Dan Woods, and Mrs. It O. Rag. r
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Mayor Mason
Proclaims
Trade Week
Trade Week was proclaimed to
>egin . Thursday, November 29th,
uid end Saturday, December 8th,
>y Mayor L. L. Mason, as follows;
"Whereas, Santa Claus will ar
rive in Murphy on Wednesday No
vember 28th, to start a Christmas
>arade and open up Trade Week;
"Whereas, A special part of the
>arade will include a team of live
?eindeer with sleigh;
"Whereas, the main streets of
rfurphy have been decorated for
he Yuletide Season and four Chris-,
mas Trees have been erected on
he public square;
"Whereas, the shopping period
vill feature a grand prize each day
?onsisting of $100.00 (Murphy
?ash) given by merchants partici-1
mating in Trade Week;
"Whereas, all prizes will be giv
sn at the square under the Christ
nas Tree;
"Now, therefore, I, L. L. Mason,
Hayor, of the Town of Murphy,
forth Carolina, do hereby proclaim
November 29th through December
tth to be Trade Week in the Town
>f Murphy and do urge all citizens
o .participate in this special Yule
ide occasion."
Rummage And White
RIenhant Sale
Members of the Valleytown Home
demonstration club will sponsor
i rummage and white elephant
lale on Friday November 30 and
Saturday December 1. 1
The affair will be held in the re- 1
eption room of Bobbie's Shop on
?fain street. The hours are from '
0 a. m. to 5 p. m. each day.
Coffee, tea. sandwiches, cakes 1
ind cookies will be on sale.
levival Services
ro Begin At Free
Methodist Church
It was announced that revival . 1
ervices will begin December 2 at
he Free Methodist Church in Mur
thy and last until December 9. j
Tie services will begin at 7:30 p. I
n. .
The Rev. L. E. Latham, former,
lastor will conduct the meetings.
Everyone is cordially invited to/
Lttend. '!
Two Deer Killed On First Day Of Season
Pictured above are Zeb Con
ley, of Andrews and E. M. Car.
ter ol Canton with two bucks
they killed Nov. 19 while on a
hunting trip. According to a
report from Bunch A. Nugent,
ranger, on that day 15 deer,
and 7 hogs were killed by ap
proximately 167 hunters In Fir
es Creek section.
PROVIDENCE DEDICATION
ATTENDED BY LARGE CROWD
Providence Hospital, formerlyf
Petrie, observed Open House and
held formal dedication services j
Sunday. November 25. The affair
was termed a big success.
Approximately five hundred
guests attended and were served
refreshments by the sisters In the '
nurses' dining room from the tab
le beautifully decorated with fruit '
and candles. Scores of floral ar I
rangements were seen throughou
the building.
Open house was also held at the
convent, and those who wished
remained for chapel.
Dedication services were con
ducted by the Most Rev. Vincen
S. Walters, bishop of Raleigh, as
sisted by the Rev. Joseph Dean and
the Rev. Richard Boland.
The sisters ot providence oper
ate the 42-bed institution and have
their mother house in Holyoke,
Mass., a part of the diocese under
the spiritual direction of Most Rev.
Christopher J. Weldon of Spring
ield, Mass., who attended the
ceremony.
Since the hospital was purchased
last spring from Dr. W. Hoover,
several improvements have been
added, including: a new formula
room, children's ward, delivery
room, drug room, new paint and
furnishings.
Several priests, sisters, laymen
and medical leaders throughout the
state were present at the ceremony
Among those attending frorr
Mass. were the Rev. Mother Mary
de la Salle, Provincial of the order
of the Sisters of Providence at Hoi
yoke; the Rev. Mother Mary Igna
tius Superior of the Providence
Mother or Moiyoke, and the Rt.
Rev. House Walter Oonnell of
South Hadley Falls.
Administrator of the hospital is
Sister Mary Anthony. Heads of de
partments include Sisters Mary
Francis Xavier, Mary Fidelia,
Mary Francina, Marie William
and Mary Dosithia
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