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TO EVERYONE
A' HAPPY
PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR
Out -Door Christmas
- Decoration Contest >
Sponsored At Andrews
Plus are going forward for the
Community outdoor Christmas
decoration contest sponsored by
the VaUey River Garden Club of
Andrews.
Those who wish to enter are ask
ed to contact lira. John Christy,
chairman by Saturday December
22.
Three prizes will be given, first
prize seven dollars, second will be
five dollars and the third prize of
three dollars.
Hie prizes will be offered for the
most attractively decorated home,
or grounds, as seen from the street
LOCAL BUSINESSES TO BE
CLOSED DURING HOLIDAYS
Christmas U the day moat of us
ua put all thought* of business a-;
aide, the day pop gets to play with
junior's new train, the day you
hear sighs of surprise and delight
The day when the family worships
together, and afterwards sits a
round a cosy fire Just relaxing. The
businessmen and busy housewives
need no excuse- for being lazy on
that day, why should they? Its
Christmas, therefore, w eoffer no
excuse for the business establish
ments in town who state they will
be closed during the holidays
Citizens bank will be clos<
December 25 and January I, tno
Post Office will be closed Decem
ber 25 and January 1; the court
house offices will close on Sat
urday, December 22 to reopen
Wednesday morning, December 26
and will be closed all day January
1. Murphy Library will be closed
December 22 through December 26.
- Lords Sapper Be
Observed In Candle
Light Service N
The Lord's Supper will be ob
served in a candlelight service at
the Presbyterian Church on Mon
day, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve, at
7:30 p.m. Parents are invited to
present infants for baptism at this
service.
The Sermon topic of Sunday
morning, Dec. 23, will be God's
Sign with Christmas music. At 2:30
p.m. there will be a Christmas pro
gram at Bethel Church, Unaka, the
church's outpost.
The children's Christmas party
will be held on Friday, Dec. 21,
from 3:30 to 4:30 in the assembly
room of the church. There will be
rf Christmas tree and treats and
^tmes will be played.
follows
The drivers licenke offices in Mur
phy, Andrews, Hayesville and Rob
binsville will be closed Monday,
December 24, through Friday De
cember 28. Q. T. Watts, drivers
license examiner along with the
highway patrolmen says-be alert,
be smart, stay alive? drive safely.
Even the service stations in town
are going to be closed December
25. City Hall will be closed from
noon December 24 'through 26. The
Cherokee Scout will close at noon
Saturday, December 22 and will
reopen Monday, December 31
Murphy Power Board will be clos
ed December 24 through 28.
Each of these establishments joii
in wishing everyone a "Merry
Christmas and a Happy New
Year." .? ? - '
Christmas Midnight
Mass In Murphy
On Christmas Eve, members of
Murphy's Catholic Chapel will be
gin services at 11:45 p.m. with the
singing of Christmas carols. At
midnght the Dialogue Mass will
be offered by the Rev. Joseph
Dean. Services on Christmas Day
will start at 6:15 a.m. at Provi
dence Hospital Chapel and at 11:30
a.m. in St. Williams Catholic Chap
el on Andrews' Road in Murphy.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
This Christmas marks the third
year of the established Catholic
parish in Murphy.
Singing To Be
At South End
Baptist Church
There will be a singing at the
South End Church Saturday night
December 22, at 7 o'clock.
All singers and quartets are in
vited.
Murpky Doctors,
Froiestut
Directors Moot
The doetora of Murphy met with
the Board of Directors of Murphy
Protestant Hospital Monday, Dec
ember 10, and discussed the future
operation of the hospital.
They are happy to announce that
the hospital Is approved by the
Medical Care Commission and oth
er state agencies, and all hospital
insurance is being paid as in any
other hospital.
Hopewell Baptist
Church To Present
Christmas Program
On Thursday night, December 20
at 7:30 members of Hopewell Bap
tist Church will give a short
Christmas program, after which
gifts will be exchanged and carols
sung.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend.
Grape Creek HD
Club Met. Dee. 5
The Grape Creek Home Demon
sration Club met December 5, at
the home of Mrs. H. L. Griffith.
Mrs. E. J. Greer presided as
president. Mrs. Lloyd Black gave
the devotional.
Mrs. Fred Martin presided as
secretary.
Nine members were present.
Book reports were given by Mrs.
Lloyd Black, "The Nine Brides and
Grannie Hyatt." and Mrs. H. D.
Griffith, "Roaming the Moun
tains."
Christmas gifts were exchanged
and records and games were play
ed.
The hostess, Mrs. H. L. Grffith
served ice cream, and the meeting
was adjourned.
Murphy Quarterback
Dance December 29
The Murphy Quarterback Club
will hold a dance at the Murphy
High Gym from 9 to 1 a. m. on
Saturday, December 29. Music by
Mark VI Combo. .
Everyone is invited. Admission
{1 per person.
Rev. And Mrs. Carte ?
Adopt Son
The Rev. and Mrs. James Ed
ward Carter have received for
'adoption through the Agency for
Adoption in Charlotte a son, James
Edwin, four and one half months
old.
This is the second child of the
Carters', their first a daughter,
Rachel, who is eight years-old.
(Left to right) J^ront row: Mrs.
J. P. Rogers, Canton, Mrs. Evelyn!
Coward, CulloiAiee, Miss Judy
Babblngton, An&rWs, Miss Barton,
Waynesvllle. Miss Adora McGlam
ery, Hayesville, Mrs. Raymond
Stovall, Sylva.
Middle row: Rev. M. V. Thumm,
Cullowhee, Frank Martin, Frank
lin, Rev. Roy E. Bell, Sylva, Sam
McCracken, Dell wood.
Back row: Hazel Ramsey, Can
ton, Murphy Day Representative,
Sam Davidson, Rev. A. L. Max
well, Jr, Murphy, Clyde R. Hoey,
Jr., Canton, Rev. frank Smathers.
Lake Junaluska. Rev. Sam Moss,
Franklin, Rev. Grady Barringer
Dell wood.
Sylva Herald Photo ? Courtesy
Waynesville District Commission
on Evangelism of the Methodist
Church.
Methodist Commission On
Evangelism Session Held :
The Waynes ville District Com
mission on Evangelism of The
Methodist Church held a planning
session Wednesday, December 5,
at the. Jarrett Springs Hotel in
DiUsboro. pe Rev. A. L. Max
well, Jr.; pastor of Murphy's First
Methodfct Church and District Di
rector, ptctfded.
Others who participated
Rev. Frank Smathers, Waynea
ville, District Superintendent; Mr.
Clyde Hoay, Jr., Canton, Lay Lead
er; Halei Ramsey, Canton, District
Laj\ T-aaiar; and Rev. Roy E.
Bell, Sytrn, District Director of
Youth ^ark.
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for the conference year which ends
May 31, 1957. -
w With 89 churches in the arfea
served by the Commission,, the
goal ct 670 kew members daring
the period was set. Leaders ex
pressed hope that 430 of these
would come by profession of faith.
TTie Lenten Season yras chosen
as a period of special emphasis
toward reaching the goal.
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"A step by step program of
Evangelism for the entire year
should be brought before the whole
church and adopted," Rev. Frank
Smathera, District Superintendent,
said.
Every cnurcn is urgu 10 pro
mot* the Attendance Cruaade^trom
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should conduct a membership
trainings clafcs for children ffoihi
March 10 to Palm Sunday, April
14, and plan a revival during the
40 days proceeding Easter.
< Visitation Evangelism should be
stressed, leaders said,, at least
two weeks for the revival. ,
Under the leadership of the Rev.
Boy E. Bell, a Christian Witness
Mission for Senior Ybuth was
planned on the Subdistrict level.
Christian Mission Area chairmen
are invited to Sylva Methodist
Airing the week and at Much M
or intensive training by the district
director.
The Commission wtD meet again
in early January and a Tri-District
Sally be held March 4 at
Trinity Church, Ashevffle
HI
Pictured above are the Murphy
Bulldogs kMd at Banquet.
Front Jim Hendrix,
[endrix, Charles
#Norris West,
Bulldogs taM^riat
Front
Don
Burt Birchfield, Carl Radford, and
John Morris. Second row: Fred
Carter, Hoyt Zimmerman, Ernie
Millsaps, John Mulkey, Carson
Rogers, Richard Mashburn, Butch
Kiipatrick, Bobby Morris, BtU
Jones, Bobby O'Dell, Roger Baugh,
Bill Lovingood, third row: Bill
Rhodes, T. J. Logan, R. G. Hem
bree, Frank Beavers, Carroll Led
ford. Buck Hill, J. R. Penland,
Tommy Moore, Lawrence BeaJ,
Benny Pipes and Manuel
McDonald. Managers, Oene Pal
mer, Gordon Jones, and John
Bandy.
BlBDOGS FETED AT BANQUET
Murphy c^^^ppaid tribute Sat
urday night ^^Kth to its champ
ionship. winni^Hfootball team and
their coaches :^Bird famed all-Am
erican Charlie ^Qstice talk football
and saw him make awards to the
chosen outstanding players of the
1956 Bulldogs squad,, Don Amos in
the line; and Bobby Morris back.
The meeting was the first of an
annual banquet of the kind-spon
sored by the Quarterback Club
held at the New Regal with almost
125 players, club members and
guests in attendance.
New Golf Station
To Hold Grand
Opening Here Friday
Ingram and Gulley will hold their
grand opening Friday and Satur
day, December 21 and 22 with frea
favors for all the children. It will
be climaxed Saturday night with
the drawing for the grand prize,
an automatic washer. Other prizes
will also be given.
They invite their frftnds to vis
it their new modern stations.
Ivies To Hold
Annual
Christmas Party
The Ivies are having their annual
Christmas party for their employe
es and their families Thursday
night,' December 20 at 7:30 p. m
;
in the dining hall at Mrs. English.
After the dinner the group will
return to the home of Mrs. lvie
where gifts will be opened around
the traditional Christmas tree.
Around 23 guests are expected.
Folk School To
Hold Annual
Christmas Party
The John C. . Campbell Folk
School is having its annual Christ
mas party Friday evening, Dec
ember 21, at 8 o'clock.
Everyone is invited to enjoy the
carol singing, folk dancing and
refreshments.
Justice, sensational backfield
player o( the Carolina Tarhfcels a
few years back, and now with Phil
lips Oil Co. at Hendersonville,
commended the developing of Mid
get football teams as a way of
building strong high school ele
vens. Youngsters in' Henderson
ville had battered on his door and
forced him into organizing such
teams, he said. Like endeavor had
paid off in the case of this year's
mastering Canton Black Bear
team.
Choice of the two outstanding
players were made on the basis of
grading of players by several mem
bers of the club In each game of the
year, Frank Alexander, club presi
dent explained. Amos, wide-roving
and hard-thumping tackle, is a
junior; and Morris, who played
well on both offense and defense,
a sophomore. Don is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Amos of R. F. D.
3, Murphy; and Bobby of Mr. and
Mrs. Glenn Morris of 132 Grant
Street.
Head-coach "Chuck" McConnell
also spoke and introduced the let
Andrews Basketball Team
Takes 3 Wins Last Week
The Andrews High boy's bas
| ketball team won their second and
third conference games last week
with a 53-43 win over Stecaah and
a 60-47 win over Nantahala.
In the Nantahala game Friday
night with co-captains Jerry Pull
iam and Kent Laughter, both scor
ing 19 points each, Andrews jump
ed off into a lead they neverre
linquished. They led at the end of
the first hald 31-27 with Laughter
getting 13 of his points then.
"At the beginning of the fourth
quarter, Andrews led 48-43 with
Andrews' defense tightening up
they began to open up the margin
as Pullium started to hit from
outside, scoring 13 points.
Wayne Mintz, scoring 8 points,
and Pete Gernert, scoring ,3, re
bounded well. Bergin Tatham add
ed two and Lloyd Derreberry play
ed his usual steady floor game and
chipped in with points.
On Tuesday night, Kent Laugh
ter who scored 25 points, led the
boys team to victory over Stecoah.
Wayne Mintz, who scored 13 was
in the lead at half time with a
score of 28-19. Jerry Pullium add
ed 8 points and did a good job of
reboundin galong with Pete Ger
nert. Derreberry scored 5 points
and Tatham added 2, ending the
game in Andrews favor.
The girls team, won their second
game with a 70-44 score over Ste
coah Tuesday night.
Led by Gail Anderson with 31
points ? and Katherine Sursavage
folowing close behind with 18
points, at the halftime Andrews
was in the lead with a score of
0-19.
GkeAckee Gvinty tyolhl
Bjy Annetta Bunch
lently served since 1M7. '
Her exciting - hobby ia (that of
lying. She and her husband own a
Cessna 140 plane which is main
tained at the Marble Airport. She
lias a student pilot license and her
husband has - a private, multi
engine and- commercial license.
They are members at the Flying
Rebel Club, formerly known as the
Breakfast Club. This club Is com
posed of flying enthusiasts from
lie southern parts of the country
irho at designated times meet and
ly together to some location and
lave breakfasts, dinner, picnics or
tight ess lug tours.
Most of the Urns they meet In
Atlanta ? aad proceed from there,
they do night and day tone flying.
On their next toag trip they aspect
to go to Tans. ' {
Mrs. Parker and Mr bartaail
were wW * Andrews
where tMjr U*s Mr. IDsy Mm n?
children aad ars memberi of first
| Murphy Splits Double
Header With Hayesville
The Murphy boys trounced Hay-1
esville 68-24 in the third conference
! game of the basketball season.
The Murphy quintet led all the
way. Second string players began
entering the game in the second
quarter and they make Murphy's
reserve look very formidable.
Hoyt Zimmerman and Austen
Coffey scored 16 points each. Ed
[ Gibbs made 10, Burt Birchfield, 6,
Jimmy Carringer, Charles Lovin
good and Don Amos, 4 each,
Charles Smith 3, Roy Dockery and
Emanuel McDonald 2 each, and
Butch Klpatrick 1. The boys made
only 8 fouls. They scored 66% j
of their free throws. This was the ;
fourth consecutive victory for the j
Murphy boys.
The girls succumbed to a 56-61
defeat by the Hayesville squad.
Murphy held Hayesville to a scoer
of 14-14 the 1st quarter. Hayesville
led slightly in the second quarter
but the score stood 43-43 at the
close of the third. In the fourth
quarter Murphy had a slight lead
but in the final seconds, amid the
roar of the excited spectators,
Hayesville pulled ahead for a 5
point triumph. Laura Bailey was
high scorer with 24 points. Shirley
Stiles scored 19, and Shirley Allen
13. Patricia Moore and Gladys
Painter fouled out in the fourth
quarter after giving the Hayesville
forwards a great deal of trouble.
The girls hit 42 percent of the free
throws and had a total at 2) fouls,
22 personal, one technical.
Lithevu Christmas
Service December 23
-A special Christmas program
will be presented on Sunday, De
cember 23 at tp. B. it St. And
-ews Lutheran Church.
Members of the Sunday School
with the pastor in charge will par
ticipate.
ter men of the squad. Murphy's
team tied Bryson City for the
Smoky Mountain conference title.
Others making remarks included :
Dr. A. J. Headrick, who presided;
Dr. W. R. Gossett, vice-president
of the club; H. Bueck, Murphy
School Superintendent; and C. H.
Olson, high school principal and
assistant coach.
A movie of the Murphy-Franklin
game, which the Bulldogs won 35-6
was shown. Dining room decora
tions were in Murphy High's
black and gold colors; with roast
turkey-appropriately as the celebra
tion fell midway between Thanks
giving and Christmas ? as the piece
de resistance. Thanks at the begin
ning were voiced by Rev. A1 Smith.
Besides commending midget
teams as championship builders.
Justice put in a word for the lino
rtien who made way for backs to
run ? he bought steaks for those
down Carolina way, he averred;
praised the Murphy teams for its
fine record, and berated opposition
to athletic scholarships. He went to
Chapel Hill under the GI Bill of
Rights; and his wife on an athletic
scholarship ? the only one who ever
did not play a minute in a football
game! The night's speaker was
introduced by Quarterback Presi
dent Alexander, who played end
a few years ago for the Tennessee
Volunters.
1st Methodist
Church Observe
Family Night
Family Night was observed
Wednesday night in the First
Methodist Church with the usual
pot luck supper, with the Wesleyan
Service Guild serving as hostesses.
A Sunday School party was held
with the children with the Christ
mas Story, games and carol by
the children, and refreshments.
The Youth Fellowship presented
original play writtesn and directed
by Lynn Gault.
. 9n Sun. Dec. 23- a* ? P
traditional candlelight service com
posed of scripture, and congregat
ional singing will be held. The
adult, youth and children's choirs
will sing special music. There will
be a tableau of the Nativity Scene
by the Juniors.
White gifts of used clothing and
money will be brought and sent to
Hungarian Relief through the
CJiurch- World Service.
Student recognition Sunday will
be held at the morning service with
college students in ch&rg* six
students will serve as uahens and
four will stag in the choir, and
some will speak.
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Rogers Chapel Tm
Pi'Cwat CHristeas
SinMtay
There will be a Christmas pro
gram at Rogers Chapel Baptist
Chpreh Sunday night, December
23. at 7:10.
Everyone fc welcome to attend.