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WHITE CHURCH SCHOOL FACULTY ? After
five yean of work by the community and mem
bers of the school faculty, the White Church
school was placed on the North Carolina Educa
tion Association's list of accredited schools re
cently. Faculty members of the school are, first
row (1. to r.) Mrs. Nellie Morrow, 6th grade;
Mrs. Macie ElLott, lunchroom worker; Mrs. Ad
dilee B. Brown, principal; Miss Doris Heodrix,
7th grade; John Smart, Jr., 8th grade; second
row, Mrs. Callie Gentry, lunchroom worker ; Mrs.
Avis Hoover, 4th grade; Mrs. Vey McDonald, 1st
and 2nd grade; Mrs. Florence Gentry, 2nd and
third ; and Dewey Kephart, janitor.
White Church Elementary
Becomes Accredited School
Five years of work by almost an
entire community were rewarded ;
recently with tBe announcenfent ;
that White Church elementary j
has been placed on the North Car
olina Education Association's list
of accredited schools.
It is the secoftd elementary
school in the county to be accred
ited. Andrews school made the
grade in 1963.
Mrs. Addilee B. Brown, White
Church principal, said that the
school was examined in November
and that she was notified about
two weeks ago that it would be
listed in the 1956-57 Educational
Directory as an accredited school.
Mrs. Brown said that the school
began as a one or two teacher
school but had grown through con
solidation to its present size.
White Church now has 200 pu
pils and a staff of ten. There are
seven teachers, two lunchroom
workers and the janitor. .
In addition to the White Church
community, it serves Owl Creek,
Ebenezer, Boiling Springs, and 1
Davis Creek.
Work toward having the school
accredited began about five years
ago when Harest King, who is now
principal of Hiwassee Dam School,
was principal.
Since that time, Mrs. Brown
says, almost everyone in the com
munity, from the P-TA right down
to the first grade pupils, have
pitched in to help.
Mrs. Brown has been the school's
principal for the past two years.
The White Church P-TA, which
was originally the Community De
\elopment Club, has furnished fi
nancial help through fund-raising
benefits and the money was used
to buy required supplies and equip
ment.
Dewey Kephart, the janitor, has
made many of the required pieces
of equipment such as lockers, eas
els and lunchroom cabinets, she
said.
The faculty, of course, plays an
important role in the credit rating
o t any school, and every member
of the White Church faculty has
a class A teacher's certificate.
Mrs. Brown also praised the
lunchroom workers for their "good
management, hard work, and co
operation."
She said that the County Board
of Education and county school
officials had made the work eas
ier.
The school faculty, Mrs. Brown
added, has pledged themselves to
"use these supplies and materials
for improving our instructional
program and to better prepare our .
children for the high school field." |
The Regal Club
To Meet Friday
The Regal Club will meet at
the home at Mrs. J. W. Thompson
on Friday at 7:S0 p. m. Mia Mar
vie Walker will be coJwfteaa.
MUSIC STUDENTS ? Mrs. Avis Hoover, of the White Church
Church faculty, works with a group of 4th grade music students.
Farmers Federation Stockholders
fo Meet Friday At Murphy Store
The Annual Farmers Federa
tion stockholders meeting for
Cherokee County will be held Fri
Jay, March 8 at 8 p. m., at the
Murphy Store according to James
McClarke, Farmers Federation
president.
One county director will be
nominated by the stockholders and
rated upon at the annual meeting
>f all Federation stockholders
which will be held March 23 in the
Buncombe County Courthouse in
ksheville at 10 a. m.
In addition the Murphy store
committee will be up for re-elec
:ion, and new members may be
nominated at this time.
Two directors represent each
county in the Farmers Federation
:erritory and both serve a two
fear temr. One director is eligible
tor re-election each year.
In addition tob usiness reports
by Farmers Federation officials
iiere will be refreshments, and
mtertainment by the Farmers Fed
s ration string band.
Members of the Murphy store
:ommittee Include: Claude M. An
derson, Culberson; W. W. Ashe,
Andrews Eastern
S tar No. 15
To 9 feel Friday
The Andrews Chapter Order of
lie Eastern Star, Number 15 will
lave a special meeting Friday at
r:30 p.m. for the purpose of init
iation. ,
Kate Palmer, ^na Brady and
Felix Brady will receive the de
cree of the Order.
Tbe meeting will be held in the
H?ll
Andrews; Horace Brendle, Suit;
Ernest Burnett, Andrews; Mrs.
Henry Carver, Andrews; Bobby
Cobb, Culberson; Wayne Crisp,
Murphy; J. H. Ellis, Rt. 2; J. L.
Hall, Murphy; J. H. Hampton, Rt.
2.; Mrs. Clarence HendHx, Murp
hy; Li. F. Lochaby, Rt. 2; Dillard
and Wilbur McCombs; Clyde Mc
Nabb, Rt. 2; B. B. Palmer, Marb
le; S. H. Roberson, Suit; Claude
Stiles, Rt. 1; Dillard Stiles, Rt. 2;
and Mrs. Bryan Whitfield, Murphy.
Demonstration On
Forestry To
Be Given Friday
There will be a forestry demon
stration on the farm of Mr. A. J.
Martin and T. L. Martin in the
Martin's Creek section at 9 a.m.
on Friday, March 8.
The demonstration is being given
to show the advantage of good
forestry practices as they pertain,
to the A.S.C. program and the
ever-all forestry program in Cher
okee County.
L. L. Kisselburg, manager of
the A.S.C. office, Carl Dalton,
State Service Forester, and forest
ers from other organizations will
be on the program.
Anyone Interested in good forest
practices is invited to attend this
meeting. v
Mnrphv PTA To Elect [
New Officers Monday
The Murphy P-TA will elect new
officers at its regular meeting
next 'Monday night at 7:90 in the
primary auditorium.
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The program theme will be,
"Family Lite." Members are urg
ed to attend.
Annual Cherokee Fishing
Contest Begins March 15 th
HiwasseeDam.
Grange Hears
C.R. Freed
C. R. Freed, Murphy Chamber of
Commerce secretary, was guest
speaker at & meeting of the Hi-1
wassee Dam Grange Monday night
at Hiwassee Dam school.
Mr. Freed told 55 members of
the Grange that their biggest job
was "selling the people on a pro
gram of community improvement. '
He said the best way to improve
the Grange organization was
through appointed committees to
function in activities such as beau
tification, landscaping, fishing, re
creation, and stimulating tourist
trade and industry.
Committee members should be
encouraged to present their indiv
idual ideas and from those a pro
gram of work should be formed,
he said.
Andrews P.T.S.A.
To Hold Special
Meeting Tuesday
The Andrews PTSA will sponsoi
a school of instruction at its reg
ular meeting in the Andrews High
auditorium, Tuesday, March 12 at
7:30 p.m.
Presidents and other officers of
Clay, Macon, Swain, Graham and
Cherokee P-TA Associations are
invited to attend.
Special guests who will con
duct the school of instruction in
clude: Mrs. Roeby Wilson, state
first vice-president of P-TA; Mrs.
George Tennel and Mrs. Olin Dil
lard, Director of District I.
An election of new officers for
the Andrews P-TA will also be in
cluded in the program after which
a social hour will be held.
First Methodist
SS Honor Roll
Wayne Holland, superintendent of
the Sunday School of the First
Methodist Church gives the follow
ing names of the persons who made
the honor roll in Sunday School
during the month of February.
In the Men's Bible Class 17 per
sons: E. C. Moore, Paul Hyatt,
Jerry Davidson, Hugh Brittain,
Neil Davidson, Howard Martin, Gay
Davidson, W. B. Johnson, the Rev.
W. F. Elliott, Dave Carringer, H.
Bueck, E. E. Stiles, Alden Coward,
the Rev. Asmond Maxwell, C. R.
Freed, Hugh Howard and George
Dyer.
Primary Class n: Frank Dickey,
Jon Maxwell, Dianne Wilkins and
Irene Warner. Primary Class I:
Ellen Davis, Samuel McDonald,
David Maxwell and Carl Town son.
Kindergarten : Phillip McDonald
and Lonnie Brittian. Nursery: Tim
and Bill Dyer.
Revival Services To Begin Sunday
In Andrews First Methodist Church
? A series of revival services will
begin at the Andrews First Meth
odist Church Sunday evening and
continue each evening through
March 15, according to an an
nouncement by the Kev. Edwin
Carter, pastor.
Services will be held each even
ing at 7:30.
The Rev. Roy Bell of Sylva, di
rector of youth work in the Wayne
sville District will bring the mes
sage each evening. He is a grad
uate of Catawba College Seminary
and of Duke Divinity School.
He has served pastorates at
Mouzon Methodist Church, Char
lotte, Main Street Methodist, Ker
nersville and for the past four
years at Sylva Methodist Church.
Sermon topics for the week are:
Sunday evening, "Habits;" Mon
day, "What Counts In Religion;"
Tuesday, "House Beatuiful" (fam
ily); Wednesday, "If Any Little i
Word of Mine. . .;" Thursday, 1
"When the Springtime of Life ? 1
Blossoms Into the Golden Sum- i
mer" (Youth Night); and Friday, ,
"Make Way For Something Bet- <
ter." i
The Rev. Carter said, "We are
observing a two-fold purpose in i
that this week, March 3-10, a ser- ,
REV. ROY BELL
ies of cottage prayer meetings are
being held in seven different sec
tions of Andrews in various homes
as follows: East Andrews, Bristol
Avenue, Park Area, Downtown
area, Leatherwood section, Ex
tract section, and Fairview area."
"This week of dedication and
spiritual preparation is in observ
ance of the Pre-Easter season."
Top Cherokee Performers To Appear
On Amateur Show At Martin's Creek
1 Some of Cherokee County's top
performers will be presented at a
talent contest to be held at Mar
tin's Creek School Thursday night,
March 7 at 7:30.
Proceeds from the Martin's
Creek Grange sponsored show will
be used to buy playground equip
ment for the school, according to
Jerry Ruth Smith, program chair
man.
In addition to the talent contest, 1
Miss Smith said that Carl Story
and his Mountain Ramblers will 1
furnish entertainment. I
Bill Monroe, and his group from ?
the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nash
ville, Tennessee, will also be a
special featjire on the program.
Miss Smith said that the talent ;
contest would be separated into
two divisions and that some of
the outstanding talent in the coun
ty will be on hand.
Pie Supper To Be
At Hickory Stand
Methodist Church i
There will be a Pie Supper at the ,
Hickory Stand Methodist Church at
Brasstown, Friday night at 7 :30. j
There will be entertainment foip ^
everyone, including games and ]
gospel singing. 1
The public is cordially invited to
attend and the proceeds of the sup- <
per will go to the church. (
Among them are Glenn Ellis and
his Blue Sky Boys; Kathleen, Dor
othy and Peggy Roberts, well
known in the county for their vo
cal talents; a square dance team
from Hayesville; and Wanda West,
vocalist and pianist. Miss Smith
said that 26 dancing acts have
been scheduled.
Winners in the contest will ap
pear on a Knoxville TV talent
show.
Swimming Pool
Fund
Hits $20,000 Mark
Joe Ray, project chairman, said
this week that the new swimming
pool fund has reached $20,000 in
cash and pledges.
The Murphy Woman's Club, un
der the direction of Mrs. L. L.
Mason, president, is in its second
week of a county-wide canvass
for funds and results have been
"excellent," he said.
There is a considerable amount
in pledges which have not been
paid, he says, and requested that
people who have not turned in the
money do so as soon as possible.
The architect has already start
:d work on designing the new $30,
)00 pool, he added.
Lions Club Amateur Contests
Begin Here Saturday Night
A series of five amateur talent
shows will be held here beginning
Saturday night, sponsored by the
Murphy Lions Club.
The first show will be held at
B Men Nominated To
Serve On C. Of C.
Board Of Directors
Eight men have been nominated
to fill four vacancies on the Board
Df Directors of the Chamber of
Commerce. The men nominated to
fill the three year term are the
following: Merle Davis, W. A.
Singleton, Richard Howell, W. T.
Brown, Chasles Hughes, John Dick,
ey, Frank Ingram Jr. and Dr.
ffm. Goasett.
Four of the eight nominees will
be elected at the March 15th meet,
lug.
the old gymnasium beginning at i
8 and the others will be in the
new gymnasium.
The show is under the direction
of Calvin Smart and his Mountain '
Valley String Band will furnish ?
professional entertainment.
Three winners will be selected ,
by the judges on each of the first (
four Saturday night contests and
the fifth show will be a compe
tition among the weekly winners. i
Grand prize is $60.00 and the win- :
ners will appear on the CopperhiU i
radio station.
After the show, Smart and hir :
ing until midnight. <
Mr. Smart said that door prizes
group will furnish music for danc ?
would be given at each of the Sat
urday night affairs and that ad
mission would be .50 for adults |
and .25 for children.
Proceeds from the show will go ,
to the new swimming pool fund
and tickets are available from
Lion's Club members, at Western
Auto Store and Allison Duncan
Tire Company.
Special Prayer
Service
To Be Held Momday
A special prayer service in ob
servance of the World Day of
Prayer in which all woman mis
sionary societies in the Andrews
area will parti&m: held
at the Free Methodist ChurffB r ri
lay morning at 4 a. m.
Other Interested persona are in
vited to attend this early morning
service.
At > p. m. a similar service will
be held in tfce Episcopal chapel
with Mrs. R. A Dewar serving as
chairman.
The second annual Cberok<
County Fishing Contest will op<
March IS with fishermen from
wide area expected to compel
The annual Chamber of Coo
merce sponsored event will rv
through November 1 and over $9
n prizes will be awarded winner
The prizes will be fishing equij
ment.
Charles Hyatt, contest chairmai
said that last year fishing enthu:
iasts from as far away as A
lanta entered and won prizes i
the annual contest.
Prizes will be awarded for trout
large mouth bass, small mout
bass, pike, catfish, and panfish.
Weigh-in stations have been sc
up at Griffith's Boat Dock a
Duke's; O. C. Payne's at Suit; W
B. Dockery's at Hiwassee Dam
Claude Dorsey's Sport Shop at An
drews; Cherokee Cafe and Arbo
Autel at Murphy; Claude Jones a
Ranger, Route 2; and John Mor
ley at Unaka.
Mr. Hyatt said that copies o
the contest rules and entry blank
could be obtained at any of tin
weigh-in stations or at the Murph:
Chamber of Commerce.
Cherokee's lakes and stream:
are well-stocked this year, he said
and some record catches are ex
pected during the contest.
There are two lakes in the coun
ty, Hiwassee and Appalachia, am
numerous streams and rivers wel
stocked with a wide variety o
game fish.
Among the better trout stream:
are Davis Creek, Shoal Creek
Peachtree Creek, Ball Creek, Shu
ler Creek, Beaverdam Creek, an
the headwaters of the Tellico am
Valley Rivers, all of them stockei
and maintained by the N. C. Wild
life Commission.
Judges for this year's contea
are Frank Ingram- Jr., W. A
Singleton, and Howard Moody.
The Chamber of Commerce fish
ing committee includes Mr. Hyatt
Everett English, Harry Sword, am
Arnold Dalyrymple.
Andrews Service Of
World Day Of
Prayer To Be Friday
From behind the Iron Curtail
conies the service for this year'l
World Day of Prayer. On Marct
8, this day will be observed in al
least 142 countries around the
world.
Prayers will begin in the Tonga
Islands and continue westward
with the sun, ending on the St
Lawrence Island, Alaska.
The service for Andrews will be
at the Episcopal Chapel at 3:15 p
m. Friday, March 8.
The program for the 1957 Work
Day of Prayer was prepared bj
Lorena asaday, who until recenl
years lived behind the Iron Cur
tain in Hungary.
Cherokee County
Crafters
To Meet Saturday
The Cherokee County Crafters
will meet in the Home Agent's Of
fice, Saturday, March 8 to work
on small crafts suitable for teach
ing in summer Bible Schools.
Anyone who is interested in this
work is cordially invited to attend,
and if they have any suggestions to
pass on to others it would be ap
preciated.
Also anyone who has any fin
ished article to put on display it
would be nice to bring them along.
An all day meeting la planned
for the second Saturday In April to
be held at Be 11 view Community
House, and anyone who would like
to attend will be more than wel
come. We will have a picnic dinner,
everyone bringing whatever they
like.