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VOLLUME 66 NUMBER ? 38 THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1657 12 PAES THIS WEEK PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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Murphy, Andrews Churches Plan Sunrise Services
, The Rev. J. Alton Morris, pas
tor of the First Baptist Church, will
preside at the annual early morn
ing Easter service at Sunset Cem
etery, Murphy at 7:00.
Baptist, Methodist, Episcopal,
Presbyterian and. Free - Methodist
churches are joining for the ser
vice which will be informal and
last about 45 minutes. The Invo
> cation will be given by the Rev. A.
L. Maxwell, pastor of the First
* Methodist Church, and prayer will
be led by the Rev. J. C. McDowell,
pastor of the Texana Baptist
" Church. Mrs. Imogene Bates
Choir director of the First Meth
odist Church will be in charge of
the music and special music will
be presented by the Texana Bapt
ist Choir.. Scripture reading will,
ed by the Rev. F. ,E. Norris, pos
tor of the Free Methodist Church
and G. E. Scruggs, Associational
Missionary of the Western North
Carolina Baptist Association will
present the message.
The young people of the First
Methodist Church will serve a
light breakfast to the young people
of Murphy and to others who would
like to attend. The breakfast will
be served at '4:30 in the church.
The following churches have an
nounced their program for Easter
Sunday :
FIRST BAPTIST
The sermon topic for the 11 o'
clock service will be "The Res
surection Message" and special
music entitled "Calvery" will be
given by the Adult Choir of the
church.
FIRST METHODIST
The Adult and Youth Choirs will
present special music at the morn
ing service. Adult membership will
be received and a christening of
infants will also take place.
PRESBYTERIAN
The Rev. R. A. Potter's sermon
subject for Sunday morning will be
"Because I Live". The choir will
sing "Open the Gates of the Temp
le", and the sacrement of baptism
and reception of new members will
take place.
The Adult and Junior choirs will
present a sacred conceit at the
evening service. Songs to be heard
will include "Praise the Lord, O
Jerusalem", Calvary", "There is
a Green Hill Far Away", "Wel
come Happy Morning", and others
CATHOLIC
Thursday evening at 7:30: Re
newal of the Last Supper.
Good Friday at 7:30: The mass
of the Pre-Sanctified.
Holy Saturday 7:30: The Easter
Vigil service. t
Sunday morning mass at 8:00
with James Willis, of Chicago as
sist Father Joseph Dean.
Asheville Speakers Kick-off
Chamber Membership Drive
Approximately 125 persons heard
two Asheville speakers kick-off
Murphy's second annual Chamber
of Commerce membership drive at
a dinner meeting at the Regal
.Hotel Tuesday evening.
Fleming Talman and Richard
Degenhardt, president and execu
tive secretary of the Asheville
Chamber, were the speakers.
Western North Carolina has
been ignored from every stand
point of government because we
do not stand up and demand what
School Fashions
Presented By
Murphy Hi Girls
The clothing classes of the Mur
phy High School presented a fash
ion show Wednesday during the
chapel exercises.
School cottons and Easter fash
ions were modeled against a back
ground of colorful summer blouses
made by the ninth grade pupils.
Music during the modeling was
furnished by WandA West.
Narrators chosen by the classes
were Drucilla Truett, Benny Jo
Palmer, Rosemary Burgess and
Maxine Harris.
The prologue was written by Len
na R. Ramsey, and the intro
duction to models was written by
Sue Hendrix.
Mrs. Clell B. Bueck is instructor
of the homemaking department.
we are entitled to"*, Mr. Talman
told the groap.
He urged the group to send men
to the Legislature who will "stand
up and fight for what we want".
Asheville is operating this year
on the largest budget in the Garo
linas, $173,000, and they intend to
promote Western North Carolina.
However, if we are to grow and
prosper, he said, "we are all going
to have to band together to get
what we want."
He urged Murphy cititens to sup
port the Chamber of ComffilTClif
and said that the cost in time anrf,
money should be considered* an
"operating expense necessari to
your business."
Mr. Degenhardt said that the
Chamber of Commerce depends on
"two pillars of support, manpower
and money," and that both are of
prime importance to the progress
of the community.
"There is no stronger force than
businessmen if they will stand to
gether and act together," he said.
Annul tfrange Egg
Hunt To Be Sunday
The Martin's Creek Grange will
hold its annual Easter Egg Hunt
Sunday at 2:30 p. m. with prizes
going to those finding the "lucky
eggs".
Bring a basket of colored eggs
and a carload of kids and join the
fun.
Hiding place will be At the Mar
tin s Creek School.
Together, through the Chamber of
Commerce they can do what they
could not do individually.
There is "no magic formula for
getting new industry," he warned,
and the Chamber of Commerce is
the only medium in any community
to work toward it.
He cautioned the local Chamber
to "make no small plans, there
is no progress in them".
W. D. Townson, Murphy Chamb
er president, said that Murphy has
done nothing in the past ten years
it* obtain new industry and urged
the cooperation of the entire com
munity in supporting the Chamb
er's work.
The membership committee with
Peyton Ivie, chairman, will begin
it's drive this week, he said.
Bueck Resigns Murphy School Post;
Franklin Man Named For Position
H. Bueck, for 25 years superin
tendent of Murphy City Schools,
resigned this week to accept a posi
tion in Franklin.
Holland McSwain, superinten
dent of Macon County Schools will
rcplace Mr. Bueck.
"There are many factors in
volved when changing positions,"
Mr. Bueck said. He said that the
work in Franklin will be of a dif
ferent nature. Here he is both sup
erintendent and principal, but in
Franklin - his only duties will be
that of superintendent.
Mr. Bueck said that he "never
? expects to work with a better
school board" than the one here.
The local School Board, he says,
are "most conscientous in every
Aadrews Cob Scout
To Hold Meeting
The re-registration of the Cub
Scout Pack 2 in Andrews will take
place Tuesday, April 23rd, 7:30 p.
m., in the basement of the Luther
an Church. The pack is sponsored
by Andrews PTSA.
This meeting must be attended
by the members of Pack Commit
tee, Den Mothers and Dads and at
least one of the parents of each
boy.\A boy cannot be registered in
the pack in any other way but
by one of the parents being present
at this meeting.
way and that in every instance
tbey have put the interests of the
school first.
"It is with deep regret that we
leave Murpfiy, we have made
many lifelong friends here and no
one could have been treated bet
ter," Mr. Bueck stated.
Before coming to Murphy, Mr
Bueck was Director and Principal
of Teachers Training School at
Western Carolina College in Cul
lowhee and for eight years co6ch
and principal at Selma, N. C.
Mr. McSwain is a native of Shel
by, and a graduate of the Univer
sity of North Carolina where he did
his academic and graduate work.
He is married and has two sons,
one a junior at the University of
North Carolona and the other a
senior in high school.
Cherokee County
Stwteato On
Dean's List WCC
Two Cherokee County students
at Western Carolina College have
been named to the Dean's List for
the Winter Quarter.. ,
They are Grace Hedwig West of
Murphy and James David Bristol
of Andrews.
Students selected for this honor
on the basis of scholarship, char
acter, personality and effective
participation in campus activities.
Andrews Churches
Announce
Easter Services
Dr. Roy McCulIoch of Asheville,
interim-pastor of the First Bap
tist Church of Andrews will speak
at the annual early morning Eas
ter service to be held at 5:45 a. m.
in Andrews at the Cemetery Hill.
The service celebrating the Re
surrection wilfc be held jointly by
the eight churches in Andrews.
The men's chorus from the Lions
I and Rotary Clubs will present
special music.
Andrews Methodists
Hold Special
Easter Services
The Andrews Methodist Church
will observe Holy Week with ser
vices of worship at 7:00 p. m.,
Wednesday and Friday in the
Church sanctuary.
The Rev. J. Edwin Carter, pas
tor, will have as his topic Wednes
day, "These Jesus Took", and Fri
day, "What Then will You do
with Him Who is called Christ"?
There will be the Dedication of
Infants in Christian Baptism and
the Baptism of young people and
adults also on Friday.
The reception of persons into the
church membership will be Easter
Sunday at the morning servics.
Andrews Lutherans
To Hold
Holy Week Services
During the Holy Week the fol
lowing services will be held at St
Andrew's Lutheran Church in An- !
^IfCWS!
Holy Thursday, April 18, 7:30
p. m. The service with the Holy
Communion and meditation.
Good Friday, April 19th, 7:30
m. ? Vespers with the Bidding
Prayer an'J a Meditation.
Salvation Army Band and Chorus
.Special Services
To Be Conducted
At Free Methodist
The Rev. Jimmie Wiggins, stu
dent of Wesleyan College, Central,
South Carolina will conduct spec
ial services at the Free Methoidisl
Church beginning Thursday and
continuing through Sunday. There
will be a service each evening ai
7:30 p. m. and on Sunday morning
at 11 la. m.
VISITING OFFICERS AT AUXILIARY MEET?
Those taking part on the program at the Legion
Auxiliary District meeting held in Murphy are
seated left to right, Mrs. Shirley Clark, fifth aea
vice-president, from Brevard, N. C., Margaret
W. Johnson, N. C. Department president, Mrs.
John Waaaliclc, 20th. District committee woman
and standing left ~<o right, Mrs. Likra Bales, Rob
binsville, past committee woman and Mrs.
Herman Edwards, president of the Murphy Unit.
Local Legion Auxiliary Host
At 20th District Meet Here
The American Legion Auxiliary
of Murphy was hosts to the 20th
District Meeting held at the First
Methodist Church last Saturday.
Units from Sylva, Robbinsville,
and the North Carolina state presi
dent participated on the program.
Registration and coffee hour was
held at 10 followed by the meeting
at 11 o'clock.
Mrs. Wasalick, 20th District com
mittee woman called the meeting
to order. Pledge to the flag was
lead by Mrs. Lon Dklton, of the
Franklin Unit* The group joined in
singing the Star Spangled Banner.
Legionnaire John A. Davidson, of
Murphy gave the invocation, and
the Preamble to the Constitution
was led by the Robbinsville Unit.
Wanda Edwards, Murphy Unit
president, gave the address of wel
come which was responded to, by
Mrs. Walter Stack, vice-president
of the Sylva Unit. A special music
al selection was! sung' by Mrs. Had
ley Dickey of Murphy.
The Roll Call of the Units and
reports were given after which
Special recognization was given to
the Gold Star Mothers and guests.
Corsages made by the Murphy
Unit were also given to the visiting
officers and the Gold Star Mothers.
Mrs. S. C. Burgess, of Murphy,
introduced the speaker, Mrs. Mar
garet Johnson, the North Carolina
State Department president. In her
talk, Mrs. Johnson stressed the lm
portance of membership in the
Auxiliary and explained how the
dues of the members went to the
aid of the disabled veterans in the
hospitals, theft* families and the
veteran's orphans.
After the song, America, was
sung, a luncheon served ' by the
women of xthe Methodist Church
was held. During the luncheon,
Mrs. dales of ftobbinsville, gave
several of her famous ^readings for
the entertainment of the guests.
A report of the Courtesy commit
tee was given by Mrs. Gilmer
Jones of Franklin, and an invita
tion was extended to the Murphy
Unit, by the Sylva Unit president,
to meet with them next April in
Sylva.
Salvation Army Band To Present
Concert On Murphy Square Friday
The Salvation Army Band and
chorus from the Atlanta Training
College will present a 30 minute
concert, .from 12:15 to 12:45 p. m.
Friday on the square in Murphy.
The concert will begin a union
service of ail the-' Murphy churches
to be held from 1 to 2 o'clock Fri
day at the First Methodist Church.
All pastors along with two chap
lains, Brigadier Powell, and Cap
tain Hall, will take part in the ser
vice.
Brigadier Powell, is a U. S.
Army Chaplain and served over
seas during the war, as division
chaplain; Captain Hall who was a
Major in the U. S. Air Force, ser
ved on the staff of General "Hap"
Arnold.
The band consisting of young
Sunday Singing
To Be Held
A$ White Church
The regular third Sunday singing
will be held Sunday at 2 p. m. at
the White Church, seven miles
northwest of Murphy on a good
highway.
John Donley, leader cordially in
vites everyone to attend.
men from the fifteen southern
states and the District of Columbia
will also perform at the Murphy
High School building from 2 until
3 o'clock. They have an entire
brass band and a men's chorus.
This group of young men will be
ordained and commissioned as Sal
vation Army officers (ministers)
(the first week in June in Atlanta. "
Easter Musical
Program Sunday
At First Baptist
A program of Easter music will
be presented at The First Baptist
Church on Easter Sunday evening,
7:30 p. m. by the graded and adult
choirs of the church.
The directors of the different
choirs are: Celestial Choir ? Miss
?Judy Davis; Cherub Choir ?
Miss Linda English; Carol Choir
Miss Frankie Martin; Junior Boys'
Choir ? Mrs. Don Ramsey; Youth
Choir ? Mrs. W. V. Costello; Adult
Choir ? Mrs. H. E. Dickey.
At the faster morning service,
r.pecial music will be given by the
/dult Choir of the chuich.
MORE CONTRIBUTIONS NEEDED BY
THE CRIPPLED CHILDREN'S DRIVE
me Murphy ana Andrews Cnp- |
pled Children's Drive which start
ed the first of April and will extend
to the first of May is falling short
of its goal of $2000.00 1
Fifty-five percent of all the funds
stay in Cherokee County and is <
used for the necessary braces,
shoes, x-rays, medications, trans
portation to and from Asheville
and clinic supplies, for the people
of the county. Last year 323 people ,
were examined and treated by the
Doctors in our clinic at Andrews, i
Through the year ending August
21, 1956, $14T0.3f was spent in the
county.
The clinic is held evejy month
on Friday before the third Satur
day in Andrews, located over the
Bank Building. _
Types of case seen by the spec
ialist of Asheville include: Polio,
Cerebral palsy, club feet, rickets,
old burns, arthritis, rheumatic fev- .
er, usually referred to the center ;
in Asheville, and other bone de
formities and tumors of the bone.
Mrs. R. C. Fuller, chairman of '
the Murphy Drive says that only
two industries have replied to the
contributions, but Ihe is confident '
others will send in their contribu- ?
tions as soon as is coovienent The <
first share purchased by industry *
was a $25.00 share by the Gulf Re
fining Co. and a $5.00 shut tar t
Muree Veneer. [l
Plans have been completed for
a "coffee day" to be held in Mur
phy Friday. Everett English, of the
Cheroke Cafe is in charge. All cof
fee served in various Cafes that
day will be contributed to the
drive.
'Easter lilies will be sold on
the streets Saturday by the seventh
grade girls and tiie D. D. Club.
Mrs. Fuller says, "What would be
nicer than to have an Easter Lily
corsage for Easter Sunday"?
Annual Session
OfTheW.BLU.
Meets April 25
The annual session of Woman'*
Missionary Union of Western
North Carolina Baptist Association
urill be held on April 25 at Peach
tree Memorial Baptist Church. Th<
meeting will come to order at
10:00 a. m.
A good program has been plann
ed, including messages frofta Mrs.
1. C. Powell, Missionary to Japan,
^ Misi Beverly Nielson, State
A cordial invitation