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Support Your Local Red Cross Unit V V V V V ? t . "t ' " ? " ' ' 1 < DEDICATED TO PROMOTING CHEROKEE COUNTY Dm'( Turn Y> fad With Brush Fires VOLUME 07 NUMBER- S THURSDAY, AUGUST Z>, 1857 I 1 TEN PAGES THIS WEEK PUBLISHED WEEKLY MB. AMD MRS. JOHN L. COLLINS . . . WED AT 74 Old Sweethearts Wed After 54 Yrs. John L. Collins and Mrs. Cora< Fox Bryant, childhood -sweethearts who had not seen each other for the past 54 years, were married here Aug. 14. , Both are 74. They are living at Mrs. Collins' home on Culberson Route 2, about nine miles from Murphy. * M- The couple were married at the ?home of Rev. Tom Truett in Cul f berson. Attending the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Sterlin Akin of Murphy, Mrs. Harley Shields of Ranger and Mr. and Mrs. Neil Stiles of Sylva. Mrs. Shields, Mrs. Akin and Mrs. Stiles are nieces of Mrs. Collins. The bride wore a two-piece brown suit trimmed in white lace with white accessories. Mr. Collins was born and reared it Cherokee County. Mrs. Collins was born in the home where the couple are now living and has re sided there all her life except for about a year. They were childhood sweethearts for five or six years before Mr. Collins left Murphy at around the age of 20. He went to Detroit, Mich to barber. Recently he wrote two or three letters to a cousin at Friendship but the letters were returned un opened. Not knowing his cousin had passed away, Mr. Collins de cided to write his childhood sweet heart for information. This posed a problem as he did not know whom' she had married or if she was still living in the same community. He enclosed the letter to "Cora Fox" in a letter to the Postmaster at Ranger. The Ranger Postmaster located Mrs. Collins, then Mrs. Bryant, and the couple began to corre spond. In his first letter, Mr. Col lins told her he was no longer mar ried. \ She wrote back that she had been a widow for 11 years. An old <C? Hn?d on back page) ) J. Franklin Smith Resigns As Unaka School Principal : . ?' J. Franklin Smith has resigned as principal of the Unaka Elemen tary School after aeerving there two years. , . He has accepted the position as principal of the Stecoah High School in Graham County, of which Guy Sutton is superintendent. Smith received .both his B. S. and M. A. degrees in Education from WCC Cullowhee, and has done post-graduate work in super vision and administration. ? ? He has ta light fof several years in Andrews, Murphy and Cherokee County Administration Units and also some time in Burke County. Walter B. Bryson Wanted By Local Draft Board Anyone know Walter Bernard Bryson? If so, tell him to contact the local board office in Murphy. He is classified as a delinquent by Local Board No. 20, Murphy. Delinquency, unless removed, subjects a registrant to immediate induction. 3 Cherokee County Students Beeelve Degrees At WCC Three Cherokee County students were among the 120 who received degrees at Western Carolina Col lege Friday night Ruth Lail Forsyth and Ruby Wells Wilcdbc of Murphy received Bachelor of Science degrees and Kenneth Beal Farmer of Marble, received a degree in Masters of Arts. FOOTBALL LIGHTS FUND REACHES $3,000 MARK; DRIVE CONTINUES ? Contributions and pledges had reached about $3,000 earlier thiA week in the campaign to raise funds for lighting the high school football field here. John Gill, chairman of the lights committee, said $1,551 has already been deposited and a similar a mount has been pledged. The chairman asked that all who have pledged to send or bring their checks in as quickly as pos sible. Checks should be made pay able to "Murphy High School Foot ball Field Lights" and mailed to Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Between $4,000 and $4,500 is need ed for the project. A list of the latest contributors was released as follows: Walter Puett, W. E .Hampton Co., Colum bia Marble Co., Murphy Motor Court, Murphy Laundry, Arbor Au tel? Mrs. W. M. Mauney, Jim Gibbs, Radford Chain Saw Co., J. H. Duncan, Coble Dairy Co. Also: Joy Motel, Sossamon Fur liture Co., Dr. R. S. Parker, Rob ert Few, Cherokee Scout, Citizens Bank and Trust Co., W. F. For sythe, Andrew May, Hackney Car ilina' Co, Bob White, Burley De weese, Davis Esso Station, Walter Coleman, Hilton Business Equip ment Co., Cloe Moore, C. E. Hyde. Also Hemmerick Cotp., J. Robert Penland, Murphy Rotary Club, D. H. Moody, McKeever & Edwards, Slacks Auto Parts, Bergan Moore, Arnold Beer kens, Wayne's Feed Store, Coward's, Randall Radcliff, Duke Whitley, Clyde Patton, W. P. Odom and J. B. Shields. Clerk Position Open At Post Office In Andrews The fifth U. S. Civil Service Regional office, Atlanta, announces an open competitive examination for career or temporary appoint ment to the position of substitute clerk in the Andrews Post Office. Applications will be accepted from persons who reside within the delivery of the Post Office or who are bona fide patrons of the office. Applications must be received or post marked on or before Septem ber 11, 1957. The beginning basic rate of pay is $1.82 per hour. Applicants must have reached their eighteenth birthday on the closing date for acceptance of applications. This age limit does not apply to persons entitled to veterans' preference. Necessary forms and further in formation may be obtained from the Postmaster at the post office or from the Fifth U. S. Civil Ser vice Regional Office, Peachtree Baker Building, 275 Peachtree Street, N. E. Atlanta 3, Georgia. Historical Society To Meet Thursday Cherokee County Historical Soc iety will meet Thursday night at S at Murphy Library, Miss Eliza beth Grav. nrpsident announced. Douglas Ray Lax New License Examiner For Area Douglas Ray Lax of High Point, license examiner of the North Car olina State Highway Patrol, has been transferred from the Ashe ville Office to the Andrews Station. Lax succeeds Q. T. Watts who has been transferred to the Ashe ville Station. After completing courses for Drivers Education at the Safety Driving School at the Institute of Government Building at the Univer sity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, he has worked at the Asheville of fice prior to his assignment to this area. His schedule for the three coun ties are: Monday and Tuesday, Murphy; Wednesday, Hayesville; Thursday, Andrews; and Friday, Robbinsville. Rev. Zeb McDoris T? Preach At Maggie's Chapel The Rev. Zeb McDoris will preach at the Maggie's Chapel Church Saturday and Sunday night of this week. ? Everyone is cordially invited to attend. AIRMAN OWENBY Murphy Airman Gets Outstanding Award Airman First Class Jerry D. Owenby of Murphy was recently selected as "Outstanding Airman" if the 6922D Radio Group, Mobile. He is a son tof Mr. and Mrs. Garnette Owenby of Murphy. Airman Owenby is now stationed in Japan with the U. S. Air Force. A graduate of Murphy High School, he received his basic train ing at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Tex. He cmpleted bis technical school at Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio. For His achievements as Out standing Airman, he received a scroll and an angraved watch. board. MIm Owmim Mmt, 17, (Ml) ?Mgftter ?Hr ulMn. J?fc ihlw it d?wMfc>?r 1 111*1, /Mil 11 UM? Umtm, IS, li ? li jll of Mr. aai Mn. TMa Mmt ?t tepfc/. , i. \i . . . . * . . ? ? ? I ? * f < ? ? ^ v ? - . ADDRESSES GROUP ? Miss Ruth Hay, professor of Public Health Nursing, University of N. C., (standing), was guest speaker of area district public health nurses here last week. Public Health Nursing Important Job In Western North Carolina The importance of their work in Western North Carolina was point ed up to nurses of District 23 of the State Nurses Association here last week. Speaking before the group at County Health Department was Miss Ruth Hay, professor of Pub lic Health Nursing at the Univers ity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Miss Hay told nurses their jobs here are as important as those jobs in Chapel Hill, Charlotte or other metropolitan areas. The speaker stressed three ma jor trends of the nursing profes sion, including basic nursing edu cation, public health nursing prac tices and the public health pro gram. She cited statistics of the various nursing schools in the na tion, those college connected and the accredited collegiate schools available to prepare nurses for top work in their profession. Miss Hay told of the great con cern in early public health ser vice programs in the control of communicable diseases but said this is a minor thing in today's pro grams. "By controlling diseases, im proving care to mothers and bab ies, people are living longer," she said. She added that the public health service as yet cannot pre vent cancer or heart diseases but stated that there is some light of hope that someday this, too, may be controlled. Miss Hay asserted that the heart of the public health service is in family service. Then she listed 3 great segments of the nursing pro fession. These are: -nursing care in hos pitals of many patients, the private duty nurse and the public health nurse. She told nurses that "we need to think of how we can give the best care and how to reach all of the people". "Nurses of the South are a dedi cated people and they want to serve the people the best way," she said. Attending the meeting were: Miss Helen Ghormley, Mrs. Flor ence Thompson, Mrs. Alice Swain and Miss Willie P. Lovingood of the Cherokee-Clay-Graham Dis trict; Mrs. Mary Shope, Mrs. Lu cindia Crownover, Mrs. Laura Henry and Mrs. Flora Allison of the Mocan-Jaciuon-Swain District; Mrs. John Jordan and Sisters Mary Angeline and Marie William, Mur phy hospital nurses. Rev. Alex Hanson Honored With Reception Sunday The Woman's Auxiliary of the Episcopal Church of the Messiah, were hostesses Sunday afternoon from 3:30 to 5:30 at a reception honoring the Rev. Alex B. Hanson, new minister of the church and his family. The parish house was, beautifully decorated with dahlias, marigold and spider lilies. The table was covered with a lace cloth and' punch, coffee, cook ies, nuts and mints were served. Mrs. Francis Bourne, Sr. poiired coffee. The public was invited to attend and a large crowd was present. Local Draft Board To Be Closed Monday The local Draft Board will be closed Monday, September 2, in ob servance of Labor Day. Fair To Feature Square Dance Contest, Exhibits Something new h?4 been added to Cherokee County Fair. This year, for the first .time, a square dance exhibition and con test will be held. This special event is backed by the Ctferokee County Fair Association. The fair will be held here Sept 10-14. Two divisions consisting of Jun ior (children) and Senlof ( adults) dance teams are eligible to enter. Wayne Holland, who is in charge of the events, says that all square dance teams an invited to partici pate. There will be two. cash prises Chrin to the best performers in division. Mrst prise will be . . i 4. Exhibition <fan<*'''g will be held Wednesday and Thursday nlgbti at 8 p. m. Friday night will be the big night ? when the contest will be held and the winning team pre sented prize*. Calvin Smart's string band will furnish the music lor the dances. All other musicians and perform ers are invited to take part Prises will be awarded only to the dance teams. Plans are to build a platform di rectly in toot of i the grandstand Any toam who would like to entar the contort ia a, fed to ratfstef with Mr. ~ mm Half-Day Schedule To Be Observed First Three Days Approximately 4,700 pupils start ed the 1957-58 school year Wednes iay in Cherokee County. All school^, in the county, includ ing those at Murphy and Andrews, will operate this week on a half day schedule, turning out at noon each day. County Education Supt. Lloyd Hendrix estimated that approxi mately 1,800 pupils would fill the classrooms in the seven county schools. These include Hiwassee Dam, Unaka, White Church, Peachtree, Martins Creek, Ranger and Wolf Creek. In Murphy, the expected enroll ment was given at about 1,650 by Supt. Holland McSwain. Murphy High, Murphy Elementary and Texana schools make up the local unit. Andrews Supt. J. E. Rufty was expecting an enrollment of approx imately 1,250 at Andrews High, Andrews Elementary No. 1, And rews Elementary No. 2 and Marble Elementary No. 3. He said a full faculty has been employed for the coming year. Although no cafeteria is in the new Murphy High School building, plans are to serve hot lunches there this year. Mr. McSwain said a plan has been worked out to provide the students with hat lunches by preparing the food at the regular lunch room, then trans port It to the new building. The,, food will be placed in steam containers at the new school to await serving. This program will start Monday. For the present, students will take their lunch back to their classrooms after being ser ved. The superintendent said it is hoped that a lunchroom can be added to the new school when funds are available. High school students will be served for 25 cents per meal. Ele mentary pupils pay 20 cents. Each get a well-balanced meal, including milk and a dessert. Working out the plan to serve meals at the high school were Mr. McSwain, Mrs. Boyd Davis, lunch supervisor; Walter Puett, principal of Murphy High, and County Sani tarian, Dave Moody. Three Enlistments For Missile Units Announced Here Three enlistments for guided missile units in the Regular Army were announced this week by M Sgt. Uliss Pace, local Army Re cruiter. They were: Roy Edward Cole, son of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Cole of Murphy Route 1, Ben Her bert Ashe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Ashe of Murphy Route 2, and Jerry Roger Sanders, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Sanders at Murphy. The new recruits enlisted under the Army's Buddy Assignment Plan and will be together during their basic training. They win be assigned to guided missile upon completion Hie annual Hampton Reunion be held Sunday at the home af Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Smith. , All membera and friend* at the family an invited to attend and bring a basket lunch
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