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#/ ?te (Eurrokrr THURSDAY aM FRIDAY Pafcr SATURDAY ui SUNDAY Pa Support Your School Basketball Teams VQUWK tJ NUMBER? 27 DEDICATED TO PROMOTING CHEROKEE COUNTY / "" *i MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY M, INI ""nx ly THIS WEEK PUBLISHED WKRKLT Success Story: Thousands of Polio Victims Try Comeback m Blonde little Wanda Bradley, now going on six, has a wonderful success story to tell her playmates these days in her home town of Alexandria, La. It's the kind of success story Americans everywhere can be proud of, for it was made possible by their donations to the March of Dimes. On June 8. 1956, when Wanda4 was only four, she was struck down by spino-bulbar polio. Pa ralysis affected her limb muscles. Worse, she couldn't breathe. Her survival depended on an iron lung, which was rushed to her aid by the local chapter of the March of Dimes organization. Changes to Hocking Bed Later, as her lung muscles gained strength, she was gradu ated to a rocking bed, another device to help her breathe. Still, this kind of survival wasn't enough ? not in this day when medicine and research have de vised new and advanced tech niques to help the polio-disabled stage a comeback to near-normal, happier lives. Through physical therapy in the hospital and at home, Wanda's leg muscles were re-educated to function again. At first she needed braces. Now she has tossed them aside. She walks and runs again. For Wanda and her family the future now holds great promise. Wanda is only one of thousands of patients, children and adults, who are making partial or com plete comebacks from crippling polio. More Still Need Help March of Dimes volunteers, now engaged in the organization's annual fund drive, will tell you that many more remain to be helped. The accent now, with the great decline in new polio cases, ts to give these patients all pos ? sible rehabilitation aid. The pro gram is called Operation Come back. The March of Dimes will tell you that 300,000 living Ameri cans have had paralytic polio and that one out of three still have disabilities that can be bene fited by rehabilitation. The techniques that have been developed only within the past five or six years could, if they were applied to "old" polio cases, bring relief to many thousands who are now helpless or despair ing of ever becoming useful hu man beings again, the March of Dimes organization believes. Bet ter, more efficient arm-bracing alone, for example, is needed by more than 50,000 past victims of polio. Such improvements can make "all the difference in the world" in the lives of these hand icapped Americans. However, it's not done over night and the costs are high. Last year, for example, S21,7M,0M In March of Dimes funds were need ed to give care and rehabilitation to 57,800 polio victims. Only M00 of these were new cases. The others had suffered polio in pre vious years. This year the March of Dimes has allocated $21,100,000 for polio care and Operation Comeback. Until the polio-disabled have been given the maximum aid possible in rehabilitation, it can't be com placently said that polio is a thing of the past ? IJune, 1956: Iron lung keeps 4-year-old Wanda alivo. 3 Therapist helps the child re-edweate affected muscles at mealtime. As soon as her lung muscles improve, physical therapy is begun. 4 Sept. 13, 1956: Going home!? thanks to the March of Dimes. MOTHERS TO MARCH ON POLIO IN MURPHY AREA FRIDAY NIGHT The Mothers' March on Polio, headed here by Mrs. Bess Alver son, will be conducted Friday night Mrs. Alverson has asked that porch lights be left burning so the more than 40 workers can make their house-to-house canvass Mrs- L. L. Mason and Mrs- Ros aline Burgess are co-chairmen of the Mothers' March Frank Forsyth, county chairman, Plastic Hearts Here Again As 1958 Drive Opens ANDREWS? Familiar red heart shaped coin boxes will make their annual appearance throughout An drews Saturday Feb. 1 as the Heart Fund Drive opens and hits its stride- The boxes will remain on display for the balance of the month as both fund collectors and vivid reminders that this is Heart Month, the time of the Heart Fund Campaign. Heart Fund volunteers will dis tribute the coin boxes to banks, department stores, the school, ser vice stations, cafe, drug stores, and professional offices. The hearts are mounted on colorful display cards bearing the legend "Help Fight Heart Disease". Proceeds from the boxes will be credited to the Andrews Area collection which Heart Fund lead ers expect will exceed last year collection. The bulk of the collection will be raised from the voluntary gifts of local residents sent to the Heart Fund Headquarters .contributions from local industries, businesses, civic, and fraternal organizations, schools and the Heart Sunday door-to-door collection which will be conducted throughout the area on Feb- 23. The greater portion of the funds collected remains in this area to support research, education and , community heart programs. Rock Hound Members To Diwws Building Plant for its new building will be discussed by the Rock Hound Club at ? meeting Saturday night at 7:90 in the basement of the Methodist Church here Ike organisation recently pur chased a building in Brasstown said Girl Scouts will sell Blue Crutches on the streets here Sat urday. School officials are also conducting campaigns In the classrooms to aid the animal drive. Those who will conduct the Mothers' March, mostly mothers, are Mary Jordan, Frances John son, Cathalene Haggard, Toots C Dickey, Dot Marshall, Johnnie Savage, Sue SUles, Lois Davis, Clara Mae Adams, Gladys Hinton, Sue Dickey, Bertha Roberts, Ollie McSwain and Louise Schuyler. Also: Geraldine Hyatt, Vera Hill, Margaret Warner, Dotsie Carring er? Betsy Bourne, Ester Buchanan, Mary Ressell, Mrs. Glen Morris, Ruth Cheney, Emily Miller, Jean Smith, Maureen Dunn, Margaret Rhodes, Miriam Moore, Helen Moody, Jean White, Edna Whitley, Reba Woods, Virginia Craig. Also: Jean Singleton, Lynn Brown, Emily Costello, Edith Ful ler, Ann Wilkins, Louise King, Gwendolyn King, Maude Duncan, Wanda McDonald, Mabel Massey, Virginia Size, Margie Kimbrough Mrs. Alverson said all these workers have not been personally contacted but it is hoped all will serve. Farmers Over 65 Must File Tax Returns "Many Cherokee county farmers over 65 years of age who are re receiving social security checks have been asking if they must tinue to file tax returns and pay social security taxes", Grady Grubbs, field representative of the Asheville Social Security Admin istration said recently. "Farmers are like other self employed people and workers in industry-they are not exempt from paying social security taxes be cause they are over 65 or are al ready receiving benefits. Self-em ployment tax returns , are required of all farmers who had gross self employment income of at least $600 and a net of at least $400 in 1957". Grubbs reported that many farmers already receiving benefits are asking if additional tax pay ments will increase the amount of the benefits payable. He stated that this would be true In some cases but that a review of the tax return wovld be necessary before any change could be pot into ef fect H no case would benefits be stopped or rednced by fc>*er earn ings or by reason of no earnings Alfred Hitchcock Makes Brief Stop In Murphy Sunday Alfred Hitchcock, producer of movies and TV thrillers, made a brief stop in Murphy Sunday morning. Mr- Hitchcock was en route by bus from Norfolk, Va-, to Chat tanooga, Tenn., for a personal ap pearance. In Asheville, Father William Pearson of St- Joseph's Hospital, Asheville, boarded the bus and be came acquainted with Mr. Hitch cock on the way to Murphy. Fath er Pearson came to Murphy for a visit with his sister, Sister Mary Williams. Mr. Hitchcock and Father Pear son made a brief stop at Regal Hotel and later had breakfast at Tracy's Restaurant here. Hampton Hdwe. Opens New Retail Store Saturday Hampton Hardware & Supply Co will open its new retail store here Saturday morning. The new business is located on Peachtree Street next to Ivie Fur niture Co. A number of valuable prizes will be given away in addition to souvenirs- Door prizes will in clude an electric clock, three sets of dishes, six canister sets and an electric mixer. A fork, ladle or spatula will be given to all daly visitors, ballons or chewing gum will be given to children and men folk will receive a sharpening stone or some other useful gift. Hampton Hardware has been serving Cherokee and surround ing counties for more than 14 years. The business was establish ed in Murphy by W- E. Hampton The new store will be managed by Mr. Hampton's son, Marvin Hampton. Bobby Thompson will be a clerk. Many opening specials are being offered the first day and good buys will be found in most all depart ments. The store will carry a complete line of household items, hardware, paints, plumbing supplies and fix tures, electrical equipment and building supplies. at alL Grubbs is at the Courthouse in Murphy on the first and third Monday, and the immediately fol lowing Tuesday of each month, tc provide Social Security informa tion apd assistance ip filing claims Murphy's Basketball Teams Defeat Nantahala And Stecoah Schools Tuesday night the Murphy quin tet downed Nantahala 68-65 in what was undoubtedly the season's most exciting game yet. The girls won by a comfortable margin of 50-34, in tht double-header played at Nantahala. "Our Flag" Booklet Distributed By Marine Recruiter Civic and patriotic groups, mer chants. and others interested in the proper respect and display of the American Flag are advised to get in touch with the Marine re cruiter Tech- Sgt- Bill Oliver. Sgt. Oliver carries with him on his bi-monthly trips to Murphy* a supply of "Our Flag" blooldets. These booklets give a short, au thentic history of Old Glory plus all the rules for respect and dis play. Sgt- Oliver will be in the Chero kee -County Courthouse every Thursday from 8 a. m. to 1 p. m. Additional information about the Marines and the Marine Corps programs may be obtained by con tacting Mrs. Sue Helton at the Register of Deeds Office I : s As the five Murphy boys stepped onto the court, Nantahala seemed doomed to defeat. But they scorcd first and ran up seven points be fore Murphy scored. The Murphy five were unable to bridge the gap, and the first quarter ended with Nantahala leading 24-15 Everyone remained confident oi another Murphy victory but faith was shaken when half time showed Nantahala ahead 40-36- Throughout the third quarter Nantahala's lead wavered from 3 to 7 points- Third quarter ended with a 48-45 margin for Nantahala. In the latter part of the fourth quarter Murphy's mighty men bounced back to lead momentarily, drop back, then tie the score 63-63 as the final buzzer sounded. The fans went wild- The two minutes of the overtime per iod were probably the longest in history. It was touch-and-go as Emanuel McDonald scored, then Nantahala's Bateman scored. Nan tahla became over-anxious and fouled- John Morris made both free throws good. Roy Dockerj sunk another free throw- The ball changed hands at a rapid pace bul Nantahala was unable to score a gain. Thus, Murphy emerged vie torious from a game that left the fans hoarse and weak. The play ers and their score follows: (Continued on back page) Minuses Are Hours Inside Iron Lung (The annual March of Dimes Campaign is currently under way in Cherokee County to raise funds to fight polio and help polio pa tients make a comeback. About a year ago, this writer spent only 25 minutes in an iron lung to get some idea of the life of a polio patient- But it was only a glimpse Only a polio victim himself can tell you the whole story.) By GENE PARKER I knew the nurses would let me out when I cried "uncle". And after 25 spine-tightening minutes I had had enough, clam bering quickly from the machine, Deadlihe For New Plates Is Feb. 15 Deadline for operating motor ve hicles on 1957 license plates is only 1 15 days away New plates must be on all oper ating vehicles on Feb. 16 The license station at Western Auto Store here through Monday hnd issued 2,071 tags. W. A. Sing leton, manager, said this is ap proximately 300 less than the num ber issued the same time last year. The local station serves Cher okee, Graham and Clay counties and will register approximately 7,000 vehicles during the year Plates issued In January and Feb ruary usually total aout 5,700. Persons making application for plates must present an FS-1 Form or other proof of financial re sponsibility to comply with the 1 new state vehicle financial respon j sibility act of 1957. i.Five New Scouts . i Inducted ! Into Troop 2 Five new scouts were inducted into Troop 2 of the Murphy Boy Scouts at the Court of Honor held Jan. 20 at the Tomotla Methodist Church. The candle light ceremony was conducted by Mont Rogers, Scout master. The Tenderfoot awards were pre sented to William Harper Richard i Deavers, Arvel Ledford, Larry > Johnson and Donnie Wayman. i Two boys Bill O'Dell and Dickie ? Davis, received First Class a I wards presented by John (Red) i Savage ' Assistant District Commissioner, I Ben Ragsdale gave a very interest ? ing talk on Scouting. The Nantahala Round Table foi " Scout Masters will be held Tues ! day night at 7:30 in the basemen ? of the First Methodist Church here This meeting will be held everj ' first Tuesday of each month. Townson Re-Named Head Local Chamber of Commerce Board Calls On Commissioners To Take Action On Tax Rate W. D. Townson without opposi tion Monday night was reelected president of the Murphy Chamber of Commerce. J. H. Duncan was named vice president, N- H. Barnes, execu tive secretary, and Kenneth Davis, treasurer. Four new directors were install ed and the Board unanimously passed a resolution asking County C o m mission ers "to make a thorough study at our county values and tax rate and with all possible baate". The resolution pointed out that Cherokee County's tax rate and evaluation Is "so much out of line" it is preventing the location of new industries bare IB other business, the Board un animously approved . .4 ..tlfl.000 Chamber budget for this year. The ' budget was submitted by Mr. Townson. Ur. Townson said it will take the combined efforts of all business concerns along with individual efforts to achieve this goal. Mr. Duncan will head a concen trated drive for new members and renewals of old memberships in the Chamber. The Board will split into teams to make calls on the various businesses. Mr. Townson is also president of the Southwestern North Carolina Hereford Breeders Association, vice-president of the Cherokee County Fair Association, owner at W. D. Townson Lumber Co- It Murphy and Edenton and owner of Townson Funerel Home in Mar phy and RobUasviDe. The new vice-president, Mr. Duncan was a county representa tive from 1949 to 1951, is vice-pres ident oi Allison-Duncan Oil Co., president of Allison-Duncan Tire Co. and Past Master of Cherokee Lodge 146, Ancient Free Masons. Mr. Davis is employed at Imper ial Laundry and Cleaners and Mr Barnes is a retired insurance exe cutive, formerly of Atlanta. New directors installed for three year terms were: Cloe Moore, H. E. Dickey, J- Doyle Burch and J. Alden Coward. Other directors are: C. L- Alver ( Continued On Bmek Fag*) Legion Auxiliary To Meet With Mrs. Jimmy Hiiteo The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Thuraday night (tonight) at 7:90 at the home of Mr? Jimmy Hilton. Mn. Ben Warner Jr. will ho eo I . thankful this experiment was over. Miserable but a vital necessity is the only way I can describe the cylindrical monster that has meant the difference between life and death for thousands of polio's trag ic victims. The time I spent inside an iron lung was not long enough to get adjusted or reconciled to its dis comforts. But I do know attend ants were right when they told me I would experience a choking sensation Miss Hazel C. Williams, director of nurses at General Hospital. Spartanburg, S. C, and Mrs Elizabeth Jack, supervisor of pediatrics, were by my side through the ordeal- They consid ered me a polio patient right from the start to go along with the ex periment. Miss Williams pointed out at the start that the iron lung is used only as a last resort- A patient must be desperate for breath be fore the lung is used. "Get rid of the coat, hat, tie and shoes and climb on this stretcher," was the first command. At this point it was explained to me that being placed in an iron lung is a frightening experience for polio patients. A patient in advanee is prepared psychologically for being in the lung and seldom are there any dif ficulties in adjustment. Once on the stretcher, the at tendants told me to remember I was paralyzed and unable to help them in any way. Cary S. Brown, storeroom manager at the hospi tal, along with Miss Williams, Mrs. Jack and an orderly lifted me onto the lung bed. The nurses were continually giv ing me encouraging remarks and reminding me that I would never be left alone for one minute of the day or night. The next task was sliding my body so my head would go through the sponge rub ber collar. Then I was pushed into the ma chine- I wanted to do my own breathing but that is not the way the machine works. It breathes for you. A polio patient placed in the lung would not encounter this dif ficulty because the patient would not have the breath of a normal person- In my case, I had to syn chronize my breathing with that of the machine. Pressure of the machine was adjusted where it was the most comfortable- It was first set at 20 pounds but lowered to 16 pounds when I was forced to breath too fast- The age of a patient is a big factor in setting the lung for cor . rect pressure. The lung is complete master of ? the situation and there is no use . arguing with it. You breathe as t it dictates, speak when it permits . and swallow according to its whim. The lung and I had a small point of controversy almost im mediately. I was politely trying to synchronize by breathing to its. whoomph-whoomph, but that didn't work at all. After a few uncom fortable moments of this, it be came obvious that it would be wise ta. break a lifetime habit and stop breathing. As soon as I did, things im proved- I kept on breathing, of course, but not under my own pow er. Not since the days of World War 2 when I was undergoing tests in pilot training had I had. such an experience. The feeling in the lung remind ed me of the sensation sensed when an airplane is pulled from * steep dive- Except in this, there is the choking feeling. This is caused from the rubber collar be ing around the neck securely to
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