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MIKJ?HY, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, IMS
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TRAFFIC LIGHT ? Taken from the third floor of New Regal
Hotel, this photo shows limited activities in the town square as an
8-inch snow gripped this area Saturday morning.
HAVE FUN, NO SCHOOL ? With school out because of snow, the
younger set came to town Saturday to make a playground of tha
winter wonderland here. Tired of snow battles, the group turned
to making a snowman in the town square.
BATTLE ROYAL ? This group of teen-age boys was tossing snow
balls last and accurately Saturday morning in one battle after an
other. 8everal grown-ups got Into the act.
SHOULD I DO ITT ? City Policeman Blaine Stalcup scratched Us
bead In a dubious manner over this parking violation. A snow -cov
ered oar and a snow -covered parking meter aren't "covered" in the
rale book. With no place to put the ticket, the officer decided to
put bis book away. x
Andrews Konnaheeta Club
To Collect For Heart Fund
ANDREWS ? The 1958 Heart
Fund Campaign will reach another
peak next Sunday, February 23,
when members of the Konnaheeta
Club will ,knock at every door in a
mass house-to-house collection in
co-operation with other communi
ties throughout the nation.
The drive will be conducted here
from 2:00 p- m- to 4:00 p. m. All
volunteers in Andrews are asked
to report to the Town Hall for in
structions and materials at 2 p. m
Volunteers in Marble will see Mrs
Herman West and Topton volun
teers will see Mrs. Wendell Ulm.
The door-to-door collection here
will be directed by Mrs- Edgar
Wood Jr., chairman and Mrs
Ruth S. Pullium, president of the
Konnaheeta Club
Volunteers will collect contribu
tions to be sealed in a small en
velope. Contributors need not in
dicate the amount of their gifts.
Mrs- Wood pointed out
Cold Wave Keeps
Tight Grip
On Murphy Area
The forecast is (or slowly rising
temperatures but don't get your
hopes up, it's going to be a slow
slow.
Winter's worst cold wave still
held its grip on this area Wednes
day morning.
The TVA forecast for Thursday
and Friday was "slowly rising
temperatures" but the weather
man warned it will be just a few
degrees, offering little or no relief.
Meanwhile, the 8-inch snow that
fell here Saturday had frozen sol
id except on main thoroughfares
where snow plows and other high
way department vehicles cleared
the way.
City and county school officials
Wednesday morning said schools
will remain closed the rest of the
week. However, Anderws schools, j
after a two-day shut-down, were
operating again Wednesday morn
ing.
Tuesday morning's low was four:
below zero with a three below re- ,
corded 'Wednesday morning. High j
Thursday was expected to reach 27 ,
degrees.
Rain is predicted for Saturday
but this, the weatherman says,
could very easily turn into more
snow.
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Rev. Alton Morris
Announces
Sermon Topics
Rev. Alton J. Morris has an
nounced that his sermon topic for
Sunday morning will be "Eviden
ces of God on the Horizon". The
evening service at 7:30 will be1
"The Power of The Cross".
The Wednesday eveing service
will be a continuation of the course
"Studies in Hosea".
Patton and Mauck
To Head
March Egg Month
Glenn Patton of Murphy and
Charles Mauck of Kobbinsville
have been named March Egg
Month Chairmen for Cherokee and
Graham counties, respectively.
Their appointments were announc
ed by Harry Bibbs of Earle-Ches
terfield Mill Co. of Asheville,
chairman for western North Caro
lina.
The March Egg Month program
is being conducted on a statewide
and national basis to encourage
the consumption of more eggs.
The program in North Carolina is
being sponsored by the state De
partment of Agriculture, North
Carolina State College and the
Poultry and Egg National Board.
Mr. Gibbs states that this pro
gram is important, both to the con
sumers in the state and to egg
producers. He added that egg con
sumption in North Carolina is low.
The average North Carolina eats a
bout 2 dozen eggs per year less
than the average for the U. S. That
means we need to eat more eggs
for health's sake. Theme of the
program is "Eggs are right? morn
ing, noon and night".
Egg production is an important
industry in the state. Approximate
ly 80,000 farm families in North
Carolina sell eggs
The planning meeting which the
county chairmen will attend, will
be held on Thursday night, Feb
ruary 20th at 7:00 p. m. at Tingles
Cafe on Broadway Street in Ashe
ville. Also participating in this
1 meeting will be the Poultry Com
mission of the Asheville Agricul
tural Development Council, which
will assist with the area program.
Principal speaker will be Wayne
A. Corpening of Winston-Salem, N.
C., state chairman for March Egg
Month.
"Wood Finishing"
Meeting To Be
Held At Cullowhee
A woodworker's conference,
dealing with the subject "Wood
Finishing," will be held Thursday,
Feb. 27, at Western Carolina Col
lege, Cullowhee.
The meeting will begin at 8:30
a- m. in the woodworking shop
located in the Still well Building.
All woodworkers and others in
terested in this subject are cor
dially invited to attend.
The one-day meeting will fea
ture discussions and demonstra
tions of finishing techniques, new
developments in finishing mater
ial and their use, and everyday
problems of wood finishing.
MURPHY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ADOPTS 1958 PROJECTS PROGRAM
Murphy Chamber of Commerce
last week adopted its 1958 Proj
ects Program
Dave Townson, president, said it
is hoped that each and everyone
of these projects can be carried
out the ensuing year.
The following projects were
adopted:
1- A progressive Youth program
for all age groups that will encom
pass both inside and outside acti
vities.
2. Develop the fair grounds into
a modern and progressive play
ground for all types of outdoor
sports, such as baseball for little
League and higher classes, ten
nis, volley ball, badminton, horse
shoe pitching, out door grills with
tables, light the field for use at
night. Name (Murphy Recreation
al Center.)
3. Additional up To Date Fire
fighting equipment with one paid
fireman on duty at all times.
4, Persue the tax program that
has been started with the utmost
vigor.
5, Lend every effort within our
power to bring as many indus
tries and -*k~ trues of ? to
our community as I* humanly pos
sible. Plans should be made for
the Industrial Committee to make
as many contacts as possible by
calling on industry,- and other
businesses in person.
6. Create an award to be known
as (The outstanding community a
ward) which will be given to a
man and woman, various phases
of the community activities should
be considered in making this a
ward. The committee should be
appointed by the president of the
Chamber of Commerce
7. Investigate the possibility of
establishing a Farmers Market
that will provide an outlet for the
farmers heretofore not available.
8. Each member of the Cham
ber of Commerce should consider
himself a member at the (Tourist
Courtesy Committee) to as sis
Tourist every way possible. Mem
bers of the Chamber of Commerce
realize that the Police officers are
the only source of information for
many tourist and tt is important
that they be instructed on how to
carry out this important job.
9 Sponsor the Ham project for
the FFA. 4-H bays with plana for
a minimum at 100 pig* to be pur
chased. ?
Center Parking
Prohibited On
Murphy Streets
City Clerk Charlie Johnson this
week gave instructions to Officer
Blaine Stalcup that center park
ing the streets of Murphy is pro
hibited.
This, Officer Stalcup said, does
not apply to trucks loading and un
loading.
Any parked car in the center of
the street will pe tagged for illegal
parking and it's driver fined $1.00.
Burton B. Cornwell
Dies Saturday
Of Heart Attack
Services for Burton B. Cornwell ,
Sr., 56, of Murphy who was found
dead in his bed about 7 a. m. Sat- 1
urday, of a heart attack were held
at 2 p. m. Monday in the First
Baptist Church- The Rev. J. Alton
Morris and the Rev. C- A- Smith
officiated and burial was in the
Beal Family Cemetery. He was
a native of Cherokee County, a
son of James and Ida Killian Corn
well, a prominent Cherokee Coun
ty family. He founded the Murphy
Laundry about 30 years ago and
also operated a large cattle farm.
Surviving, in addition to the par
ents, are the widow, Mrs. Anna
Beal Cornwell; a son- B. B. Corn
well Jr., of Murphy and four
grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs
Ernest Adams of Copperhill, Tenn.,
and Mrs. Jimmy Hembree of Mur
I phy.
The body remained at Townson
Funeral Home until time to be tak
i en to the church for the services.
McCaysville Man
Suffering From
Severe Frost Bite
Arthur Lee Bell, 43-year-old Mc
Cayesville, Ga- man, is reported to
be in generally good condition at
the Providence Hospital here after
having sustained severe frost bite.
He was found in the Wolf Creek
section by Sheriff Claude Ander
son Sunday night around 11. He
was given first aid treatment by
the sheriff Sunday and was admit
ted to the hospital Monday morn
ing- I
Dr. George Size said that Mr.
Bell's ears and hands were badly
frost bitten and that it would be
days before the seriousness could
be determined.
School Leaders
Attend
Planning Meet
Supts. Holland McSwain of Mur
phy and J. E. Rufty of Andrews,
attended a School Building Plan
ning meeting "of superintendents of
Western North Carolina in Green
ville S. C- Tuesday and Wednes
day.
Last Friday and Saturday, Supt.
McSwain and John Jordan attend
ed a Boy Scout Training Institute
for Scout leaders at Donaldsonville
Air Force Base
Communion Service
To Be Sunday At
Presbyterian Church
Due to weather conditions, the
Communion Service scheduled for
last Sunday at the Presbyterian
church was postponed until this
Sunday.
The theme of the Rev. Robert'
Potter's Communion Meditation
will be "Wounds From His j
Friends".
Also postponed was the meeting
of the women of the Church until
Monday evening of next week
American Legion
To Meet
Thursday Night
Joe Miller Elkins Post 96. The
American Legion, will hold its
monthly meeting Thursday, at 7:90
p. m- in the Court House.
There art several items of im
portant burin? to be disouMed.
All member tan urged to attaal*
Dutch Dinner at Dole's Lodge af
Local Churches To
Observe W orld Day
Of F uyhy Ubrat y Friday
Women of the Murphy and And- 1
rews churches will observe the an- '
nual World pay of Prayer Friday,
afternoon.
The purpose of the day is to
unite all Christians in a bond of
Prayer and to make an offering
for missions at home and abroad
Each year the service comes
from a different country. This
year's service comes from Austral
ia and is entitled "The Bread of
Life", and will be repeated in
some sixty languages and more
than a thousand dialects.
The following is the program for
Murphy and Andrews Churches
ANDREWS
Mrs. Herbert Sheidy and Mrs.
Lee Nichols Jr. will be in charge
of arrangements for the program
to be held at the Andrews Presby
terian Church form 3 to 4:30
The Rev. Eugene Witherspoon, i
pastor of the host church, will give
the prayer dedication. The benedic
tion will be given by the Rev. Vi
tolds Gobins, pastor of the St. An
drews Lutheran Church
Participants will include mem-'
bers oi the various churches of
Andrews.
Everyone is urged to attend
MURPHY
The program will be held in the
Murphy Presbyterian Church be
ginning at 3:30 with Mrs. Robert
Potter in charge.
Mrs. R. T- Houts Jr. of the Meth
odist Church will be in charge of
the music, and will begin playing
soft music on the organ at 3:15 as
the women come in for meditation
The call to Prayer will be by
the women of the First Baptist
Church with Mrs. Everett English
in charge; Praises by the women
of the Episcopal Church with Mrs.
Ben Warner in charge; Confession
by the Presbyterian women with
Mrs. W. A. Singleton in charge;
Intercession by women of the First
Methodist Church with Mrs. R. C
Fuller; and Dedication of Self by
women of the Free Methodist
Church with Mrs- Clyde Patton in
charge.
Women of the Episcopal Church
will have charge of the offering
for overseas relief.
Women of all denominations
are cordially invited to attend.
MURPHY BOYS, ANDREWS GIRLS WIN
TOURNAMENT OPENERS BY FORFEIT
The Murphy boys' basketball
team and the Andrews girls' team
Tuesday night won their opening
games here in the tournament by
forfeit.
They were scheduled to play
Mountain View. Mountain View
was unable to get to the tourna
ment because of leather ..condi
tions ?
The Hayesville and Robbinsville
boys chalked up victories over Hi
wassee and Stecoah. Robbinsville
nipped Hiwassee 56-54 and Hayes
ville gained an easy 65-49 triumph
over Stecoah here Tuesday night.
Murphy girls were to play Hi
wassee at 7:30 and the Andrews
boys were to meet Nantahala at
1 9 Wednesday night.
Chuck Reese led the Hayesville
boys with 26 points while Harold
McLure and Jim Armstrong con
Women's Army
Corps Recruiter
To Visit Area
Sgt. Hilda Lowman, Womans
Army Corps Recruiter, Knoxville,
Tenn. will be at the Bryson City.
Recruiting Station Tuesday.
She will talk with young ladies
in the six counties of Western
North Carolina who are interested
in the Womens Army Corps, Wo
mens Officer Corps or the Army
Nurse Corps.
tributed 13 points each to the
cause- P. R. Crisp's 14 points top
ped Stecoah, which ? heW ft fuui
point lead at halftime. ?
Rex Monigle and Ronnie Pos
tell scored 20 and 19 points re
spectively to advance the Robbins
ville quint while Olin Murphy and
Ed Spivia hit for 18 and 17 re
spectively for Hiwassee.
Denton Services
Held Saturday
Services for Navy Engineman 2c
Max B. Denton, 26, of Murphy.
Route 1, who died Feb. 3 in a Bue
nos Aires, Argentina traffic acci
dent, were held at 2 p. m. Satur
day in the First Baptist Church
here
The Rev. Zeb Henson and the
Rev. J. Alton Morris officiated and
burial was in the Old Methodist
Cementery here. I vie Fuenral
Home was in charge
Mr. Denton was the son of Mr
and Mrs- Welch Denton of Murphy
Route 1. In addition to his parents,
he is survived by the paternal
grandfather, Charlie Denton of
Robbinsville.
He was a graduate of Murphy
High School and was captain of
the football team while in High
School.
He had been in the Navy six
years and his ship was the Wyan
dotte, returning from . the South
Pole the Navy said when it made
port in Buenos Aire;.
Murphy Boy and Girl Scouts To
March Sunday In Heart Fund Drive
The 1958 Heart Fund campaign
will reach a peak this Sunday,
when volunteers will spread
through every section of Murphy
in a door-to-door collection for con
tributions between the hours of 2
and 5 p. m.
These volunteers will be Boy
Scouts and Girt Scouts from all of
the Troops in Murphy- They will
meet at the Cherokee Cafe at 1:90,
said Mrs. Kathleen Haggard,
Chairman of the Murphy Cam
paign. for instructions and will
meet back at Cherokee Cafe after
5 to turn in their collections.
Heart Sunday comes only once
a year, giving each of us an op
portunity to contribute personally
to the fight against the heart dis
eases" Mrs. Haggard, said.
So, as vre approach Heart Sun
day'.', the chairman continued,
"each of us has the individual re
sponsibility of supporting this ef
fort to safeguard oar hearts, and
the hearts of those we k>ve. By the
slxe of oar gifts w? determine the
amount of research that can be
carried on in the quest of new
heart knowledge, and the extent
to which this new knowledge can
be passed to our physicians for
our benefit and for the benefit of
our families and our neighbors
"When the Heart Sunday volun
teer arrives, please be ready with
a friendly welcome, and remember
that he or she is giving us an op
portunity to invest in the welfare
of our own hearts," Mrs. Haggard
added
Most of the money contributed
will remain here in our awn local
ity for the ate and benefit of those
suffering from heart disease*.
Each ynhaliM will wear a cir
cular identification tag uuiflug ?
SThoiihSS^Sl wTeSE.
button in the ertfcflgft He need
not divulge the amount of his gift
The volunteers will afae carry