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VOLUME 17 NUMBER 41 MURPPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 8. IMS EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK PUBLISHED
MOTHER'S DAY POSTER: This Baptist Hospital nurse and small
patient decorate this year's Mother's Day posters which are being
displayed in some 3,200 Baptist churches throughout North Carolina
as Baptists of the atate prepare for their annual Mother's Day offer
ing May 11 for their Hospital at Winston-Salem. Funds raised on
Mother's Day go for the care of those who need hospital or medical
care and cannot pay the cost.
ORIGIN OF MOTHER'S DAY CAN BE
TRACED BACK TO ANCIENT TIMES
Sunday is Mother's Day.
Although Mother's Day is a
comparatively new American hol
iday its oigin can be traced back
to ancient times.
J. Morris Jones, editor-in-chief
of The World Book Encyclopedia,
says Rhea, the great mother of
the Gods, was worshipped in Asia
Minor many years before the com
ing of Christianity.
But Rhea was a far cry from our
modern version of a typical moth
er. The ancients admired Rhea
for her majestic strength, and us
ually pictured her as traveling in
a chariot drawn by lions. Her em
blems were the lion, oak, and pine
tree.
Hie worship of Rhea became a
part of the Feast of Hilaria, later
celebrated by the Romans on the
Ides of March.
With the coming of Christianity,
this and many other of the heath
en festivals were replaced by
ceremonies. The honoring of Hi
laria was replaced by devotion to
Mary, who is still called "the
Mother of the Church" by Roman
Catholics. Some churches observe
May as "the month of our Moth
ter."
The pioneers of our modern con
ception of Mother's Day were the
English who set up a holiday
I know as Mothering Sunday. This
event occurred in the middle of
Lent.
On Mothering Sunday all young
men and women who were away
from home returned to visit their
parents. Many English children
had left home to serve as appren
tices, and Mothering Sunday
resulted in a great migration
of youngsters returning to the old
homestead.
The World Book editor said,
Mother's Day was first suggested
in the United States by Julia Ward
Howe, who wrote that famous
Civil War classic "Battle Hymn of
the Republic." Julia Ward Howe
proposed that we observe Mother's
Day on June 2, as a day dedicated
' to peace. The suggestion apparent
ly never received serious consider
j , ation.
Later, in 1904, at a convention of
the Fraternal Order of Eagles at
Kansas City, Mo., one of the mem
bers proposed that a day be set
aside Jo honor mothers.
But, the credit for founding
Mother's Day falls to a Miss Anna
Jarvis of Philadelphia. Miss Jar
vis worked many years, traveling
thousands of miles, and giving all
her time and effort to the adopt
ion of a special day honoring moth
ers everywhere.
Finally on May 8, 1914, after
Miss Jarvis Aad spent two years
in Washington, President Wilson
signed a joint resolution ordering
that the second Sunday in May be
observed each year as Mother's
Day.
Baptist To Make
Contribution
Mother's Day
Members of 80 churches of WNC
and West Liberty will join with
3,200 other Baptist churches in
North Carolina in making contri
butions to the Baptist Hospital at
Winston-Salem on Mother's Day,
Sunday.
Rev- J. G- Miller, associate mis
sionary, said the offering given by
N. C. Baptist each Mother's Day
is for the support of the hospital's
extensive program for the medical
care and hospitalization of the
needy sick.
Last year, about 40 per cent of
the hospital's patient days were
devoted to those who had to have
financial assistance, Mr. Miller
pointed out. In addition, the out
patient clinics, operated to serve
these patients, handled 58,766 vis
its from patients representing 92
of North Carolina's 100 counties.
The 15,910 bed patients admitted
to the hospital in the year receiv
ed & total of 125,034 days of hospi
tal care.
Each year brings an increase in
the number of patients needing
help from the Mother's Day fund,
Mr. Miller said, adding that figures
released by the hospital show that
in the decade of 1948 through 1957,
visits to the out-patient depart
ment grew from 36,965 in 1948 to
58,766 last year.
YMW To Meet
Monday Night
Young Men and Women Club will
meet at the Elementary School
Auditorium Monday night at 6
and from there will go on a picnic.
HUBRY, BCIRT, HUBBY : With ? e&mivml pitch that kept Us
last week ?( least |Mi richer. This phrtn shows part sf the
jelore town officiate moved Is and told the dmmmer to
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Mines Offer $1,000 Reward!
Seeking Conviction Of Persons
Setting Explosives, Firing Guns
Strike plagued talc mines here
have offered $1,000 reward for in
formation leading to the arrest
and conviction of persons guilty of
certain acts of violence against
employes and employes' property
Reward posters went up the
past week-end- They read: "$1,000
reward is offered to any person
giving information leading to the
arrest and conviction of the per
son or persons guilty of unlawful
ly setting off explosives, discharg
ing firearms, or engaged in ma
licious destruction of property, on
or near the premises of any em
ploye working for The Hitchcock
Corporation or Minerals & Metals
Corporation." .
Local 585, International Chemi
cal Workers Union, struck the
plants at midnight March 31 after
mines and union could not come to
agreement on a new contract.
Francis Bourne Jr., secretary
treasurer of Hitchcock, told of
three incidents of violence occurr
ing recently against employes- No
one was injured
He said "a smoke or stink
bomb" was thrown a few feet
from the home of Alfred Hartness
in Bellview.
The same night, Mr. Bourne
said, an explosion went off near
the home of Arthur Beaver on
Blairsville Road near the Georgia
Line.
The official said someone fired
a load of buckshots at a car driv
en by James Raper the night of
May 1 when Mi. Raper was en
route to his home after getting off
from work at midnight.
The blast from a shotgun came
from a parked car in the vicinity
Red Cross Funds
Reach 60 Per Cent
In Current Drive
Contribution to the Murphy chap
ter of Red Cross campaign has
reached $1,600, something over 60
per cent of the $2,500 sought, Joe
Ray, chairman, has announced
Letters have been sent to work
ers in the county areas, and it is
hoped they will work hard and
fast in house-to-house canvasses,
and get in results as quick as pos
sible, Mr. Ray said.
The American Red Cross offers
a multiple program of community
aids, including other important
services besides disaster relief
and blood supply. Water-safety is
one of these.
Swimming instruction will be
given at the Murphy pool this
summer from 10 to 12 each week
day, Hobart McKeever, in charge
of this phase of the program,
said- The training will begin soon
after the opening of the pool in
June.
of Nottley Dam. The shots ruined
a tire on Raper's auto. Mr. Raper
returned the fire with a .22 caliber
rifle, Mr. Bourne reported, and the
car sped away.
He said this incident occurred in
Union County, Ga., just over the
line. It was reported to authorities
n that county. J
Religious Film
To Be Shown
At First Methodist
The first section of a historic
three-part sound film, "Our Bible
How It Came To Us," will be
shown at First Methodist Church
Sunday night at 8.
The film traces the history and
development of the Holy Bible
from the first century A.D. to the
present time. It was produced by
the American Bible Society and
ranks as one of the most authentic
Bible films ever made.
The first section of the film
takes one back to the very begin
ning of the Bible. After a brief
opening in the modern day, the
film flashes back to Nazareth in
the time of the first century, and
shows Jesus in the synagogue
reading the scroll 0f Isaiah.. The I
film then unfurls the story of how
the Old Testament was formed,
and how translations of the Bible
into Greek spread throughout the
eastern Mediterranean world and
formed the Scriptures of the early
Christians.
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The information of the New Tes
tament is dramatically portrayed,
first by showing how Paul working
as a tentmaker in Corinth, dictates
the first of the Epistles, and how
the Gospels came to be written by
Luke, Matthew and John. It comes
to a close by showing how this
collection of writings about Jesus
and his teachings was added to the
Scriptures of the Jews, making
the Bible as it is known today.
Rev. J. A. Morris
Announces
Sermon Topic
Rev- J ? Alton Morris has an
nounced that "Christian Home Es
sentials" will be his sermon top
ics Sunday morning.
Also Sunday morning in ack
nowledgment of Mother's Day, the
oldest mother and the youngest
mother will be recognized. "Stand
Still" will be the sermon topic
Sunday night at 8.
Wednesday Hour of Power ser
vices will start at 7:30 p. m. The
Training Union picnic for all the
family will be Thusday night at
6:30.
G. A. Week, May 11-17, will be
observed by the church.
"FLY-BY-NIGHT" DRUMMERS WILL
FIND MURPHY NO EASY PICKING
"Fly-by-night" drummers in the
future will find it a little more
difficult to set up shop on Murphy
streets.
Mayor L. L. Mason last week
ordered a crackdown on such op
erators after a fast talking sock
and hose drummer with a carnival
pitch unloaded several boxes of
"second quality" merchandise
here.
It was estimated the drummer's
take was at least $200 before City
Clerk Charlie Johnson closed him
down. He had operated almost two
hours before he was ordered to '
move on
Murphy, like many other towns
and cities, allows disabled veter
ans to peddle without a license.
The man had told town officials
he was a disabled vet and showed
letters from other towns where he
had received authority to sell his
goods
The drummer sold hose and
sock at such a rapid pace he oft
en handed the bundles out unwrap
I ped with one hand and stuffed his
dollar collection in his pocket with
the other hand.
He drew the crowd by announc
ing a "human fly" would climb
the side of a building here- The
crowd increased when he gave
away Army socks, throwing them
to outstretched hands.
Mayor Mason said town officials
in the future will keep a watchful
eye on drummers who are non
residents of the county and will
prohibit them from using public
streets for business purposes.
The mayor pointed out that it
is unfair to local merchants to al
low such activities. He went on to
say that these "fly-by-night"
drummers contribute nothing
whatsoever to the town.
He said local merchants main
tain their business houses 52
weeks out of the year, comply with
all local and state license and
tax charges, have weekly payrolls
to meet and monthly rent to pay.
Mayor Mason said to allow sales
men to come in here for a few
hours operation is unfair to local
merchants.
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MAYOR BUYS FIRST POPPY : Mayor L. L. Mason Is shown buy.
ing the first poppy to kick off the annual sale conducted by mem.
bers of American Legion Auxiliary. Mrs. Jack Roberts, chairman of
the Poppy Sale, pins the poppy on the mayor. Auxiliary members
will sell poppies here Saturday, May 24. Poppy Day is observed
nationwide each year to pay tribute to American soldiers who lost
their lives in World Wars.
HIGHWAY COMMISSION HAS FINAL
SAY IN SECONDARY ROAD PAVING
"The North Carolina State High
way Commission, and not County
Boards of Commissioners, has the
authority to determine what secon
dary roads will be paved."
Secondary Roads Officer Harold
Makepeace of the State Highway
Commission Raleigh, issued this
statement to clarify the position
of the State Highway Commission
and County Commissioners
"Some people seem to have the
idea," said Makepeace,, "that
County Boards of Commissioners
have the power to select roads in
their county for paving. This is
very definitely not the case." The
Seconday Roads officer pointed out
that all paving on rural secondary
roads will be done on the basis of
a paving priority list now posted
in every county courthouse
throughout the State
Makepeace added that the last
State Legislature directed that
County Boards of Commissioners
be given more information con
cerning secondary road policies of
the Commission and that they be
given an opportunity of working
with Highway Commission engi
neers in the matter of additions
to the State Highway system, de
letion of roads from the system,
and matters of budgets, but in all
cases, the State Highway Commis
sion has the final authority in all
secondary road matters.
The State Highway Commission
set down the gound rules for the
paving of rural secondary roads
shortly after it took office last
July. Under the Commission ap
proved plan, those roads which
carry 50 vehicles or more per day
were rated for possible paving ac
cording to the public service ren
dered by each road in each coun
ty. Roads were rated and given
points in accordance with the
number of occupied dwellings,
schools, churches, commercial
establishments, etc.; on the basis
of public service characteristics
such as mail routes and school bus
routes; and on the basis of the
average 24-hour annual traffic
count.
The roads were then listed in the
order of importance on the pav
ing priority list. Makepeace em
phasized that the State Highway
Commission will follow this prior
ity list and pave the top priority
roads as rapidly as funds become
Meeting Called
To Discuss
Curb Market Here
A meeting of persons interested
in establishing a curb market in
Murphy will be held Friday at 1:30
p. m. in the home agent's office.
A number of people have ex
pressed their desire to form *
curb market to sell fresh vegetab
les and other farm products.
Wayne Holland has donated the
use of a site near Wayne's Feed
Store on Andrews Road.
The Friday meeting is being
called to determine the type build
ing to be erected end to discuss
means of obtaining material*.
available for each county. County
Commissioners do not have the
authority to change this priority
list in any way.
In issuing the statement Make
peace called special attention to
the new role of Division Engineers
of the Highway Commission. "If
there are any questions concerning
your road," said Makepeace, "we
suggest you get in touch with
your local Highway Division En
gineer or District Engineer first-"
Womanless Wedding
At Martin's Creek
A "Womanless Wedding" will be
given at Martins Creek School
Thursday night at 7:30.
Music will be furnished by the
Blue Mountain Boys. The Little
North Carolina Sweet Hearts will
also entertain.
Other features of the program
will be cake walks and contests.
A small admission fee will be
charged.
Informal Meeting
Set With
Highway Officials
ANDREWS? Six State Highway
Commission officials from Raleigh
will meet informally with Western
North Carolina county and munici
pal officers at Bryson City and
Andrews Thursday, May 15.
The Andrews meeting will be
held at the City Hall at 1 p. m.
The group will include W. F.
Babcock, highway director; J
Melville Broughton, commission
chairman; Ralph Howland, com
missioner; Harold Makepeace,
secondary roads officer; Sam
Beard, public relations officer,
and Earl Crump, assistant chief
engineer.
Purpose of the informal highway
meetings, scheduled t&oughout
North Carolina during April and
May, is to acquaint Highway Com
mission members and department
officials with local road needs in
all sections of the State, and to
provide county and municipal of
ficers the opportunity to air their
road request
What's This?
Snow In May?
Old Sol was trying to make a
comeback Wednesday after freak
ish weather made things uncom
fortable in this area for two days.
TV A officials said temperatures
dropped to 33 at Andrews Wednes
day morning and down to 37 in the
Murphy area.
Snow flurries were reported in
Topton early Wednesday morning.
A mixture of rain, sleet and snow
fell in Murphy for a short time.
An electrical storm earlier this
week in the Texana-Hanging Dog
area resulted in 40 telephones be
ing out of services. A bolt of
lightning struck and fell a cable
in that section.
UNOPPOSED DEMOCRATS NAIL DOWN
4-YEAR TERMS IN CITY OFFICES
Unopposed Democrats nailed
down a four-year term as City
Board of Commissioners in an
election here Tuesday
All except one are incumbent
members. Dr. R. W. Gossett is a
new member on the Board, suc
ceeding Commissioner E. H.
Brumby who did not seek re-elec
tion.
Murphy Republicans did not
name a slate of candidates this
year.
Mayor L. L. Mason polled 304
votes and those for commissioner
posts were as follows: John Jor
dan, 297; Alvin Buchanan, 298;
Francis Bourne Jr., 297; W. A.
Singleton, 299; Cloe Moore, 299;
and Dr. Gossett 2 99.
All were nominated at the
Democratic Town Convention here
April 7. Being unopposed when the
Republican's deadline (or filing
past, the Democrats were prac
tically assured of election.
A contest could have developed
only if a heavy "write-in" move
ment cropped up.
Three write-in ballots were cast.
Two went to Wilford Stamey for
mayor and one to Hayes Dockerv
for Commissioner.
City offices were previously set
up for two-year terms. This was
changed to four-year terms at the
last session of the Legislature.
The new Board will take office
within the next several days.
PUBLISHER MADE HONORARY RECRUITER: ^
(center) is shown receiving a OnlHlnti ot
ment from Oopi H. A,
station, KnorviDe,
at the Hiht.