TEEN SCENES
By BETTY WEAVES
Approximately forty senios left
the Murphy bus station at 7:S0 a.
m. Friday en route to Western
Carolina College at Cullowhee.
The occc&sion was High School
Senior Day. More than 500 pupils
from western North Carolina sen
ior classes participated.
On arrival they went to Hoey
Auditoirum where they registered
and received identification cards.
They attended a general assem
bly. They were welcomed by
Marvin Cole, student body presi
ident. and Dr. Paul A. Reid, presi
dent of the college- The music
students presented a short pro
gram.
Lunch was served in the cafe
teria.
Afterwards there was a two hour
tour. Seniors were permitted to
confer with the heads of the de
partments in which they were in
terested. Departments open for ob
servation included: art, business,
English, foreign languages, fores
try, geography, health and physi
cal education, home economics,
industrial arts, library science,
mathematics, music, nursing, psy
chology, science, social studies,
teaching, pre-dental, pre-engineer
ing, pre-agricultural, pre-medicine,
and pre-law.
RED CROSS OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE
PLANS FOR EXTENSIVE SERVICE
Bob Weaver, local Red Cross
Chairman, and Joe Ray, IKS Red
Cross Fund Chairman, announced
this week plans for extensive Red
Cross service programs underway
to benefit residents of Cherokee
Recreational facilities were
open. Swimming, use of the tram
poline, three plays and a baseball
game were on the agenda.
A tired, but happy, group piled
in the bus about 4:30 for the trip
home.
EIIGHTH GRADE DAY
In the Senior's absence MHS
played host to the eighth graders
who will be joining her next year.
They had a chance to become ac
quainted with their future sus
roundings and to register for high
school courses and classes
HONORED
Ida Arrant, who received the
curved bar (highest award in
Girl Scouting) sometime ago. was
presented an alarm clock by the
Murphy Woman's Club in honor of
her high achievement.
Mrs- Miller was given a silver
tray by the cast of "Huckleberry
Finn" in appreciation for all the
help she so unselfishly gave
EXTRA SPECIAL
1958 "CUB" DEMONSTRATOR
GOTTA MOVE
SEE TOM
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108 Sales St. . Dial VE 7-2498
County.
They were instrumental in bring
ing to Murphy recently represen
tatives of the National Red Cross
staff to help the local chapter in
training programs.
Mrs. Grace Strain of Asheville,
a national volunteer field consut
ant with 37 years experience in
Red Cross volunteer work, met
with Mrs. H. G. Elkins, chairman
of Home Service; Mrs. Francis
Bourne, vice-chairman Home Ser
vice; Mrs. Ben Warner Jr., Home
Service volunteer and Miss Mary
Katherine Kinsey. field represen
tative for this area from Chatta
nooga
Plans were made for a social
welfare aide training course deal
ing with case work technics. It
will be held June 3-4 in Murphy
with a general informative session
open to the public on May 21
from 2 to 4 p. m. at the Episco
pal Parish house.
The general session will be con
ducted by Mrs. Strain. The Train
ing course in June will e conducted
by Miss Anna Mae Biddle, Nation
al Red Cross Home Servicc rep
resentative of Atlanta.
Richard Pfarrer, National Red
Cross safety service representa
tive for this area, met with Ho
bart McKeever and Mr. Ray to
work out a water safety program
for the summer. Local authorized
water safety instructors will pre
pare qualified persons to take an
instructor course the week of
July 21 to insure increased water
safety for people of Cherokee
County.
Clyde Howard, assistant director
Junior Red Cross Southeastern
area, Atlanta, met with Holand Mc
Swain, John Jordan, Walter Puett,
Mr. Weaver and Miss Kinsey to
help establish a Junior Red Cross
organization and programs for the
schools and community.
Mr. Weaver will announce soon
the appointment of a local Junior
Red Cross chairman to work with
the schools in helping youth to
serve their fellow man in this
country and in other countries.
Their work will tie in with that of
80 other Red Cross Societies over
world.
Mr. Weaver and Mr. Ray said
the county has not yet reached its
$2,500 fund goal? that every .citi
DAVID RAMSEY
PHOTO USED WIDELY: This
photo of David Ramsey, taken
during the State Hymn Festival
in April in Winston-Salem, has
been used in numerous publica
tions. It appeared in the Winston
samel Journal-Sentinel, Charity
and Children, a Baptist publica
tion; Biblical Recorder, journal
of the State Baptist Convention.
David, 8, is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Don Ramsey of Murphy.
The picture was made by a pho
tographer from Wake Forest Col
lege. David is a member of a
First Baptist Church youth choir
that appeared at the Hymn Fes
tival.
Salk ''Booster Shot"
Recommended By
Vaccine Committee
RALEIGH ? The Poliomeylitis
Vaccine Committee of the State
Medical Society has announced
that a Salk "booster" vaccination
is advisable this year for those
persons who received their third
polio injection more than one year
ago.
Dr. S. F. Ravenel of Greens
boro, committee chairman, a fourth
injection, although not mandatory,
is advisable in anticipation of the
approaching "poliomeylitis sea
son."
zen of Cherokee county should
have a part in helping reach it.
Those who have not contributed
are urged to do so immediately
sending their gifts to Mr. Ray at
the Post Office. These are vital if
our people are to receive blood
program benefits, he said.
REWARD
$1,000.00 Reward
IS OFFERED TO ANY PERSON GIVING INFORMATION LEADING TO
THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THE PERSON OR PERSONS
GUILTY OF UNLAWFULLY SETTING OFF EXPLOSIVES, DISCHARG
ING FIREARMS, OR ENGAGED IN MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION 0 F
PROPERTY, ON OR NEAR THE PREMISES OF ANY EMPLOYEE
WORKING FOR THE HITCHCOCK CORPORATION OR MINERALS &
METALS CORPORATION.
The Hitchcock Corp.
RANGER NEWS
Mr- and Mrs. Gene Nickalson
and daughter of Akron, O., spent
several days here with Mrs. Frank
ie Palmer and son, Gene.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hughes and
family of Rogersvllle, Tenn., spent
last week with Mrs- Bessie Kil
Patrick.
2?
Alfred Elliott and daughter of
Athens, Tenn., visited Mr. and
Mrs. I R Elliott recently
M. and Mrs. Luther Martin vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. C. M Sneed last
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kilpatrick of
Atlanta, Ga-, spent the week-end
with Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Kil
pa trick.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ledlord vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. Garland Warren
recently.
Prune watermelons to produce
more marketable melons.
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