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CAP MAKING SEARCH OF MOUNTAIN AREA FOR MISSING ATLANTA PLANE By TODD KBBCB Civil Air Patrol (CAP) plane*, operating from the Andrews-Mur phy (trip, continued an aerial search of this mountain area ear lier thU week tar a lost plane The missing craft, a single en gine Piper Tri-Paeer, took off from Knoxville Sunday at 6:30 p m. en route to Atlanta. Occupants of the plane were Paul J. Kennon 96, associated with a car-washing- firm in At lanta, and W. P. Ward, Griffin, Ga., businessman. The two men left Knoxville on the last leg of a flight from Detroit where Mr. Kennon had gone on business. When the plane failed to make contact in Atlanta CAP units, the highway patrol and sheriffs de partments in three states were alerted. CAP set up operations here Tuesday morning with six planes, 31 senior members and 21 cadets Tuesday's searching kept the crafts in the air 95 per cent of the time chalking up 27 hours. Directing the sesrch from the Murphy area were Rev- R- T. HouU, a GAP lieutenant; CAP Deputy Commander George W. Wheeler Jr. at Brevard and Air Force Capt. Capt. Albert P. Wen burg of Charlotte. The unit from the local field had confined its search inside the N C. border wUle separate search es were made In Tennessee and Georgia. However, the local operation Wednesday morning was okayed to cover the area around Peach tree and Htawasse, Ga. Reports that a low-flying plane was seen and heard in that area late Sun day pulled the search to that sec tion. CAP units in all three state are in radio contact- A large communi cation truck has been set up at the local field- Tuesday's search in cluded the area north of here to Clingman's Dome and south through Sylva, Franklin and Cha tuge Lake CAP personnel taking part are from WNC towns and cities, Char lotte and Salisbury. WKRK Starts Broadcasts Monday; Seeking Increase To 5,000 Watts Radio Station WKRK, slated to start official broadcasts Monday morning at 5, is seeking a jump in power from 1,000 watts to 5, 000 watte. This was announced Tuesday by James B Childress, owner who said the station's engineers in Washington have been given the green light to apply for 5,000 watts for the Murphy station The new station will celebrate with an open house Sunday at 3 p. m. Refreshments will be ser ved and visitors will be conducted on a tour of the studios. WKRK will be on the air at 1390 on the radio dial daily from 5 a. m. to 7:30 p. m. Test boad cast have been made the past several days Paul Ridenhour, former station manager at Hamlet, is manager of WKRK- Mr. Ridenhour formerly served as program director of one of Charlotte's leading stations. He has also served as assistant man ager in Kinston. Studios and offices of the new station are in the Coward Build ing. The transmitter and tower are located on Andrews Road. Mr. Ridenhour said the station will give a variety of listening, in eluding all type music shows, news, weather and sports. He said under its present power, WKRK will cover Murphy, And rews, Robbinsville, Hayesville, Blairsville, Ga., Hiawassee, Ga., and other areas of Western, N. C., East Tennessee and North Geor gia. LOCAL MINERAL COLLECTORS ENTER EXHIBITS IN INTERNATIONAL SHOW Local Rock Hounders are enter ing exhibits in the International show which is being held in Ashe ville this year. Mineral collectors by the thou sands, from the Canal Zone to Maine and including a number from this county, will converge on Asheville August 7, 8, 9 for the 8th annual International Gem and Mineral show of the Eastern Federation of Mineral Societies. The Tri State Rock Hounders Club of Murphy will enter four competitive gem cases in the show. Several members of the local club plan to also enter private cases of finished gems and min erals. The show in the Asheville audi torium, open to the public, in cludes some of the nation's finest gem collections, many of which have never been on public display before. Several members of the local club belong to the Federation al so, and will be in Asheville to help entertain visitors from h?re. More than 75 of the federation's member societies will enter com petitive exhibits as will many in dividual advanced collectors- Visi tors at the show will have an op portunity to "cut" a gemstone themselves under the direction of skilled lapidarists. Among the special exhibits will be a 1,250 carat emerald, largest ever found in North Carolina and on display for the first time. It is one of a number of outstanding specimens being loaned by the Smithsonian Institution. POSTMASTER RAY URGES PATRONS TO USE CORRECT MAILING POSTAGE Postmaster Joe Ray this week again called attention to changes in postal rates that went into ef fect the first of the month. First class mail is now 4 cents per ounce instead of 3 cents. Post and postal cards require 3 cents to mail instead of 2 cents Air mail first class must carry 7 cents of postage per ounce in stead of the previous 6 cents charge. Air mail post cards, 5 cents each domestic instead of 4 cents Mr. Ray said persons desiring information about other postal rate changes should contact their local post office before mailing. Homecoming Set At Snow Hill Baptist The annual homecoming at the Snow Hill Baptist Chucrh will be held Aug. 10. Everyone is invited AUGUST 1958 S M T W T F S 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Shop Us For The Best Selection Of Ffaie Home Firaisklags... SOSSAMON FURNITURE CO. CONGES MWUM, i at Mr. Md lfra. Balpk Dnrnw ---* TEWWS ANYONE? f ^??Oiap Studio Photo I STATE BOYS WIN AWARDS NORTH CAROLINA WINNERS in the 1958 Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild model car competition designed and built these miniature dream ears. They won $150 in cash for their efforts. Upper car was built by Jerry M. Cebe, Durham. Lower car was created by William C. Wisely, Golds bo ro. COLLINS SECOND PUCE WINNER IN MODEL AUTO COMPETITIONS Mr. Collins . . has winning model Five months of untiring work carving and finishing a model auto has made James E. Collins $100 richer. The 19-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Collins of Route 4 won the Craftsman's Guild second state awar-1 in his age tfvision. The a ward carried a $100 prize and a Guild Certificate of design and craftsmanship. The model car competition is held annually by the Fisher Body Craftsman Guild. This was young Collins' first year to try his hand at designing and constructing a model. Fifteen-year-old William C. Wise ly of Goldsboro Itoute 4 won the first in the state and the region of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia for his age division His model car is now being judged with other regional win ners for the national scholaship awards ranging in value from $5,000 to $2,000. A Durham boy, Jerry M. Cebe, 17, took the top state award in the Senior Division. Both boys receive $150 in cash. In a letter announcing him a winner, the Guild wrote James: "We think both you and your family can be proud, not only of this award, but for the talent, industry and perseverance you demonstrated in the Guild compe tition." The local youth started the first of the year gluing together the mahogany wood used to carve his model. The carving took four months to complete and the finish ing touches another month. Wheels are the only material furnished to contestants. James' model is painted light blue Chrome used on the entry was carved from a block of aluminum. ' James will be a senior this year at Murphy High School- He says he intends to enter the competition next year "and do a lot better job." ? Beauty Contest For Dolls Set By Little Women The Little Women'* Sewing Club will sponsor a fashion show, a beauty contest for dolls and a bake sale Friday at 3:90 p. m. on the lawn of Miss Jane Whitley's home- ? ' s t Any child who wishes to rater a doll in the beauty contest can do so by calling Jane Whitley or Becky Jo Ray by noon Thursday. Admission to the show will be 10 onto tor children and V cants (or adults. Culberson Route 2 Woman Killed By Shot From Boy's New Rifle A 49-year-old mother was acci dentally shot and killed Wednesday morning by Her 12-year-old son who was playing wih his new .22 caliber rifle at the home on Cul berson Route 2 Killed by a bullet wound of the chest was Mrs. Ruth Annis, wife of Edward G. Annis. Cornor J. C. Townson and State Highway Patolman Ray Heffner gave this account of the shooting. The son, David Annis, had pick ed up his recently acquired rifle from the corner of the bedroom where he stored it "to keep it from getting scratched up." Mrs. Annis Andrews FFA Boys Back From Camp In Eastern N. C. Twenty T^ture Farmers from An dews High School attended the summer FFA camp fast week at | White Lake. ? ' This is one of two camps own ' cd by the Future Farmers of ' America in North Carolina. White Lake is located in Blad ! en County in the southeastern part of the coastal scction of the State. The camp is also available to th^ Future Homemakers of Amer ica who study Home Economics ( jforhigh schools throughout the Ate. ^During' the week fhe boys spent on? day at Carolina Beach and many of these mountain boys ;aw and batheii in "the oceati'"'fof the j first time. Several of the boys took a deep sea fishing and reported a very good catch. Transportation was made pos sible by a generous contribution of an activity bus to the school by the Andrews Rotary and Lions Clubs. Dick Ramsey, agriculture teacher in Andrews was in charge of the group, assisted by James Byson and boys on the trip. Methodist Church I Announces July S . S. Honor Roll The Sunday School honor roll for Murphy's First Methodist j Church for July has been announ ced by Superintendent Hugh Brit tain. Those members on the list in clude: Nursery, Bill McKeever,, Joseph Lochaby, Bobbie Forysth and Mrs. Gay Davidson, Kinder garten, Lonnie Brittain, Grover Smith, Sheran Lochaby, and Mrs. Worthen. Primary I, Mrs- Mae Brittain. Primary II, Ellen Davis, Carl Townson and Sammy Carter. Pri mary III, Freddie Lochaby. Junior IV, Jan Davidson, Dew ey Johnson, Elaine Martin, Jane ' Brittain and Betty Weaver. Inter- 1 mediate, Phyllis Smith and Ed die Fergerson. Young Adult, Pauline Brittain, Merle Davis, Helen Lochaby, and Lucious Lochaby. Seniors, Char lene Davidson, Johnny Moore and Louis Martin. Mens Bible Class, Alden Cow- 1 ard, Jerry Davidson, Neal David- ( son, Gay Davidson, E. C- Moore, Howard Martin, Frank Mauney, 1 Jim Green, Paid Hyatt and W- B. I -Johnson. Coleman Rewdoi The fifth annual homecoming of the Coleman Family will be held Sunday at the home of Char les Coleman on Hiawassee Street Those planning to attend are asked to bring well-filled baskets. Revival Begins At Revival services at Bear Paw Baptist Chuch begin Sunday night. The Rev. Carl Cmmlagham of Uaaka will be the guest revival for the was preparing to do some iron ing. David was planning to take the rifle into the yard to do some shooting. While talking with his mother in the bed room, he acci dentally fired the weapon. Mrs. Annis died a short time later at the home. Immediately following the shoot ing, David ran to the highway and stopped a passing car. Tourist from Arizona returned to the home with the toy, then called a Townson Funeral Home ambulance from a nearby home Mrs. Annis and her son were alone in the house at the time the mishap occurred. An inquest was conducted Wed nesday morning. The jury ruled Mrs. Annis came to her death as the result of an accidental shoot ing. Mr. Annis at the time was at tending a church meeting at Friendship Baptist Church at Suit. It was reported he first learned of the shooting at a store in his home community where he had stopped prior to returning home. The accident was also in vestigated by Sheiff Claude Ander son's department. Surviving besides her husband and David are another son, Lyell B. Annis and her father, Frank Emerson, both of Tampa, Fla. Funeral services will be con ducted Saturday morning at 11 at Friendship Church by the Rev. Johnnie Gibson. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Townson Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements New Picnic Area Ready For Use At Andrews Library ANDREWS ? A new picnic area has been made available here be-| hind the Library, adjacent to the i American Legion Hut. The Valley River Garden Club donated a table and benches for the new spot. The Town Council voted to pro vide a waterline and water facil ities for the area. The area is open to tourists and townspeople alike. Mrs. R .A. Dewar is chairman and Mrs- L. O- Caldwell co-chair man of the Garden Club picnic area committee American Legion Postpones Picnic The American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary joint picnic slated for Thursday night (today)) has been postponed un til Aug. 21 due to the county wide revival services. Queen Reunion Th Queen family reunion will be held August 9 at the old home place ot John S. Queen. Hall Nominated For N. C. Demo Congress Seat Former State Senator Dav M Hall of Sylva was chosen la Thursday as the Democrutic noi inee for Congress from the 12 District. The District Democratic Exec Uve Committee, meeting in tl Swain County Courthouse, r quired six ballots to decide tl successor to Rep. Geotge Shi ford, who withdrew as the part nominee for reasons of health. Hall will oppose W. Harol Sams of Asheville, the Republ can nominee, in the Nov. 4 genei al election. Cow's Horn Pierces Marble Woman's Am Mrs. Eliza Townson Raper < Marble sustained injuries whe butted by a cow in a pasture nea her home Monday, July 28. Mrs. Raper war, reportedly fee< ing the cow when it lunged at he and pierced her left arm with on horn. Mrs. Raper's right arm was brok en and she also suffered sever bruises from the attack. Football Practice Begins Aug. 13 At Murphy High Murphy High's football practic is set to get under way official]] on August 13. Coach Churck McConneU has an nounced that uniforms will be givei out Monday, August 11. Coach McConneU and assistan Coach W. G. Isley are expectin| around 55 boys out this year, witl about 20 lettermen returning. Coach McConneU requests tha returning lettermen report to th< High School gym at 9 a. m. on th< 11th for their uniforms, and al others at 10 a ? m. Cattle Show, Sale Set For Aug. 8-9 At Hendersonville The 11th annual Western N. C. Hereford Show and Sale will be held Friday and Saturday at the Western North Carolina Fair grounds in Hendersonville, it haa been announced by Mrs. E. D. Chandler, secretary of the West ern N. C- Hereford Association, sponsor of the event A total of 7 bulls and 48 females will be consigned to the sale which will be cried by Col. A. W. Hamil ton. Saturday starting at 12:90 p. m. The cattle were selected by J. S. Buchanan, Animal Husbandry Extension Specialist with N. C. State College- The show Friday which also starts at 12:90 p. m. will be judged by Dr. E. R. Bar rick of N. C. State College. VISITING MASONIC TEAM TO CONFER MM DEGREE IN CEREMONIES HERE in full regalia, the Third De gree team of Excelsior Lodge, Charlotte, will confer the Master Mason Degree on one candidate lere Saturday night, Aug. 16. This meeting waa originally scheduled to be held In a quarry it Hiwassee Dam. It will be an Emergent Communication of Cherokee Lodge 146, AFM All lualified Master Masons are in rited to attend. Work will get un lerway at 7:30 p. m. at Murphy ligh School gymnasium . i The nnlt to confer the degree ? the same team Out visited iurphy last year. These Maaoos tnaval ertensi ely over the entire state, coo- i erring the Master Mhson's Da- i ihanage at Oxford. They wfll show i a cwor i n in uepicung xoe uze oc children at the Orphanage. After the movie they will take an offer ing for the Orphanage. Last year this offering her* amounted to $437.25 and was re ported to the largest offering they, had ever received in their travels for the Orphanage. Some of the most prafietea$ Masons in the State of North Car olina have b*aded together to form this Team af devoted to the love of and all their fUtow : doit of the Team ta B. B>. Mc Laughlin, a business mam of Chftfr The Lodge wiB be bight by Andrew T. Met
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