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MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY >. UN
SIX PAGES THIS WEEK
The
Tke course of true .jve never
ifiat smooth and rapid sometimes
iets drowned for his effort. Rev.
Tom Houts can vouch for this. Last
week Rev. Houts was approached
by a young couple from Indiana
who were trying to get married.
And they came to him because they
were under the impression there
Was bo waiting period here. It soon
Chine out that the couple left In
diana In somewhat of a hurry, pos
sibly even without their family's
knowledge. Rev. Houts attempted
<o talk the couple into going back
bcme. but they were determined
to get married, in fact the
bojr even had a j o b waiting for
idto la Florida. After seeing
pat his attempt to make them un
derstand they should go back home
i^hs doing no good. Rev. Ilouts
decided be might as well aid them.
He carried them into Georgia
where be thought it was possible to
get married without a waiting per
iod. but alas this was not so. So
bade to Murphy they came. The
young lady stayed at Rev. Houts'
home and the young, man at a
motel. And then, money was run
nlng low. The couple, contacted the
bank here to help get their money
from an Indiana bank. The Indiana
bank (ailed thee ouple's family and
then Rev. Houts' phone began to
tlkg. What happened? The couple
watt to Indiana to get married.
Bach Beat ley thinks be has It
raagh getting hi# pate left alone
ta treat of his war thoase, hi fact,
ft* has gene sa far as to put a
Mg pole into the ground, All it
with eeacrete /and then pat a
smaller pole ins Me, which seems
ta hare the putMem licked for the
h5ln? difficulty with
They M ? akx new
tuun niflc kfctwc?? Iww
M bad **ea palled ap by vandals
. Throughout Cherokee County,
Farm Agent Paul Nave has the re
jkvUttyd of getting into everything.
. ?ut hta reputation did not help him
rectatty when be tried to get into
$ hi* parked truck in front of the Post
OCfcee. Paid was forced to stand
ia> the cold or about 10 minutes
l^ilrinr and rattling his door unit!
f4M lock became unstuck.
i Signs can. ?l time*, be confu*
i?. Now take tor Instance the sign
l'?rer the police i tattoo on Valley
Mrer Avenue. It reads "Roller
6katH? Police." It's true that
Marphjr pa Bee don't roller skate,
M tktak how much fan It would
. be If they did. U would actually
<ht a pteaaare to get a parking
ticket from Blaine Stalcup If be
Whim if up and down the street
, oa skate*, la feet. It might be
^wsrtb propsslng to the Board of
|.Kas your child said something
jtot think is cute? Has something
happened to you or a friend you
think is funny. Do you have a cake
tfccjpe you would like to share? If
Joe do, all you h?\e to do la drop
PATROLMAN LENDS HELPING BAND
Highway Patrobnaa W. D. (Cowboy) Anderson of Andrews had
u cart; April Fool's Dad recently. He was called to Investigate
a woman beating on Highway 181 near Morgantoo where be is
bow staUoaed. When he arrived be found a "woman" covered
with "blood", apparently badly beaten. But as It turned oat, It
did ber ao barm. Tbe woman was a maaaeqnia and the Mood
Second Meeting
To Form
Jaycees Planned
A second meeting will be held
Thursday, February 12, to form a
Junior Chamber of Commerce in
Murphy.
A meeting was held Saturday
night and temporary officers were
appointed. A group of Jaycees from
Asbeville attended the meeting and
will be back for the second met
ing.
All men under 36 are urged to at
tend the meeting.
a line or call to the Rambler. If
you write, please be certain you
sign your name.
An organizational meeting of the ^
Jaycees in Andrews has been plan
ned for Thursday. February S, at c
7:30 p.m. at the City Hall.
All men between 21 and 36 are ?
invited to attend.
Wrestling Match
Planned ?
Saturday Night [
u..oo3hcSvl 9 NUIL OD ARTESTA j
The Murphy Rotary Club will
sponsor a wrestling match Satur- j
day night at the old rock high (
school gym at the fair grounds at
8 p.m. t
Featured In the event will be Tex j
Riley versus Corsica Jean and (
Jessica Rogers versus China Mir a. ^
Proceeds from the match will go (
toward helping the Woman's Club _
install a scoreboard at the high |
school. J
FEBRUARY
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Compliments
Of
Brumby's Mill
?Photo by Cri?p Studio
MY VAUN1WE
BUSS PATSY KAYLOB, daughter at Mr.
ud Hrm. Andy Kajrlor, Mnrpfajr. ... .
Farmers Federation Co-Op
Stockholders Vote On Merger
Feb. 13 Set As
World Day Of
Prayer In Murphy
The United Church Women of
Vturphy will sponsor the annual ob
servance of the World Day of Pray
;r on February 13.
The event Is to be held Feb. 13
it 3:30 p.m. at the Episcopal
Church. All people are invited to
ittend the meeting.
Following is ? proclamation by
ftayor L. L. Mason proclaiming the
lay World Day of Prayer in Mur
?fay.
PROCLAMATION
Whereas, World Day of Prayer
rill be observed this year in many
laccs throughout the world where
lomhle peoples, living against a
?ckground of universal tension
ind uncertainty will bow their
cads and lift up their hearts to
Umlghty God in prayer, and
Whereas. The Church Women of
the Town of Murphy will join on
this occasion with church women
in communities throughout the na
tion and the world to form an ar
ticulate and inspiring chain of hu
man prayer, and
Where as. The troubled peoples
in less fortunate nations than ours,
and indeed, even in our own belov
ed country, need Divine Guidance
as never before, especially as this
is stimulated through prayerful
communion.
Now, Therefore, I, L. U Mason,
Mayor Of The City Of Murphy, N.
C.. do hereby proclaim: Feb. ISth.
1969 as Word Day Of Prayer and
I urge our citizens to observe this
day by attending Feb. 13, 1959.
World Day of Prayer services,
which will be held at the Episcopal
Church of the Messiah at 3:30 p.m.,
or pausing for a minute of prayer
to ask God to give us. in all our
humility, the wisdom and courage
to mrct and successfully solve the
profound problems of our times.
L. L. MASON
Mrs. Cloe Moore Appointed To Head
Heart Fund Drive In Cherokee County
The 1959 Heart Fund drive in
Cherokee County will be under the
leadership of Mrs. Cloe Moore, who
was appointed recently to this post
by Or. Paul Hill, chairman of the
Cherokee County Heart Committee.
"Although the Heart Fund drive
is net held until Mie last of Febru
ary." said Dr. Hill, "it will take
time to build an effective campaign
organization throughout the county
?and that is the job of Mrs. Moore.
We urge all citizens who are inter
ested in this worthwhile project
to volunteer their help for this vary
vital work. In addition. Mrs. Moore
will be in charge of promoting year
round memorial giving."
Money raised In the annual Heart
campaign goes into the North Caro
lina and American Heart Associa
tions' programs of research, pro
fesional services and public educa
Murphy High Continues
To Split Their Games
By JAY WILSON
The Murphy High BuHdogs again
plit two games, this time with Nan
khala.
The Murphy girls took ail early
ead in the first quarter and led It
a 15 at the end of that period. In
he second period they gained one
aore point an the Nantahala team
) lead 29 to 25 at the half.
In the third period they pulled
ven more ahead and led 45 to 37.
"he final score was Murphy 60.
tantahala 55. In the closing seconds
< the game the Nantahala girl;
ame within three points of the lead
nd only good playing on the part
>f the Murphy team and their
reeling of the ball prevented the
Jantahala team from either tying
he game or taxing the lead.
Jane Van Horn led the Murphy
coring with 29 points. The other
wo scorers were Margaret Cole
rith 19 points and Joan Morley with
2.
Nantabala's top scorers were
dyrtle Sue Passmore with 23 points
ind Shirley Waters with It.
In the boys game, the Nantahala
?layers took an early lead and led
8 to 13 at the end of the first per
od. They continued to pull ahead
n the second period and led 35
o 25 at the half.
Murphy gained two points in the
third period and the score at the
end of that period was 40"lo 33.
Nantahala pulled six more potato
ahead in the final period to lead
58 to 44 at the final buzzer.
Charles Owenby was high scorer
for Nantahala with 19 points and
next were Todd Bateman and Ken
Soles bee with 14 points each.
Top scorer for Murphy was Billy
Carringer with 10 and next was
Jerry Kephart with 9.
STATISTICS:
Girls: Murphy (60) F-Van Horn 29,
Morley 12. Cole 19. G-Cook, Gillen
kater, Hatchett.
Nantahala (55> F-Waters 18. Ow
enby 12. Passmore 23. Dills 2. G
May, Ferguson. Cochran.
Boys: Murphy (44) Kephart 9, Mc
Donald 8, Lovingood 6, Lanning 2.
Kilpatrick 2, Arms, Carringer 10,
Morris 2. Johnson S.
Nantahala (58) Bateman 14, Ow
enby, 19, Bateman. M. 7, Solesbee,
K. 14, Solesbee. J. 4.
Again the Murphy High girls
and boys split two. In their game
against Hayesville, their second of
the season, the girls lost in the
fourth quarter and the boys won in
the first, even though they came
pretty close to tying or worse at
WoZJOlQoJ
Dear Mr. Editor:
I hear that a group of young men got together the other night
and uecided to hem a Junior Chamber of Commerce in Murphy.
Wow, ) want you to know that this is a real good idea.
Why, heck, there is no end of the good they can do for the com
munity, if they are so minded. I Just hope this don't turn out like
a lot of other things and fizzle out after it gets off the ground.
From what 1 hear, them that went to the meeting are out
scratching around trying to find enough interested people to form
a chapter. I understand that 15 men are needed to get a charter.
Now, it doesn't seem that would be a hard thing to get 15 men under
4b-ye*r-oid in a town this sim who an interested in the good of the
community. '
Why, 1 can think of almost that many and 1 ain't been living
li Murphy lor so very long.
You know, if the Jaycees set off to a good enough start and real
ly try, there ain't no telling just what all they will get done. And,
I'll admit that there are a few things in Murphy that need to be
done. ?
1 understand that another meeting of tbe group hoping to form
the Jay cm will be held February M at tbe Citizens Bank Building.
1 bet tbsy would be more (ban happy to soe anybody interested in
helping to help Murphy.
Sincerely,
I. a Clare
P. J got a real nice letter tan a young lady la (he county who
had some interesting ideas, bat slH didn't sign her name. If aha
w?U drop me a tine saying *e wrote tfas fetter and sign her name,
ID see It gets printed.
some points.
In t be girls game. Murphy took
an early lead and led 17 to 13 at
the end of the first period. They
held their lead and the half time
score was Murphy 27, Hayesville
24.
In the third period Hayesville
caught up with them by two points.
The score at the end of the third
quarter was 34 to 33, Murphy.
Then, in the last quarter, the Hay
esville team seemed to wake up
and they took the lead and held it
until the end when the score was
Hayesville 47, Murphy 40.
Joyce Ledford led the Hayesville
scoring with 21 points and Ruth
Davenport was second with IS.
Jane Van Horn led the Murphy
scoring with 21 points and Margaret
Cole was second with IS.
In the boys game, after a slow
start, the Bulldogs took the lead
and led 19 to 13 at the end of the
first quarter. They increased this
lead by one point in the second
quarter and led 30 to 23 at the half.
In the third period Hayesville
closed the score and the score at
the end of the third quarter was
Murphy 39, Hayesville 36. Murphy
opened the lead in the fourth per
iod and the final score was Mur
phy 60, Hayesville 54.
Top scorer for Hayesville was
Chock Reese with IS points.
Top scorers for Murphy were
Emanuel McDonald with 16 and
Jerry Kephart with 12.
STATISTICS:
Girls: Murphy (40) F-Van Horn
21, Cole 15, Morley 4. G-Cook, Gil
leowatcr, Hatcbett, Foberson
Wells, Totherow.
Hayes ville (47) F-Ledford 21.
While 11, Davenport IS, Ford. G
Davis, Cox, Scroggs, Phillips.
Boys: Murphy ((0) Kephart 12,
McDonald 18, Lovlngood t, Kil
Patrick 8, Carriager 4, Weaver,
Morris 4, Johnson 7.
Hayesville (54) Beece It, PenUnd
4, McClure I, Cunningham 4, Brad
thaw s, J. Moore 14, Ryers S,
Sams l, Ford 1, Barnard.
Ni
Officers
F?r lMt
Officers for 1869 have
named by Masonic Lodge A.F. and
Ait. 14t.
Officers are: BUI K tag. worship
tal master; Dr. George Dyer,
wardne; Frank
tion, according to the county chair
man.
"The American Heart Association
spends over half its funds for heart
research at medical centers in the
nation including those in our state,"
he commented. "The aim of the
North Carolina Heart Association
is to increase the amount of money
spent on research projects in North
Carolina to half of its budgetable
funds." At present," he added,
"well over $100,000 is supporting
heart research in this state."
"We emphasize researqh," he
continued, "because our doctors
have told us that much more must
be learned about the causes of
heart disease before we can make
effective gains in the fight against
our country's number one killer.
Other uses to which Heart Fund
dollars are put, it was explained,
are to purchase scientific publica
tions and diagnostic aids, such as
taped heart sounds, for local physi
cians, and to supply them with
educational literature about the
various forms of heart disease,
which they can give their patients.
The program of public information
conducted by the local Heart Com
mittee includes the use of films,
school materials, exhibits, ctc.,
which are bought out of money
raised Ip the county.
"The entire Heart program, both
local, state and national depends
on the voluntary giving of the pub
lic." said Dr. Hill. "We want our
fund drive organization to be truly
county-wide, for only in that way
will everyone be given to oppor
tunity to give and to work for the
Heart cause," he concluded.
Missionaries
To Speak To
Church Assembly
Missionary speakers from the
Belgian Congo in the heart of equa
torial Africa are to speak at 7
p.m. Sunday to a assembly of sev
eral churches at Murphy Presby
terian church.
The speakers are Dr. and Mrs.
Frank McElroy, of Montreat, re
tired missionaries of the Southern
Presbyterian Church.
Meeting with the local Presby
terians are members of the First
Methodist church of Murphy, and
of the Andrews, Hayesville and
Franklin Presbyterian churches.
Any other friends are invited.
There will be a social hour after
the service.
rw U.P1?.. aim at (1u>
Ul. HH-uuujr ayvano aiov uv ?uv
Hayesville church at 11 a.m. Sun
day; and Mrs. McElroy is to address
the adult class at Andrews. They
are also to speak to a special as
sembly of the Murphy High School
student body at 10 o'clock Mon
day morning.
Dr. McElroy is the father, through
a former marriage, of Mrs. Frank
Brown, wife of an earlier pastor,
who concluded hi* service in Mur
phy la 1984.
The Southern Presbyterian
Church has Its largest missionary
force at present In the Congo. Re
cent social and political upheavals
In that area make la of added In
terest.
At tnoraing worsnip service nest
Sunday Robert A. Potter, minister,
la to preach <vpoe the themei "A
High and Holy Regard." The first
session of the pastor's pre- Easter
communicants' class will be held at
S p.m. Monday afternoon, with ill
girls and boy? aged g through U
invited.
Farmer's Federation Co-Op is
Murphy apparently will have a
new name by the end of the month
when it is expected the chain will
merge with FCX, Farmer's Co
operative Exchange.
The board of directors of the
Farmer's Federation voted last Fri
day to merge with the Exchange,
according to J. H. Hampton, ot
Murphy one of the largest stockhol
ders in the company.
Mr. Hampton said stockholders
in the company are to vote on the
merger February 28 and it is ex
pected that all will vote in favor
of the merger.
The combination of the two com
panies has been considered since
last summer when the Farmer'*
Federation was approached by the
Exchange. Since that time, various
committees have been working out
the details of the merger, accord
ing to Mr. Hampton.
Mr. Hampton said there are no
personnel changes expected.
He said the local store will prob
ably remain in the same building,
but carry a greater line of mer
chandise.
The Exchange operates all over
North aud South Carolina with
more than 60 retail outlets. They
have three wholesale houses, three
feed mills, two fertilizer factories
and an insectiside factory.
The company did a total business
in 1958 of $57 million.
The Farmer's Federation has 22
retail stores, one wholesale outlet,
one feed mill, a hatchery and poul
try dressing plant, eight freecer
locker plants, a training school for
new employes and an interest in .
Tennessee Valley feed mitt at De
catur, Ala.
Mr. Hampton has been a director
of Farmer's Federation since it
was organized in 1MB.
Senior Class
To Sponsor
Valentine Danee
The Senior Class of Murphy High
School will sponsor a Valentine
Dance. Saturday. February 14, at 8
p.m. in the "Rock Gym."
Don Gibson will emcee the dance
All of the latest popular music will
be provided for dancing.
The Carolina Sweethearts Square
Dance team and other local talent
will provide the entertainment be
tween dances.
A concession stand will also be
open.
Admission will be SO cents per
person and $1 per couple. Proceeds
will be applied on the class trip.
American Legion -
Hold
Community Meets
Joe Miller Elklns Post M of the
American Legion will meet next
Friday, February 6th. with veter
ans of the Culberson and Ranger
Communities. The meeting will be
hied at the Ranger School at 7:30
p.m.
The meeting is being held
request of veterans in
ity and is the second
of community meetings
by Post 86.
Commander Jim Green is
log the meetings
ber,of