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Volume 72 - Number 22 Murphy, N. C., December 28, 1961~ " 8 Page* Thl* Week Published Weekly
SANTA'S WORK IS DONE ? The Christmas decorations
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Howell of Murphy won
ffrst prise of $25 In this year's Christmas lighting contest
sponsored by the Murphy Electric Power Board. The scene
shown above finds Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus quietly resting
after Santa has completed all his deliveries Christmas Eve.
as had a hard day aad la aaaa dosing in front of the
fireplace while Mama Santa Claus quietly watches. Other
winners were Mr. and Mrs* Tohn Dlckqy. second place, and
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brumby, third place. The Dickey's was
voted second "best all around" by the judges. The Brumby
home won the award for the "best door and window"
decorations. (Scout Photo)
Murphy
Calendar
Thursday, December 28
7:30 p.m. Murphy Chapter No.
10 Order of the Eastern
?Star will meet In the
Masonic Hall.
7:30 p.m. Rescue Squad to
meet In the Murphy Power
Board Building.
Sunday, December 31
6:15 a.m. Mass at Providence
Chapel.
11:00 a.m. Holy Mass at St.
Williams Catholic Church
11:00 a.m. Communion
services at First Metho
dist Church.
5:30 p.m.MYF atFlrstMetho
dlst Church. ,
6:30 p.m. Training Union at
First Baptist Church.
7:30 pjn. Student recognition
night at First. Baptist
Church.
7:30 pjn. Student recognition
services at First Metho
dist Church.
Monday, January 1
7:30 p.m.BWC of FlrstBaptlst
Church will meet at the
home of Mrs. Boyd Davis
7:30 pjn. Cherokee Lodge No.
146 AF 6 AM will meet in
the Masonic Hall.
Tuesday, January 2
3:15 p.m. Sunbeams will meet
at the First Bap tlstChurch
6:30 p.m. Clvitan to meet at
Family Restaurant
7:30 Alcoholic Anonymous B
meet at New Regal Hotel.
7:30 pjn. Mens Chorus at
First Baptist Church.
Wednesday. January 3
6:30 pjn. FamUy night at
First Methodist Church.
Circle No. two will be
7:20p!m? Midweek services at
Presbyterian Church.
7t30 pjn. Hour of Power at
first Baptist Church
M0 pjn. Choir rehearsal at
Pruehytertaa Church
Ml pja. Choir rehearsal at
at First *???*
Annual Student
Nldhrt Sarvlcw
"Christian VscaOoa" will
to Am theme M the annate!
Student Night Service at
Murphy Presbyterian Church
at 7>10 Sunday evening.
kern are ta treat of
i at Christian vocatl .
r*a daily wash,
, and in dm
i will he
Margaret Cole
Maintain*
32.3 Average
The most valuable player
award last season for Smoky
Mountain Conference Tourna
ment play went to Miss
Margaret Cole of Murphy who
popped In 63 points In the
final game to lead her club
to the championship.
This 5-11 youngster,
regarded as one of the top
female performers In Western
North Carolina. Is off to a
flying start this season. In
four games she has ac
cumulated 129 points for a
sterling 32.3 average. She
owns this eye-opening average
yet has not played a full game.
Miss Cole Is dangerous
under the boards and hits well
there, but most of her points
are made on accurate shooting
from around the foul line.
She scored a total of 800
points last season as a Junior
and Is expected to top this
mark In her final prep
campaign.
She began her cage car
eer as a freshman guard.
Coach ChuckMcConnell moved
her to forward, realized her
shooting potential and has kept
her at this position. She
finished her first season with
a 20.9 mark.
Of the squad of 35 players,
only two seniors will graduate
however one will be a huge
part of the team.
JENNINGS BRISTOL
EDITORIAL
Times Have Changed
In the newspaper Industry, as In all others, rapid strides
have been made. New ideas, new techniques, new equip
ment have made Important contributions in the
modernization of newspaper publishing. The "old-time
country weekly" has grown up from its "hand-set" youth.
Times have changed in the newspaper field. One fact
remains unchanged however . . .the genuine confidence
every newspaper has in the community it serves. We
are no exception.
That's why the publisher and management are Joined
In this message of good will by all members of our staff,
news, business, advertising and mechanical department.
We are proud of our associations with the fine people of
this community and wish for you AN OLD FASHIONED
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
"AH JOE, STOP TEASING AND GIVE 'EM
THEIR SCOUTS.
Two Clay Couaty Boys Win
Atlanta Amatoor Coatost
Hayesville - Jennings
Bristol of Hayesville and his
cousin, Ron Mlllsaps, a
student at Raleigh State School
for the Blind, won the annual
Amateur Contest for 1961 on
Saturday, December 23 in the
Eaat Point City Auditorium,
Atlanta, Ga. The event Is
sponsored by the Dixie
Jubilee Company with head
?uartsrs in Nashville, Tenn.
A monthly contest la held and
the winners then come
together for the annual
contest.
Bristol and Mlllsaps did
five numbers consisting of
Rock and Roll dusts, with
Mlllaapa at the piano. Bristol
A duet with their instruments
entitled "Pocket Pull of Rain
bows" was their winning
atsnber. As a result they were
?warded a recording contract
with Paramount Recording Co.
Nashville, Tenn.'all expense
paid trip to Naahville to appear
on the Grand Ole Oprey and
also to appear on the Ernest
Tubb Record Shop. In the
future If the songs and music
they writs are good enough,
they will have a chance at the
lop recordings In ths nation.
Bristol la the son of Mr.
and Mrs. George Bristol of
Hayesville. Hegraduatgdfrom
Hayesville High School awl Is
? Junior at Was tarn Carolina
Callage In pre-Dentel. He
the Alpha Honor Roll
Young Mlllsaps. age II, la a
native of RobhtnsvtUa. He
Heed la Clay County ase years
and has spent several
vocations is Clay. Ha was
Mad is oas aye at Mr* sad
failed for *e
Ho las
Mad la ooe aye
has baaa totally
member of the senior class
at theState School for the Blind
in Raleigh, where he will
graduate in June.
Cooks Celebrate
56th Anniversary
Mr. and Mr*. W. A. Cook
celebrated their 56th wedding
anniversary on Sunday,
December 24 at their borne.
They were married , De
cember 24, 1905. There are
five children, Edwin Cook of
Murphy, Reuben Cook, of
Marietta, Ga? and Roy Cook
of Bill jay, Ga? Mr*. Harold
Hatches and Mr*. John Dickey
of Murphy. They have 11
grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
AUNT HET
Jane ahrejre talks ao 1
(tel when her party'a over tbi
I lad like m keipui' to in
? a cripple when d
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MURPHY LIONS DISTRIBUTE
120 CHRISTMAS BASKETS
The Murphy Llone Club
distributed 120 Christmas
baskets to needy and deserving
families throughout Cherokee
County, Saturday and Sunday,
December 23 and 24. Members
of the club packed the baskets
Friday night and all were de
livered in dme for Christmas.
The distribution of Christ
mas baskets is an annual event
tor the Murphy Lions Club.
This year's baskets had a re
tall value of $10.50 and
contained some 30 different
items Including bread, apples,
oranges, chewing gum, candy,
flour, cereal, snuff, sugars
coffee, soap, potatoes, cann
coffee. soap, potatoes, canned
foods of all types, salt, lard,
and margarine.
The funds for the Christmas
baskets were rsised through
the efforts of the club and
private donations. The total
retail value of all the baskets
was estimated at$l,250.Some
of the items were donated to
the club by the various Murphy
wholesale houses and private
Newt Bollng. Christmas
basket chairman expressed
his appreciation to all the
club members and citizens
who participated in this
Padgett Home
Scene Of WSCS
Christmas Party
Hsyesvllle ? Mrs. Guy
Psdgett wss hostess on Tues
day night December 19, to the
W. S. C, S. of First Metho
dist Church st a Christmas
party.
The house was beautifully
decorated for the occasion and
a charming feature was (he
beautiful background music on
records. A covered dish
sipper preceeded the program
which was presented by Mrs.
Ralph Jacks. St. Luke's
Christmas Story was read by
Ann Jacks and two Christ
mas numbers were played on
the bells by Miss Rosalynd
Jacks.
In presenting "Christmee
Symbols" Mrs. Jacks spoks
of the Evergreen as repre
senting the enduring love of
Christ; the candles as the light
of his love, music and flowers
as the beauty, and giving as
the sacrifice of his love. In
bringing thgether all these
facts of Christ's life, beautiful
Christmas cards from Mis
sionaries In several foreign
and home missions were read,
describing the way Christmas
is observed In each mission,
the cards were later sent to
shut-ins.
The symbol of "music" was
beautifully expressed In the
recorded voice of Miss
Rosalynd Wilson, Mezzo
soprano, of Atlanta singing
"He Shell Feed His Flocks"
excerpt from Handle's
oratorio. The Messiah.
The program was closed
with carol singing and prayer
after which gifrs were ex
changed.
Rotary Foindation
Award Winner
Amouiced
One of 135 Rotsry Found
ation Fellowships for study In
1962-63 --distributed among
young men and women students
In 35 different countries this
year ? la going to a western
North Carolinian, according to
Holland McSwain, of Murphy,
Rotary district governor.
The award winner Is Jack
McMlchael Martin, of David
son College, who will study?
perhaps at the University of
Basel in Switzerland ? to
further his career as ?fiction
writer. Mr. Martin la the son
of Davidson's president. David
G. Martin, a 1958 graduate of
the college with a Master of
Arts from Duke University in
1960. While at Davidson he
was ? Phi Beta Kappa, mem
ber of the elections board,
co-captaln of die basketball
team and a ROTC captain.
The Fellowships swarded
by Rotsry aeable the students
to live study and travel In
some foreign country as
"ambassadors of good will"
sad develop as pomndal peace
leaders. The average award is
$2,600. Since the program be
lts 1947 1,598 awards have
i by Rotary, with 7C
teen
dm scholars, and 90c
vial tad.
Uooa Frank Bllla and John Savage, president of the Murphy Club, pack Christmas baskets.
(Scout Phoo)
Newt Boliaf, chairman ot fee Chrlatmaa Baahat eommioae la aaalatad by Jay PhlDfpa i
Charlie Jotaaon. (Scout Photo)
Lion* Hadley Dickey end Charlie Johnson survey die baskets to make sure they are all
complete. (Scout Photo)
Attention!
All N< C.
Vehicle Owners
Attention - All North
Caroline Vehicle owners. New
1962 license plates go on sale
January 2 at the Carolina
Motor Club Branch Office. (In
Murphy, this is at the Western
Auto Store) Most of you have
already received your 1962
license renewal cards. It Is
important that you open it and
read the information about the
new registration law.
On the top of the first section
write in your county or
residence. On the beck of the
Foprth Section, sign the
Insurance declaration.
If you sell your car after
you have bought a 1962 plate,
make the tide over to the new
owner but keep your 4962
license plate and regis ration
card. The 1962 license plates
stay with the owner.
The new 1962 license plates
go on sale January 2, get
yours early.
Bank, Power Board,
Courthouse. Town
Hall To Ba Closed
The Mmrhy Power Beard,
fee City Hall, As I
K 1942
TV STAB CONNIE STEVENS latrodifes North
Carolina's 1962 auto Ik war slates which go w
sals January 2, New regulatloas
purchase and we of the '62 tags i
in ? specialty prepared leaflet
newal cards which are already la the i