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275 Baptists Attend Annual Loyalty Dinner MURPHY ? A Urge crowd of ?am? 276 memberx of First fifftlfT Church ffttfwjHi the second irnul Loyalty Dinner In the High School Lundhroom here last Thursday night to launch a campaign to push this year's record $80,000 church budget over the top. First Baptist recently an nounced plana to erect a new church here, and pea tor Wil liam J. Thompson explained this week that half of this year's budget will go for the building fund. Keynote speaker for the Division of Stewardship Pro motion of the N. C. Baptist State Convention. Sit iter's flotc~%ook was O. J. Hagler of the Director of the The folk* who accept Feb. 2 is GounAog Day ?re*ure that six more weeks of bsd wesiher ire In store, because the sunny wesiher Sunday crested plenty <* lh^?T f?r, the little forecaster. Plerty of people hereabouts, how ever, still hold to the Idea thst the real, original Go*ffld hog Day is Feb. U, , snd iVe waiting until then for their predictions. TR Feb. U is also vslentine s Day, snd store windows sre full of heart shsped cards, both witty and mushy, snd many parties are planned for the loving day. TR 1 <it? TV and rock'n'roll fans everywhere, most of the music fanciers hereabout will be glued to their TV tubes next Sunday night when the ?mash-hit group from Eng land. The Beatles, make tedr first U. S. appearance live on the Ed Sullivan Show. A whcpping s?n o J ?2060.10 wss turned over to ?r? ??y school fund this month by the clerk of Court, as fines levied in Recorder s Court here continue to be an sid to education, even if some of the beoef actors sre some whst reluctant. TR The Western North Carolina Regional Planning Cem mlsalon hss announced appro val of a mapping contract for the town of Andrews, snd msp mskers will soon be swsrm lng around town both on land and in air as they murk every street, intersection snd trail. TR A new feature designed to please the rosny boat fanciers in ibis area who take to the IfWf* ss soon as weather per mits makes it first ?PP*f" snce in this week's 8^^* column will be primarily de voted to beating, and suggest ions on choosing, buying snd operating sailing craft. TR Mar. 7 has been sst ss the dste for a specisl ?*? tlon in Hsyesvllle ? $16,000 in bond, needed to finance die town s proposea new sewage plant and system and another $15,000 to finance Improvments to thewster sys tem for Hsyesville. Mr. Hagler spoke along the theme of "Christian steward ship Responsibility', with re ferences to the theme of the dinner meeting, "A Willing Heart". Julian Suggs, First Bap tists' minister of music, was master of the ceremonies for the dinner, and the pastor delivered the invocation and benediction. At the same time the dinner was being held, the children of the church attended a party at the church, with lsdles from various Baptist Churches in the Western Carolina and West Liberty Associations over seeing the party so parents who are members of the church were free to attend the i dinner. The children enjoyed games and refreshments and movies shown by Red Schuyler of Murphy. Financing for the annual dinner Is included In the an nual church budget, and this t year's meal was catered by Family Restaurant. The dinner each year pre cedes Pledge Sunday in the church. Jess Barclay Is general chairman of the Forward Program for the church's fin ances this year. A reservation committee mailed out cards to all mem bers of the church Informing them of the dinner, and i sub committee followed up with telephone confirmations. Ralph McComell presented sn inspirational challenge in reference to this year's budget, "All The Way In One Day." Decorations for the lunch room included a heart theme, tying in with February as Val entine Month and the overall theme of the banquet, "A Wil ling Heart." Rimco Plans Opti Hots* Sunday MURPHY - Rimco Manu facturing Corporation here will hold Open House Sunday, Feb. 9, from liOO to 5:00 p.m. with the public cordially invited to attend. The afternoon's program will Include tours of the plant and refreshments will be served, iccordlng to Peter J. McKeon, Super lntendem. The Rimco Corporation plant was opened here In 1960 and presently employs 130 people. Sunday's program will mark the second annual Open House Event. Hosts and hostesses for the day win Include Mrs. Jim Kephart, Mrs. Betty Toth erow, Mrs. Nina Coleman, Mrs. Jean Dockery, Mrs. Fay Radford, Bob Coffey, Boyd Pullium, Joe Anderson, and Victor Breedlove. Scoot Hum Boon THREE MURPHY HIGH STUDENTS were Injured when the car pictured above plunged into ? deep ditch in front of the High School building. A fourth passenger escaped with out Injury. The wreck occurred around noon Tuesday. Students Injured In Wreck MURPHY - A 16 year -old Murphy High sophomore in jured in an auto accident here Tuesday was transferred to Erlanger Hospital in Chatta nooga, Term., Tuesday after noon for surgery on his knee. A call to the Chattanooga hospital Wetaesday afternoon at press time received the report that Homer Roberson was In aurgery at that time and would probably not be out of surgery until around 5:00 p.m. Weckiesday, but his con-, ditloa was listed as fair.' A 1964 model car driven by Homer Robersoa plunged into a deep ditch about noon Tuesday as the driver at tempted to turn off the road coming down from the high school onto the road goiiv back around the back side of the school. Three other students were passengers in the car, and two were acknitted to Provi dence Hospital here for treat ment of Injuries suffered In the wreck. Dainel Tlmpson 16, was re ported suffering from concus sion: John Wayne Roberson, 16, had lacerations of the fore head, and was released after treatment, and a third pas senger, WilUrd Pender grass, was uninjured. State Patrolman R. H. Ens ley said die Investigation into the cause for the wreck is continuing. Southern Major Taxpayer WASHINGTON, D.C. "South ern Railway reports that it has this week presented the tax collector of Cherokee County with a check for 128,296.28 In payment of la 1963 ad valorem taxes. Total of all 1963 direct taxes, state and local, paid or n be paid by Southern Railway System in North Carolina is estimated to be more than $2.195^X)C. MISS FEBRUARY | Ml as Hilda Daafcar, duflitw tf Mr. an4 Mr*. OmhII* D?ck*r . FIBRUARY m m k. n. m. n. mi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 11 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 29 W.A. 'DUB' SINGLETON INSURANCE AitMililt Fin Life Accident Hospitilizitioi On Pimsi Ti Pliasi Yn Office Ivir w Urgent Need For Applications This Week ARA Schools For Unemployed % Approved For Cherokee, Clay MURPHY - Are* Re development Act schools have been approved for Cherokee and Clay Counties In Murphy and Hayesville and applicat ions wUl be taken beginning today (Thursday) at the Murphy Office of the N. C. Employment Securities Com mission. The School in Murphy trill offer a course In bricklaying, and the Hayesville school will teach carpenter work. Both are open to men over 18 In Cherokee, day, and Graham counties who are pre sently unemployed The schools are part of the ARA program designed to teach ?l?iii? to unemployed workers to enable them to get back on a job. The schools will last 16 weeks, five days a week, eight hours a day. John Ellis, manager of the Employment officer here said this week that it is very im portant for interested men to Murphy, Hayesville Meetings Launch Drive For Industry MURPHY - A team of multi skilled experts from the N. C. Industrial Extension Service who are working through the Area Redevelopment of the U- S. Department of Com merce have held meetings with community leaders in Murphy and Hayes ville dur ing the past week to begin a program to bring Cherokee and Clay Counties out of a cycle of depression. The first meeting was held in the Murphy Power Board Building Wednesday night, Jan. 30, with around 30 local leaders on hand. On Thursday, Jan. 30, the team moved on to Hayesvllle for a similar meeting and tour of the County. . The program has been cal led a potential miracle that could revolutionize the de velopment of industry. It is an experiment by the federal government to prove whether leaders of the com munities can utilize technical assistance in developing their own ideas for industry. The program's basic pur pose is to put people to work and raise the standard of living. State and federal officials concerned with the project, ended a two-day tour of the area Thursday. Dr. William C. Bell, di rector of the N. C. Indus trial Extension Service and head of the ARA project staff said: FOREST RANGERS from eleven North Carolina Ranger Districts posed In front of the Murphy Electric Power Board Building Weckiesday morning as they met for the third day of a four-day annual conference. Rangers Here For Conference MURPHY - District For est Rangers from 11 Ranger districts in North Carolina and the State Forest Super visor and members of his staf from Asherille are meeting in Murphy this week for a four day annual Rangers Confer ence. The meetings will last through today (Thursday). The Tusquittee Ranger Dis trict which has headquarters in Murphy headed by Ranger Bunch Nugent is hosting the annual conference for the Na tional Forests In N. C. The main purpose of the conference is discussion of problems and proposed pro grams of the U. S. Forest Service In die management of National Forests in die state. Some 40 Rangers and Super visors on hand spent Tuesday in the field, looking over some of the projects completed to date on the Tusqulttee Ranger District. Stops included the HI was see Recreation Area, the Beech Creek Seed Orchard, and the new Jack Rabbit Campground In Clay County, plus other points of Interest. The conference Is held each )rear and Is routed from dis trict to district. The Tusquittee Ranger Dis trict was chosen this year in arder for the Rangers to see the many projects accom plished in this area through the Accelerated Public Worn Program. SWIRLING SQUARE DANCERS of the new Murphy Weatern Square Dance Club twirl around the Old Rock Gym following the calla of Instructor Jay Orr of Fontana Village aa they practice each Tuesday n^ght. 72 Members Form 'Swinging Square Dance Group Here MURPHY - The itory goes that ? strangwr putlng Hiwu^i town recently heard ttrange nolaoe coming from , an old rock building In Cut Murphy, and curiosity ?*gfPft>v I ! IWI What b* uv mi ? nMtini floor fall of iwlrllqg and ?round the jytu to n/ * vc m wwi Someone heard kin mum ble 10 himself, "man, l*W mad* It to the mountain*, bit I aura would like to find the (Coot, an bach paga) "If successful, this project cubei major stride In the development of Industry else where in the United Stttes. And frail what we have seen and heard on our tour through these mountain counties, we are extremely optimistic. At die meetings in Hayes - vllle and Murphy, Bell and other officials explained that the ARA decided six months ago to select one state in the nation and areas within that state having the smallest a mount of Industry for Its ex perimental technical assist ance program. North Carolina got die nod, with the project confined to a five-county area in the west and a six - county area In the east. diaries Edwards, ARA field representative for North Car olina, said the idea back of the program was to secure the services of a large group of technicians and engineers and make them available to these areas. To be on hand for the launch ing of the program Richard G. Schmltt, chief of the ARA southeast division, came down from Washington. "The ARA," he explained, "was designed to provide communities with the means to build its economy beyond what it is, and to go as far as a community wants to go. . "I hope ? and I feel ? ] that this project we are start ing will mean hundreds of jobs for you people here in West ern North Carolina and also provide opportunities for im proving income." Efforts will be directed by the technicians, Schmltt said, to provide a good diversifi cation of industry for the area. He said that within the ARA Act, there is some place to take care of every need to help develop the area and raise the living standard. Schmltt said that here financing can't be done at die local level, the ARA will be able to step In. All of the counties involv ed have come up with an over all economic development program, which will give the I technicians something to start I on. Bell said he was quite tm- I pressed with the thidkiqg and ? planning already done by the five counties. I The pilot project is a ter minal one ? it must be ac complished in the next 13 months. "Therefore," Bell said, "we cannot waste time. We must get projects underway at once. And we intend to do ?A H SO* The officials cited Clay for having the most detailed and comprehensive program in hand of any county in die South east. And there were Indications that some of the Clay County projects may be getting under way with the assistance of the experts within a short time. Iln M Hl|h Low Jan. 39 so ii can; Friday and fal? Sunday, putty apply u soon u possible, be cause both schools may begin as soon u Feb. 10, or at the latest, Feb. 17. He explained the reasons for the announcement and ap plication date corning so soon before the beginning of the schools as due to a hold-up in funds for the projects. Both were approved last October, but the funds were released only this week, shortly be fore the beginning of both schools. Applications will be re ceived beginning Thursday at 2:00 p.m. and will be taken through the end of this week and probably run on Into next week. Two officials of the N. C. Employment Securities Com mission will arrive here on Thursday to assist in taking the applications and screen ing the applicants. Applicants should prefer ably have aseventh grade edu cation or the equivalent. All materials and educa tional equipment will be fur nished to the students select ed for each school, and trainees will receive $34 per week sustalnance pay while they are enrolled for the 16 week course. Mr. Ellis stressed the ur gency of applicants coining to the Employment office hereby the end of this week. The Ashevllle - Buncombe Industrial Education Center Is responsible for staffing, maintaining and supervising both schools. A similar ARA school In leather crafts winds up a 16 week course InHayesvillethis week. Teachers for both schools and buildings where they will be held will be announced next week. Merchants Association Meeting Set MURPHY - A meeting has been called for Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 3:00 p.m. to reactivate the Murphy Retail Merchants Association. A letter has been mailed to all former members of the Association Inviting them to the meeting. Wally Williams, a past pre sident of the Association is heading the drive to reacti vate the groif). All businessmen who are interested have been urged to attend the meeting or to send a representative or word of their iisentions and feelings about the reorganization. juncan un .atest Victim Df Looting MURPHY - A break - u? occurred at the Duncan Oil Co. office here sometime Tuesday night, and thieves prowled through desks and filing cabinets before mak ing off with a typewriter, a Notary Public stamp, some |U In small bills and chaise and a small calibre pistai. J. H. Duncan said Wecbee day that he would not be able to determine whether or not anything was missing from the adjolnirg warehouse until an inventory was ramplamd. The thieves gained entrance to the office by prising opoi a small window and climhitng through* Officer a from the Chrrnt? County Sheriffs Department are investigating the tbeft, and SSt Agent M. G. Crawford will join die Investigation whan he returns from Raleigh this week. . The Notary Pittfc stamp missing belonged to William Hall, an anyloyee ? I the cow pany, and carried Ma name on
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