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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
WINNERS OF THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN CON.
FERENCE TOURNAMENT: Andrews Girls:
Left to right, front row: Wanda Kay Moose, Vic
ki Derreberry, Mattie Angel, obtain, Carolyn
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Weal, captain, Gall Anderson, Katherine Sur- 1
savage, Madge Barton. Second row: Terry Slag
le, Carolyn Evans, Ruthle Almond, Martha
Derreberry, Sue Nichols and Carol Dyer.
Fishing's Fine At Appalachia
Most local anglers don't know it,
but there's a 1,123 acre lake in
Cherokee County that's well-stock
ed with a wide variety of game
fish.
The lake Appalachia, was stock
ed last year with 60,000 brown
trout and during the past ten years
has been stocked with an average
of 10,000 a year by the State Wild
life Commission.
It begins at the foot of Hi
wassee Dam and Is fed mostly
Income Tax
Returns
Deadline April 15
State Revenue Commissioner
Eugene G. Shaw has issued a re
minder to North Carolina citizens
that annual State income tax re
turns and payments are due on or
before April 15.
The individual income tax, which
raises almost one-quarter of the
State's General Fund revenue was
enacted into law in 1021. Around
900,000 filed returns last year. De
spite much larger collections in re
cent years, Commissioner Shaw
pointed out that the last increase
in individual income tax rates was
in the tax year 1937.
Taxpayers in this locality who
desires forms or free assistance
may contact the Department of
Revenue's field representative
whose office is located at Murphy
Courthouse on March 25 and and
April i, 8, 15.
Representatives will also render
assistance in other localities dur
ing the filing period. It is suggest
ed that taxpayers look for notices'
in Courthouses and other public
places for time. For further infor
mation write North Carolina De
partment of Revenue, Raleigh,
North Carolina.
from the bottom of Hiwassee Lake
The surface temperature of the
water in Appalachia never goes a
bove 50 degrees even in the hottest
summer months, which makes it
ideal for trout.
Appalachia is long and narrow.
9.8 miles long with a 31 mile shore
line and is accessible from the
Murphy side at only one place.
There's a boat landing directly be:
low Hiwassee Dam.
The dam itself is located inside
Cherokee County on the Tennessee
state line. The lake is bordered on
both sides by mountains so steep
that they ant, in most places, in
accessible.
Arnold Dairy mple, Wildlife Pro
tector, say that Appalachia has
been fished very little since the
dam was built in ten years ago for
two reasons: It's hard to get to
and most folks don't know it's
there.
The lake is stocked with trout,
large and small mouth bass,
bream, carp, pike, and channel
cats.
It's combination of steep, rocky
banks with tree stumps sticking
up along the sides, and exception
ally cold water makes it ideal for
game fish, Mr. Dalyrymple said.
Also, because Appalachia is a
storage lake, the level of the wat
er never fluctuates more than
three or four feet during the year.
There's also some mighty good
fishing at the mouths of several
mountain streams which feed into
the lake, he added.
Twenty-one Cases Tried in County
Recorder's Court Monday - Tuesday
Among the twenty-one cases
tried in the Cherokee County Re
corder's Court and the Jury ses
sion of Court on Monday and Tues
day, consisted of driving without
licenses, assault cases, speeding,
driving while intoxicated, violating
probation law, forceable trespass
ing, and fishing out of season.
Ollie Mae Crawford of Andrews,
was found guilty on a charge of
violating probation law and sen
Ameriean Legion
Meeting To Be
Held Friday Night
The regular meeting of the Joe
Miller Elkins Post 90 American
Legion will be held Friday night at
Dukes Lodge at 7:30.
A dutch dinner will be served af
ter the meeting.
Hugh Penland, commander, cor
dially invites all members and
prospective members.
Gkestohee Goottty fyolkl
By Annetta Bunch
When the Blood Mobile comes to
Murphy Thursday (Today), you
may be sure that Clifford Linn
will be right there to give his usual
pint of blood. That is, barring un
forseen circumstances. He has been
doing just that since 1952. To date
he has donated 20 pints.
Clifford lives with his mother and
step-father, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Parker, in the Slow Creek com
munity neaf Peachtree. Hq usually
walks the ten miles into town to'
give the blood, unless be is lucky
enough to hitch a ride. His first
pint was given in Andrews but he
switched to Murphy because it is a
little closer.
He has missed giving blood only
one time since the Blood Mobile has
been coming. That was in 1955
when he was physically unable.
When asked why he was so faith
ful, he stated that be' felt that ft
was Us duty; that ft didn't hurt and
didn't cost a thing. Alsd, he liked to
feel that he wai doing Us bit for
humanity.
Clifford is ? years old and
CLIFFORD LINN
worts on ine farm 01 ms parents
HI* bobbies an swimming and
collecting records He attended
schools in Cherokee County. Qe is
a member of Peacbtree Methodist 1
Church and sings in the choir. I'
:enced to 8 months in prison, but
made an appeal to the Superior
Sourt. Walter H. Hicks was tried
>n the same charge and also ap
peal to Superior Court.
J. H. Hedden of the Shoal Creek
section was found guilty on a
:harge of assault with deadly
weapon on a female and sentenced
to four months in prison, also
Homer Claude Cheatham formerly
)f Murphy was found guilty o)
irunk driving and sentenced to
four months in prison.
These cases were tried and found
guilty on a charge of drunk driv
ing, Tom N. Craig and Thad Stiles
fined $100.00 and cost and licenses
revolked for twelve months; West
ern Lenoir Taylor of Asheville,
fined $100.00 and cost. Two other
cases of drunk driving were tried
but found not guilty and were dis
posed.
Harold Shook of Hayesville was
found guilty of speeding (100 mi.
per. hr.) and operating after licen
se had been revoked, ' fined
$250.00 and cost, and licenses re
volked for a period of thirty
months.
Woman's Club
To Meet Thursdy
The Murphy Woman's Club will
meet Thursday (today) at 7:30 p.
m. at the High School auditorium
to rehearse for the Fashion Show
to be held March 29.
ON OUR STREET
Middle age woman standing on
ime foot, leaning against wall, oth
er shoe off putting new lace in it.
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Paper boy in early morning oo
bicycle, one hand on handle bar,
the other holding a cup of hot cof
fee.
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Little colored girl swinging on
parted car door, crowing like a
rooster
Two pigeons fighting over a crust
of bread, and a third one swoops
down and carries it nway.
World War I Vets
To Hold Rally
At Waynesville
A rally of all World War 1 vete
rans will be held Sunday at 2:30
p. m. in the Haywood County
Courthouse in Waynesville. Thom
as Hanna, Commander of the Gas
ton Barracks No. 621 will officially
represent the Department of^North
Carolina at the meeting.
The WWI organization was found
ed five years ago, and North Car
olina one of the newest of the de
partments was formed March 25,
1956.
The recent formed organization
is pressing in the Congress for a
more liberal hospital and medical
care program for its veterans who
are averaging 63 years of. age
They are also seeking a pension
for themselves and their widows,
based upon the same principle and
mounts as that now granted to the
Spanish-American War veterans.
All War War I veterans are cor
dially invited to attend this meet
ing.
P-TA Instruction
School
Held At Andrews
A school of instruction and elec
tion of officers featured the meet- J
ing of the Andrews P.T.S.A. Tues- 1
day evening in the school audi 1
torium.
In opening her talk, Mrs. Ger
ald Almond, president of the Andr- j
rews P.T.S.A., said, "We as parents .
and teachers, as loyal citizens, na- J
turally feel a sound educational ,
system with an effective ?tate ap
propriation to meet its obligation j
is rudimental to the economy of the
state and community. We hope that j
it is*only the beginning of a closer,
working relationship for greater ef
fectiveness in projecting mutual
interest and benefits toward a '
Western North Carolina which 1
can, with dignity, hold its rightful J
position in the state.
Mrs. Olin Dillard of Sylva, di- ]
rector of District One, gave an t
over all picture of the work of the t
P. T. A., including study groups ?
and listed thirteen points required j
for a standard association. j
Mrs. Roeby Wilson of AsheviHe, 1
state first vice-president of P.T.A., <
spoke on organization and work. !
In stressing the importance oi i
forming a council she said, t
"Where we have a council the
whole framework of P. T. A. be- <
comes stronger, in that efforts are s
channel from local councils, to ?
county, state and hte National Con ,
gress of P. T. A." ^
Mrs. S. J. Gernert, chairman of 1
the nominating committee, announ- <
ced the following slate of officers 1
for the new year: Tom _ Day, presi- ]
dent, Clyde Rector, first vice-pres
ident; Charles Delaney, treasurer; ]
Miss Elizabeth Whitson, correspon- \
ding secretary; Mrs. John Slagle, ]
recording secretary. \
A social hour followed the pro- 1
gram with Miss Meredith Whitak- 1
er in charge. Mrs. J. E. Rufty pre- i
sided at the tea table. At the con- 1
elusion of the program Superinten- i
dent J. E. Rufty expressed appre
ciation for the workshop. i
Devotions were given by Bob
Slagle. 1 1
Bloodmobile To Visit Here
Thursday; Donors Needed
The Blood Mobile will be in Mur
phy Thursday (Today) from 11
noon until 6 p. m. at the First
Baptist Church.
Hugh Howard, Blood Mobile
chairman, says that "Murphy and
Cherokee County are losing ground
in blood bank donations, and that
we are using more blood than we
are getting. With the ever-increas
ing use of blood it has become very
essential that we donate more. We
have set a goal of 125 pints for this
period, but feel that this will not
be sufficient to take care of the
three months period before the
next Blood Mobile will be in Mur
Phy."
WHO CAN GIVE BLOOD ? You
can give blood if you are between
the ages of 21 and 59 and are in
good health and weigh 110 pounds
jr more.
WHY MUST BLOOD BE DONAT
ED ? Because there is no substi
tute for human blood. It cannot be
turned out on a production line or
made from some secret formula
When you give your blood you are
as near to th medical fighting front
in your community hospital as any
wonder drug. Blood is a medicine.
WHEN IS BLOOD NEEDED ?
It is needed every day. A continu
3us supply of blood must be main
tained so it will always be ready
a- hen and where it is needed. Four
jeople need blood desperately i
ivery minute of the day.
WHERE CAN BLOOD BE DO
VATED ? You can donate blood
at the First Baptist Church, in Mur
phy, on Thursday, March 21, 1957,
From 12 noon until 6:00 p. m.
We urge everyone phiyscially ab
le to give blood to report to the
Bloodmobile Thursday. The need
s urgent.
Lay Speakers In
Murphy Churches
For the third year the Episcopal,
3resbyterian, Baptist and Metho
list Churches are exchanging Lay
Speakers in the Sunday Morning
Services. These Laymen are speak
ng on such topics as "What I Be
ieve," "What My Church Means'
To Me," "The Importance of a
Strong Religious Faith." These
speeches are brief (less than five
ninutes) personal statements of
he Layman's religious experience
Last Sunday, March 17, Dr. Rob
:rt King of the Presbyterian Church
>poke at the First Baptist; Mr. W
T. Brown of the First Baptist
spoke at the Episcopal Church oi
he Messiah; Mr. Paul Nave of the
Episcopal was at the First Metho
iist ; and Mr. Hugh Howard of the
First Methodist was speaker at the
Presbyterian.
For this Sunday, March 24, Mr
Robert Hardin from the Episcopal
will visit the First Baptist; Mr. J.
[I. Hampton of the First Methodist
will be in the Episcopal; Mr. Char
les Barret will go from the Pres
byterian to the First Methodist;
and the First Baptist will send Mr.
Chester Lawson to the Presbyter
ian.
These personal testimonies are
received with much interest by the
congregations of the different
Churches.
WELL, DRESSED AND HAPPY - You'll be sure to see these well
dressed teen agers at the Fashion Show sponsored by the Murphy
Woman's Club on March 29. From left to right, Bobby Weaver,
-wearing Ivy League slacks, white jacket and coordinating shirt
from Coward's; John Snow in Ivy League slacks, sport shirt, golt
cap and loafers from Darnell's; Marcia Kay Olson,- In Qucenie
Kermuda shorts and matching shirt and Ked shoes from Trudy's
Lynda Schuyler wearing spring print dress labeled "Peaches and
Cream" from Trudy's and Mary Linda Hyatt in a "Merry lassie"
gray and white cotton dress with red bolero from Lovingood's.
Murphy Civitan Club Hears Safety
Program Discussion Monday Night
The Civitan Club of Murphy at ( s
its regular meeting Monday night
heard a safety program discussion 1
by Sherrell Jimison, advertising <
manager of the Canton Enterprise, 1
Canton, N. C? and W. J. Sherrill, i
Driver Improvement Represents- 1
tive for the state of North Carolina. 1
Mr: Jimison stated that more <
than two million people in the na- i
tion were injured or crippled for 1
life through auto accidents in 1956. 1
A total of 38,000 deaths occurred 1
from these same accidents. t
The cause of - such accidents in i
85% of the cases stem from the 1
mental attitude of the driver, he <
ANNUAL C of C
MEETING
SLATED MONDAY
Richard K. Degenhardt, of
Asheville, will be the principal
speaker at the annual Chamb
er of Commerce meeting Mon
day night at 8 in the primary
auditorium.
Mr. Degenhardt is executive
vice-president of the Asheville
Chamber of Commerce.
Also on the program will be
Fleming Talman, president of
of the Asheville Chamber, and
Frank Cox, a member of the In
dustrial Board and past-presi
dent.
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C. R. Freed, executive sec
retary of the iocal Chamber,
said that officers of the Cham
bers of Commerce in neighbor
ing towns had been invited and
that he expected over 100 per
sons to attend the annual meet
ing.
Four new members will be
elected to the Board of Direct- ,
ors, Mr. Freed said. ?
;aid.
Mr. Sherrill, Driver Improve
ment Representative stated that a
driver education program for the
N. C. School system in all areas
is now being advocated. This type
of program would furnish driver
education for our high school stu
dents and the cost would be de
Frayed from an assessment of $1.00
per person when they bay their
automobile license plate. Be esti
mated this would provide around
wo million dollars to carry on nich
i program. The money would pay
'or the instructors and the ne
:essary equipment that would be
ised.
A film featuring Billy Graham
vas shown. He spoke on traffic saf
ety and just how it effected each
ind everyone. In the film he stated
t was a person's moral obligation
o obey all traffic regulations and
nost certainly the Golden Rule
ihould apply to driving as well as
;very day living.
At the conclusion the club voted
a oppose a bill now before the leg
islature that would reduce the pen
alty now imposed in drunken driv
ing cases. Also, they added their
support on a move to require com
pulsory liability insurance for car
owners.
L. L. Mason, Civitan member
was asked by Civitan president, Wil
liam Gossett, to draft a letter or
letters to the proper authorities in
Raleigh to convey these findings.
TAKING PART ON THE PROGRAM HX AND
DREWS P.T.S.A. MEETING.? From toft to
right Mrs. Oermld Almond, r resident of Hie An
d-ewm P.T.8.A., Mr*. Olln DPlard of OuMr,
d .rector of district one, Mrs. Reeky WDm of
Aufcevilte, state first vtoe-presldsst, sad Mrs.
Harry Praagle, pi BsHwt af East
P.T.A; Franklin.
March-February
Meetings At .
Lutheran Church
The United Lutheran Church Wo
men of St. Andrew's Lutheran
Church in Andrews held their
meeting on March 13th, at the
Lutheran parsonage. The program,
centering around the topic "The
Heart Speaks" was presented by
Mrs. John Grieshamer.
After the meeting refreshments
were served with Mrs. J. G. Car
rier as hostess.
The February meeting of this
group was also held at the Luther
an parsonage. The topic "Youth
Serve* in New Ways" was pnwt
ad in a mam*r of a television pan
el discussion.
Mrs. Vitolds Gohins acted as the
moderator; while thrte Luther Lea
guers ? Nancy Baer, Lostar L
Love and Lynn L. Love ? were
selected to take the parte of the
Summer Worker, the Garsvaaer
and the Camp Worker.
After the the meeting lefiwh
menu were served by. Mn. VttoMi
Gobina.