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VOLUME 91 NUMBER ? 17
DEDICATED- TO PROMOTING CHEROKEE COUNTY
MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER tl, 1961
?Ibrary
a .GES THIS WEEK
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
JUST
TOLERABLE
By GENE PABKEB
The birds and squirrels got the
last laugh on Roy Lovingood who
came back empty-handed last
week from a hunting trip. To make
sure there was something on his
farm to hunt, Mr. Lovingood ven
tured out one day without his gun
just to investi
gate- He spotted
two squirrels
and a c o v y of
birds- Satisfied
there was game
to be bad, he re
turned the next
day with his
shooting iron but
squirrels and birds didnT make an
appearance.
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Peyton G. Ivie, a Chamber of
Commerce man all the way, de
clares the new doors that have
been installed at his store are to
accomodate the heavy stream of
customers rushing in
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Subscriptions to The Scout come
in from far away places from time
to time and the most recent sub
scriber hails from Tehran, Iran.
The letter from Sim jian And Comp
any said: "Dear Sirs: We shall be
very much obliged to you if you
subscribe us for one year to Cher
okee Scout and send us three cop
ies of every issue . . . Faithfully
Yours, Simjian".
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A Murphy man who asked his
name be withheld reports that his
wife's sense of humor almost got
the best of him the other day. The
couple had just parked behind a
Murphy patrol car when the wife
asked her husband the location of
"Permanent, N. C," He claimed he
had never heard of the place but
quickly saw he was the victim of a
joke when, with tongue in cheek,
she said the car ahead was from
Permanent. 'That's what it says on
the tag, the 'permanent* tag on the
city car". u
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County Agent Paul Nave is back
in circulation after what he calls a
siege of "Arizona flu". What's the
difference in that and the Asian
type? Mr. Nave explained that the
Asian bug makes you sore from
head to toe. The Arizona flu, he
said, makes you ache from head
to toe butsalso makes the hair on
your head sore.
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Mrs. J. A. Caldwell of Brass
town is after the culprit who walk
ed off with 30 silver dollars from
her home about two weeks ago.
She asked The Scout to tell local
merchants to be on the lookout for
anyone spending silver dollars by
the handful. A $5 reward is wait
ing for the person who puts the
finger on the thief, Mrs. Caldwell
said.
Many Absent From
Texana School
Colds and flu had all but closed
the Texana School this week
Only 23 pupils out of an enroll
ment of 80 were present Tuesday
Jordan To Preach]
At Methodist i
Revival Services :
Dr. G. Ray Jordan of Emory
University will be guest minister
at the revival services next we?k
at the First Methodist Church here
Dr. Jordan is widely known as a
preacher, teacher and lecturer.
For several years he was a pas
tor of churches in North Carolina^
having served as minister of Cen- ;
tennary Methodist Church in Win- j
ston-Salem and First Methodist
Church in Charlotte
He is also widely known as an
author. Seven of his last books
have been listed as selections by
the Pulpit Book Club.
Dr- Jordan has been a delegate
to several regional, national and
international conferences of the
Methodist Church- He is a member
of the Board of Trustees of Scaritt
College, Nashville and of High ]
Point College. High Point, N. C.
He has been speaker at various
colleges and universities, churches t
and summer assemblies and has
traveled both in this hemisphere j
and abroad. In 1951, he led a spec- '
ial study tour to the Middle East.
Dr. Jordan will preach for the |
11 o'clock service Sunday morn
ing, Nov. 24 and each night at 7:30
through Nov. 29. (
Special music will be presented i
each evening under the direction 1
of Mrs- Glenn Bates- >.
A cordial invitation is extended
to the people of the community to ]
participate in these services- I
Singleton, Burgess
Get Pointers
On License ?
Requirements
i
W. A. Singleton and Harry Bur- j
gess of the local Carolina Motor
Club office recently attended a ,
license meeting in Asheville. ,
The meeting was conducted by (
the Carolina Motor Club and the ?
N. C. Department of Motor Vehic
les to familiarize license distri- :
butors with the latest license re- (
quirements and the new Finan
cial Responsibility Act
License renewal cards will be
maUed from the Department of (
Motor Vehicles on Dec- 20 and 23.
Upon receipt of the renewal card,
each person should open it im
mediately and read carefully the
message that will be included.
The principal changes that af
fect motor vehicle owners are:
1- When you apply for license
plates you must specify the county '
in which your vehicle is subject to
property tax- This must be en
tered in the space provided on the
"Tax Lister's Copy", the first sec
tion of the renewal card. <
2- There will be a $1 additional
charge on all license plates cost- i
ing $10 or more- This is known a3
The Driver Education Fee and i
will be used for Driver Education i
(Continued on back page)
LOCAL PTA OPPOSES CHANGES
IN NATIONAL EDUCATION FUNDS
Murphy Parent-Teachers Asso
ciation Monday night lashed out at
a proposal to divert national edu
cational funds toward scientific
study.
Supt. Holland McSwaln of the
City Schools told the group he was
concerned over statements by high
government officials who have sug
gested certain educational fundi
be eliminated- He said it has been
proposed to use the funds for
scientific study
This, the superintendent went
on to say, would cot into the na
tional school lunch program. If
this fund is eliminated lunches
would probably cost school child
ren about 35 cents each meal, he
?aid.
Mr. McSwain declared that only
five to six per cent of our national
is earmarked for education
is spending from 10
men and senators be informed of
the local group's sentiments on the
matter. The Association, on motion
of Mrs. Robert Bault, went on rec
ord as opposing the withdrawal of
the funds- A letter will be for
warded to congressmen and sena
a tors
Mrs. Paul Nave told PTA mem
bers the Harvest Sale last Satur
day raised 1306. This fund will be
-used in financing an improvement
program at the old high school
building now being used by a num
ber of elementary grades
Merle Davis reported on a recent
meeting with County Commission
ers and pointed out that Commis
sioners were very receptive to the
PTA plan to make Improvements
at the school. He said Commlsa
ers pledged to do What they could.
Mr- Davis also Mated that the
DR. JORDAN Guest Minister I <
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1-Year-Old Girl
Chokes To Death i
On Frankfurter
(
A 4-year-old Graham County girl i
choked to death Tuesday afternoon
near Robbinsville, apparently on a
frankfurter, an attending physician i
said- i
A Robbinsville doctor said Linda
Kay Cody was dead on arrival at 1
the clinic there. The child was a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Cody of Tuskeegee.
It was reported the family had
stopped in Robbinsville for lunch (
and the girl was eating a hot dog '
and drinking a soft drink while en
route back to their home
The parents noticed the child !
choking and gagging and immed
iately drove back into Robbinsville |
to the clinic. She was dead on ar- '
rival. 1
The physician who saw the girl
said no autopsy was performed but
death apparently was caused from |
the food lodging in the child's
throat.
The funeral will be held at 3 p. ?
m. Thursday at the Tuskeegee Bap
tist Church with the Rev. James
Patton officiating. Burial will be
in the Gunter Cemetery.
She is survived by her parents,
one sister, Sandra; her maternal
grandmother, Mrs. Mary Cable and
her paternal grandmother, Mrs
Josie Cody.
Townson Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
Earnest Greer Wins
Football Contest
Two contestants picked 16 corr
ect winners in last week's Football
Contest while 13 had 15 right.
First place and $5 went to Earn
est Greer of Murphy. He came
within 13 points of the tie-breaker
score to nose out Paul Brittian of
517 Valley River Avenue
Mr. Greer guessed the tie-break
er 14-12 favoring Duke over Clem
( Continued on back page)
Murphy Garden
Club Plan
Holiday House
Plans for the annual Holiday
House were made at the meeting
if the Murphy Garden Club Thurs
iay.
The club met at the home of
Mrs. Ed Brumby with Mrs* Fran
sis Bourne Jr. and Mrs- Martha
Dreher co-hostesses.
The lovely new Brumby home
irill be the scene of Holiday House
Dec- 8.
Slides of the previous Holiday
flouse were shown.
The club invites the public to the
Holiday House. No invitations will
je mailed
Citizens Bank Here,
Andrews Distribute
550,000 Savings
Citizens Bank and Trust Co. here
ind in Andrews last week paid off
Christmas Club savings accounts
totaling approximately $50,000.
This amount was distributed to
about 300 members in both com
munities with an average of $166
in savings going to each. Those
who had $10 per week accounts
irew $500 for the 50 week program.
Some had $1 per week savings and
got $50.
Bank officials said the new club
is now under way and those plann
ing to participate are asked to
register by Dec. 1.
Officials stressed the importance
of saving a few dollars each week
to insure a better Christmas in
1958. Regular Christmas Club sav
ings book are issued to each mem
ber.
Participants may designate $1,
(2, $3, $5,, $10 or any combination
they wish to put into the club each
week. There is no charge for. the
service.
Glenn Patton
Named County
Chairman Of
Farm-City Week
Glenn Patton of Murphy has
been named as Cherokee County
chairman for 1957 Farm-City
Week, it has been announced by
N- C. Commissioner of Agricul
ture L- Y. BallenGne, state chair
man.
This special week is scheduled
for November 22-28
Mr. Patton said that the purpose
of Farm-City Week is to bring a
bout better understanding between
the rural and urban segments of
our society- He said that we are
all "partners in progress", and
that town people need a better un
derstanding of our farm economy
and that rural people need to know
more about town and city prob
lems- This way we will all have a
better understanding of what the
"other fellow" does and why.
More than ISO major farm organ
izations, industries, educational in
stitutions and church groups have
joined forces to sponsor Farm-City
(Con tin tied On Back Pace)
/HEYfOOWN THERE
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0AY8 LEFT
FOR CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING
SHOP EARLY
Santa Claus To Visit Here
Saturday, November 30
To Start Holiday Events
? Santa Plana will Mma to Murnhw
To Play Andrews Friday Night
MURPHY BULLDOGS FALL BEFORE
STRONG CANTON HIGH BEARS 34-13
By BOB POTTER
Victory Trail? which soon or late
terminates for all who traverse it j
? came to an abrupt end for Mur
phy High School's Bulldogs against
Canton last Friday night in West
ern Carolina Stadium at Cullowhee.
In the play-off between two dis
trict champions contending for the
State Western AA title, the Can
tonese soundly defeated Murphy's
fine team 34 to 13.
The Black Bears, champions of
1956, clearly earned the victory, dis
playing marked superiority in the
bruising encounter, with heads-up
football all the way. Their line
mowed aside the Murphy defend
ers; and their backs led by elusive,
nimble-footed Mike Clark, swept
relentlessly for long and short
gains
But the Bulldogs? not so sharp
as in some other encounters and
carrying onto the field 'flu" after
maths?had periods of fine play,
as when at the beginning of the
(Continued on back page)
Zed L. Whitaker
Claimed By Death
ANDREWS ? Zed L. Whitaker,?
78, a prominent retired Andrews
merchant died at 3 p. m. Tuesday
in an Andrews hospital after an ill
ness of three years.
He was a native and lifelong resi
dent of Andrews, a son of the late
Thomas Jefferson and Quincy Jose
phine Fair Whitaker, pioneer And
rews residents. He was in the mer
cantile business with the Whitaker
Brothers firm for 42 years until he
retired in 1955. He was a charter
member of the Andrews Rotary
Club, had served several times on
the Andrews town council and was
a member of the board of directors
of Citizens Bank and Trust Co.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 p. m- Thursday at the First
Baptist Church here.
The Rev. Thomas Christmas, the
pastor, the Rev. E- S. Baker and
the Rev. J. Edwin Carter will of
ficiate, and burial will be ip Val
ley River Cemetery. His body will
remain at Ivie Funeral Chapel here
until 2 p. m- when it will be placed
in the church.
Pallbearers will be Arthur Wat
kins, Frank Forsyth, A. B.
Chandler Jr., John Ellis, Tom
Day, Jack Mintz and Jeff Brooks
Honorary pallbearers will be
members of the Andrews Rotary
and Lions Clubs, businessmen of
Andrews, and officers and em
ployees of Citizens Bank and Trust
Co.
Mr. Whitaker is survived by two
brothers, Harve M. and William D
Whitaker of Andrews; a niece,
Miss Meredith Whitaker of And
rews; and two nephews, Edwin B.
Whitaker of Bryson City, and Wal
ter Whitaker of Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Evangelism Clinic
To Be Held
At Baptist Church
The Baptist churches of the Wes
tern North Carolina Association
will conduct a clinic on evangelism
at the First Baptist Church here
Tuesday from 3 to 9 p- m.
The pastors and steering commit
tee will meet at 3 for an afternoon
session
Supper will be served in the din
ing room of the church for pastors
and members of the committee.
(continued on back page)
Scout Ta Publish
One Day Earlier
Dr. G. Ray Jordan
To Address
County Ministers
Dr. G. Ray Jordan will address
the Ministerial Association of
Cherokee County here Monday.
This meeting will be the regular
monthly meeting of the Associa
tion- The luncheon will be held at
12:30 at the Henry House.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all ministers of the county to
be present.
Murphy Youth
Injured In
Auto Accident
Moses Hickman, 19, of Murphy
received a broken leg in an auto
mobile accident here Monday night
about 10.
He was admitted to the Provi
dence Hospital where his condition
was reported good Wednesday
morning
Two other youths, Verlin Swan
son, 18, son of Mr- and Mrs. Wil
liam Swanson of Murphy and driv
er of the 53 Chevrolet pick-up, and
another youth, whose identity was
not known, were treated for minor
injures and released
Hickman, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Swanson, said that fire was
shooting from the gas pedal of the
truck and when Swanson looked
down to investigate, the truck ran
out of the road and turned over
twice down an embankment.
They were driving toward And
rews and overturned between the
Free Methodist Church and the
Valley River bridge.
Saturday, Nov. 30, to start the Holi
day Festival Promotion (or this
area.
This year, old Saint Nick will
welcome all the children and pass
out goodies from his throne on the
city square.
It's going to be a big event when
the white-whiskered old gent
comes to town that morning about
10. He will receive visitors until
noon, take time out for lunch, then
be back on the job from 12:30 until
5.
This is just one of several e'vents
planned for the Holiday season by
Merchants' Committee- Holiday
Festival banners will be hung over
streets to add to the colorful de
corations that will soon be erected.
Santa's headquarters will be in
the parking area on the square
near Mauney's Drug Store- He will
have his own little "igloo house"
and will perch on an elevated
throne for all to see and talk with
So mark the date, Saturday, Nov.
30- He will return for another vis
it the two following Saturdays,
Dec- 7 and 14 and will be in town
again Dec. 18 through Dec. 21
(Wednesday through Saturday).
After resting up Sunday, he will
again be on hand to greet you Mon
day and Tuesday, Dec. 23-24
The Merchants' Committee last
week agreed to sponsor Santa's
visits and voted to have a station
ary headquarters instead of letting
him walk through the town
Last year, many were deprived
of seeing Santa because he was
continually on the move
The area near Mauney's Drug
was selected because of its many
advantages- Committe members
ruled out the spot near Regal Hotel
because the area is shady in the
afternoons and they want to keep
Saint Nick in the warm sunshine.
The corner near Jabaley's De
partment Store was not available
because it serves as an entrance to
Davis Esso Servicenter and a taxi
cab lot. The other area, near Soss
amon Furniture Co., is used fre
quently as a loading area for near
by stores.
W. A. Singleton, chairman of the
committee, also heads the public
ity committee along with Gene
Parker. Alden Coward and Richard
Howell are in charge of the Santa
Claus event. Bud Alverson and
Neal Barnes, executive secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce, were
also present at the meeting and are
working on the event.
Help Fight TB
Buy Christmas Seals
SEALS MAILED: TB Christmas
Seals km been mailed in Mmr
phy sod recipients ai* asked to
bay and use the seals to snppoct
the Tnbercnlosis Association's
year-ronnd fight against the
fidrews Churches Unite In Annual
[hanksgiving Service Wednesday
The Andrews Community annual
Thanksgiving Service will be held
Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. in the
First Baptist Church.
A union adult choir wSl Jead
congregational singing.
A combined children's choir will
render the seasonal Anthem,
"Praise at Nature".
The sermon will be delivered by
tin Rev. Engene Wltherspoon,
pastor of the Andrews Presbyter
ian Church.